GDT: Calder Cup Finals Game 6 | Grand Rapids Griffins @ Syracuse Crunch | 06/18 | 7:00 PM

[1st Line Interloper]

Finally!! I was getting scared they were going to blow it again after that Syracuse goal in the 3rd.

I'm so excited about the future considering this was a very young team that won the Calder Cup.

At least we have one organizational championship to enjoy this offseason.

 

[joe89]

Tatar gets MVP, well deserved!

 

[Kronwalled55]

Does the AHL have a "Conn Smyth?"

 

[Konnan511]

Get rid of Frasier and this team wins a championship. Kurt was a bum of a coach.

 

[Gyldenlove]

Tatar gets MVP, well deserved!

What a way to end his AHL career.

 

[1st Line Interloper]

What a way to end his AHL career.

He's finally overripe

 

[newfy]

Best part is a lot of good AHL teams win with good vets. GR doesnt have a vet that plays a large role on the team. On the defense theres Evans and on forward Pare played some top 6 and Hoggan was mostly a third liner.

Detroits future is bright, all the prospects stepped up big time on the run

 

[joe89]

Best part is a lot of good AHL teams win with good vets. GR doesnt have a vet that plays a large role on the team. On the defense theres Evans and on forward Pare played some top 6 and Hoggan was mostly a third liner.

Detroits future is bright, all the prospects stepped up big time on the run

Paetsch. But the offense is carried by the kids.

 

[Run the Jewels]

Get rid of Frasier and this team wins a championship. Kurt was a bum of a coach.

Not sure if he really left for another gig as was reported but THANK GOD. Man was he brutal, couldn't coach the team to playoff spot if his life depended on it.

 

[MissNHL]

Woo!!! Congrats to the Griffins!!! Congrats to Tartar for MVP!

 

[bullocks]

Way to go boys!

 

[DatsyukToZetterberg]

He's finally overripe

He's finally "dominated" the AHL. For those of you who were able to watch most of the playoffs how did Tatar look when compared to Nyquist & who was your surprise performer in the playoffs? Mine would have to be Almqvist/Glendening/Sheahan, Almqvist really impressed me he was much better defensively then what I thought he was, Glendening/Sheahan both put up a ton of point while still playing great defensively.

I still find it funny that the Crunch fans are still whining about the officiating in the series.

 

[Run the Jewels]

I wasn't thrilled at all with Tatar being sent down this season but at least he's got an AHL playoffs MVP to show for his time in Grand Rapids this season. Can't wait to see him in Detroit full time.

 

[DatsyukToZetterberg]

Not sure if he really left for another gig as was reported but THANK GOD. Man was he brutal, couldn't coach the team to playoff spot if his life depended on it.

IIRC he's an assistant coach with Dallas now.

 

[VladTheImpaler]

So awesome for the development of our prospects. Hopefully, we can hold on to Blashill for a few more seasons.

 

[Kronwalled55]

He's finally "dominated" the AHL. For those of you who were able to watch most of the playoffs how did Tatar look when compared to Nyquist & who was your surprise performer in the playoffs?

Jurco and Sheahan. Jurco put up 28 points in 70+ games, but put up half of that in 23 games in the playoffs. Sheahan looks like he could turn into a great all-around player.

 

[Run the Jewels]

IIRC he's an assistant coach with Dallas now.

Perhaps he's better as an assistant. Blashill was great, along with some help from Petr the Great! This team really played at a very high level when Mrazek was called up. Hard to believe he started the season in Toledo.

 

[Gyldenlove]

He's finally "dominated" the AHL. For those of you who were able to watch most of the playoffs how did Tatar look when compared to Nyquist & who was your surprise performer in the playoffs? Mine would have to be Almqvist/Glendening/Sheahan, Almqvist really impressed me he was much better defensively then what I thought he was, Glendening/Sheahan both put up a ton of point while still playing great defensively.

I still find it funny that the Crunch fans are still whining about the officiating in the series.

Tatar was by some margin the most dominant player offensively, his stickhandling is better than Nyquist and his shot is more accurate, he also has better balance. He is not as fast on his skates as Nyquist and doesn't backcheck quite as hard as Andersson, but he is probably the closest we have in the organization to someone with Datsyuk's stick handling and take away ability.

Give him a season or two to get stronger and get used to the NHL and he will be a VERY good offensive player - he will be better than Hudler.

Glendening really did well in the playoffs, but I think Mursak has to be my surprise. He is going to the KHL next season and was understandably disappointed being sent to GR, but he played hard and really caused a lot of trouble for Syracuse with his speed and puck handling.

 

[GoAwayDanCleary]

Evans doesn't score one goal all year, scores the GWG to win the Calder Cup.

 

[FlashyG]

Congrats to the Griffins. I meant to post this with the GDT...I couldn't fit it in there without shrinking the rest of the images.

 

[Shoalzie]

'Grats to the Griffs!

 

[The Zetterberg Era]

Great job by all the guys this season, this will pay off down the road.

 

[Point Shot]

I'm psyched. This is all the evidence we need that the Wings do have a strong prospect pool and this whole building through the draft thing is going to work out after all.

Tatar looks like he'll be a legit threat in the big show. Mrazek has the makings of a star goalie. Imagine how good the Griffs will be next year with Jensen, Sproul, Jarnkrok and Pulu in the lineup full-time and Sheahan and Jurco with a full year plus post-season under their belts.

Looking realgud, Li'l Wings.

 

[Fowler524]

Congrats to the Griffins!! I'm happy for Tatar, who has nothing left to prove in the AHL and SHOULD be a Redwing full time next season. I'm really happy for Pare, who has been a contributor and leader for the Griffins for a long time now. If he can't get an NHL offer from another organization or somewhere in Europe maybe he will comeback to Grand Rapids with a "C" on his jersey next season.

 

[Yzerman1919*]

He's finally "dominated" the AHL. For those of you who were able to watch most of the playoffs how did Tatar look when compared to Nyquist & who was your surprise performer in the playoffs? Mine would have to be Almqvist/Glendening/Sheahan, Almqvist really impressed me he was much better defensively then what I thought he was, Glendening/Sheahan both put up a ton of point while still playing great defensively.

I still find it funny that the Crunch fans are still whining about the officiating in the series.

The last 3 games were officiated pretty damn near perfect, those "fans" are uneducated. This was hard for me as a diehard Crunch fan (hometown team since I was like 3 years old) and a huge diehard Wings fan. HUGE Nyquist fan, met him and got pics and autographs, great guy.

For the Griffins, Sheahan is definitely going to be good I think, along with Jurco. Whoever builds up Ferraro to be something good I don't think he is that good and was invisible to me. I also have no idea what Babcock sees in Lashoff...

Tatar, my god do I hate him. He is super good, yet couldn't stay up with the Red Wings then absolutely lights up my Crunch.

Wings younger guys are good, and should be playing over these wash ups on the Wings. They just beat a team 4-2 in a series that was 11-1 in the playoffs. Open your eyes Kenny. If the Crunch were to lose, at least it was against the Griffins.