Prospect Info: Grand Rapids Griffins are AHL CHAMPIONS!

[Vatican Roulette]

Thank you very much, exactly what I was looking for.

Is Sproul not with the team, didn't see on on the scratch list...

 

[The Zetterberg Era]

Is Sproul not with the team, didn't see on on the scratch list...

I think after practicing with the team, a lot of the junior/former junior players have been told to work on summer conditioning. Notice Ouellet is off the roster these days, could be they were sent home to begin their conditioning. After all the prospect camp is a month from now. will be interesting to see how they handle all that this year with so many prospects lasting really deep into the year.

But realistically with DeKeyser down we know none of those kids are needed. Fournier played over them, who knows if Nicastro is in front of them in Blashill's mind and Jensen would likely be turned to first given his maturity.

 

[Cyborg Yzerberg]

Nyquist interview.

But Goose is a winger, NHL Network.

 

[Laser Rayzor]

But Goose is a winger, NHL Network.

I never got that, NHL has both Gus and Brunner listed as centers.

 

[The Zetterberg Era]

I know he doesn't have to but think it is kind of a bummer that Ilitch didn't loan them a plane for this. I know it is expensive but I would like to see him reward the guys for this, let them do the Calder Cup Finals in style. The Tigers and Wings now both have separate planes these days, would have been nice to send the Wings one up to GR.

 

[Henkka]

Griffins scoring, Regular season + Playoffs combined:

Gustav Nyquist, 62g, 24+38 = 62 (1.000 points/game)
Tomas Tatar, 79g, 34+31 = 65 (0.823)
Joakim Andersson, 40g, 11+20 = 31 (0.775)
Jan Mursak, 40g, 12+16 = 28 (0.700)
Landon Ferraro, 90g, 28+30 = 58 (0.644)
Francis Pare, 86g, 24+31 = 55 (0.640)
Luke Glendening, 69g, 13+26 = 39 (0.565)
Jeff Hoggan, 94g, 24+28 = 52 (0.553)
Riley Sheahan, 90g, 18+29 = 47 (0.522)
Tomas Jurco, 92g, 21+20 = 41 (0.446)
Mitchell Callahan, 89g, 15+11 = 26 (0.292)
Triston Grant, 93g, 4+7 = 11 (0.118)

Non-current playoff roster:
Teemu Pulkkinen, 16g, 3+3 = 6 (0.375)
Calle Järnkrok, 9g, 0+3 = 3 (0.333)
Trevor Parkes, 36g, 3+6 = 9 (0.250)
Brent Raedeke, 38g, 3+6 = 9 (0,237)
Andrej Nestrasil, 26g, 3+3 = 6 (0.231)
Louis-Marc Aubry, 78g, 4+9 = 13 (0.167)


Defence combined:

Chad Billins 94g, 12+36 = 48 (0.511)
Adam Almquist, 86g, 13+28 = 41 (0.477)
Brett Skinner, 51g, 4+19 = 23 (0.451)
Nathan Paetsch, 88g, 4+35 = 39 (0.443)
Brian Lashoff, 49g, 2+15 = 17 (0.347)
Brennan Evans, 94g, 1+10 = 11 (0.117)
Dan DeKeyser, no games

Non-playoff roster:
Brendan Smith, 32g, 5+15 = 20 (0.625)
Gleason Fournier, 36g, 1+6 = 7 (0.194)
Max Nicastro, 25g, 1+2 = 3 (0.120)

Brendan Smith "struggled" in AHL, with clearly best average production of any defencemen...

Hoggan and Evans are the only warriors who have played in all possible 94 AHL-games.

 

[InjuredChoker]

Goodie on Blashill.

 

[Henkka]

Goodie on Blashill.

I really think that lockout affected superbly positive to Griffins team. All those former leaders with 10 Stanley Cup rings worked with the guys more than they would do at normal season.

That offence really looks like a 4 lines full of Krisdrapers, skating like hell, but scoring with a bit better rate. Thank god there's more skill.

And Chelios is just pure gold. The best trade ever that we got him here, and he has dedicated his life to RW prospects (and for own kids).

Ozzie mentors Mrazek.... so perfect.

Winners will build winners.

 

[Detroit Sports*]

AHL announces free live streaming of Calder Cup Finals between Grand Rapids and Syracuse using code CALDER2013 at http://ahllive.com

btw this video quality is horrible!

 

[Zorin]

Hi,

do I have to register including credit card infos and stuff to see the game even though it is free?!

 

[ricky0034]

Hi,

do I have to register including credit card infos and stuff to see the game even though it is free?!

nope

 

[waltdetroit]

Whoo-hoo! great shot by Sheahan. we take the 1st

 

[Laser Rayzor]

Highlights from the game.

Wow just saw Sheahan's goal, what a shot!

 

[Henkka]

Should we have some cool nickname for Mrazek?

What would you prefer? The Kid Dominator? The Dominator Kid? Mrazeknator? Next Hasek?

 

[InjuredChoker]

Highlights from the game.

Wow just saw Sheahan's goal, what a shot!

Nice breakout pass by Dekeyser at 0:30.

 

[ChadS]

Huge win and I think it's important to take back home at least one win from the first two in Syracuse. Much easier to head back home with a win (or two... ) than down two. That's what they did in the Houston and Toronto series as well. Go Griffins!

 

[Run the Jewels]

Should we have some cool nickname for Mrazek?

What would you prefer? The Kid Dominator? The Dominator Kid? Mrazeknator? Next Hasek?

Dom 2.0!

 

[Eastopia]

St. Petr, after the keeper of the gates of heaven?

 

[Shoalzie]

Should we have some cool nickname for Mrazek?

What would you prefer? The Kid Dominator? The Dominator Kid? Mrazeknator? Next Hasek?

Jason? (Mraz)

...and Jason (Voorhees) wore a goalie mask in the Friday the 13th movies.

 

[waltdetroit]

Převládat-or or Uzavřít-or

 

[sarcastro]

I like Blashill, but man does he always look like someone just ran over his puppy:

I could go on, and on, and on. The internets are littered with millions of pictures of Blashill looking like he's about to cry. Wtf?

 

[Arrhizal]

It's the eyebrows.

 

[The Zetterberg Era]

St. Petr, after the keeper of the gates of heaven?

You can be sarcastic about it, but I like it better than just giving him something Dom inspired.

 

[The Zetterberg Era]

Nice breakout pass by Dekeyser at 0:30.

Honestly was kind of hoping it was Lashoff when I first saw that unfolding. A brutal turnover as bad as they come really. First game back though, but that is a decision and play you shouldn't attempt in peewee.

EDIT: Hope was probably the wrong word, I want Lashoff to be successful despite not being his biggest fan. But that is the kind of play I expect from him, that is a brutal turnover by DeKeyser, has to be safer with the puck, he had a rough first game back.

 

[InjuredChoker]

Honestly was kind of hoping it was Lashoff when I first saw that unfolding. A brutal turnover as bad as they come really. First game back though, but that is a decision and play you shouldn't attempt in peewee.

Yeah, lol. As they play came kind of quick and then saw Lashoff's number there.. ****ing Lashoff again..

Well good that Mrazek made that save.