WingMan56

No, he's not coming over this year. He'll probably be brought over next season and given a chance to make the Wings roster.

I wouldnt call 2 games out of 80 shuttling back and forth. Hopefully they'll sign Howard or Liv, and a vet and send MacIntyre back down.

I'm not sure exactly what you mean..Joey Macdonald will be the backup in detroit. IF Liv is even signed he'd be in Grand rapids. Lamothe is gone, he's playing in Russia i believe.

MacIntyre wasn't shuttling back and forth to Toledo last season..he played the whole season in Grand Rapids as Joey Macdonalds back-up and was awful. Thats why He only played like 10 games, because he got shelled every time he stepped in net. He needs another full season in Toledo, or to be traded

I'm sure the Griffins/Wings felt that Bootland and Vandermeer both had the same amount of PIMS..but Bootland had like 4 times more points than Vandermeer, so they decided to keep the better of the 2. Why have 2 guys who play the same role?

Kind of ironic too, considering Grand Rapids is in Hamilton's division now. I wonder if he and Booter will scrap.

E-Mac was just drafted last year..so he'll stay in juniors for another year

Quincey and Oulahen both, most likely. Hopefully one or two of the Euro's too..like Filpulla, Blatak, Valtonen, Jamtin, Liv. MacIntyre will get lit up if he's our starter. He wasn't even a sufficient back up last season, which is why Joey Mac played like 70 games. Hopefully they can either lure Howard or Liv, or sign a veteran to play in front of MacIntyre.

God help us if MacIntyre is the starter.

I wasn't saying anything about NHL readiness. You said bootland scored more goals than Himelfarb, etc. I was just saying he didn't.

Danny Groulx is as good as gone..he's been awful the last 2 seasons, and Greg Ireland finally had the guts to ship him off to another team. McGrath was just drafted, so he'll probably play another season in the OHL before being signed. Oulahen has actually been said to be one of the most pro-ready prospects we have. He plays an all around game and can chip in offense as well as defense. He'll more than likely be in Grand Rapids. Hartlieb was just an ECHL call up, so I doubt he'll be around as a full time player next season. I do hope they bring over Jamtin and Valtonen though. Jamie Rivers will probably be in Grand Rapids too. Williams, Mowers, Franzen, Hudler could also end up in Grand Rapids.

Himelfarb had 19 goals, Bootland had 14.