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The game was on at about 5:30 so I missed it. 7-2. 7 goals AGAIN? What the heck is wrong with this team? The only positives are that Mursak scored which will be great for his confidence, Tatar made his debut and had an assist and was +1 and also that the next game is at home.

Good for Sammy, I don't mind him. 5 of his 7 points have been on the PP, pretty telling. As others have said, he's very streaky, so expect his production to dry up shortly.

Week 3 Results: 1. Swayze 14/19 1. johnnyoski 14 3. Dano33 13 3. Donaldjr2448 13 3. zetterisbetter 13 6. sibiriak 12 6. T-Ruff 12 6. naranja 12 6. Hockeytown001 12 10. FinRedWing 11 10. MadMan Mark 11 10. aflac9262 11 10. Sebastian 11 10. Eizzo03 11 10. Aussie_Wing 11 10. wingsgirl001 11 10. FinWing 11 10. NeverForgetMac25 11 10. e_prime 11 10. LEBDA22 11 10. kook_10 11 10. juice71285 11 10. Wings_Dynasty 11 10. Batigol2k 11 10. Dan Bylsma 11 10. Systemfel 11 27. TheDetroitRedWings 10 27. WingsRJ91 10 27. Drake_Marcus 10 27. akustyk 10 27. wings_fan94 10 27. russianswede919293 10 27. mindfly 10 27. Bry-O 10 27. Dominator 2005 10 27. #19=Legend 10 27. I Red Wings I 10 27. GoWings1905 10 27. hak 10 27. WildWings44 10 27. betterREDthandead 10 27. TRD604 10 43. edicius 9 43. P. Marlowe 9 43. skyphoenix 9 43. Blood On The Ice 9 43. Doggy 9 43. Canuck 9 43. Hockey13Playa 9 43. Greatness=PavelDatsyuk 9 43. SeeinRed 9 43. dropkickshanahans 9 43. Lidstromboli 9 43. Kp-Wings 9 55. wingsfanatic4alltime 8 55. HD30 8 55. CrossCheck24 8 55. puckhog419 8 55. The Edge 8 60. interminded 7 60. redwingslady87 7 60. Superman54 7 60. Ozzie30 7 64. Carman 6 64. dat's sick 6 64. rwfan007 6 67 wingschamps 5 Congratulations to Swayze and johnnyoski, our Week 3 winners with top scores of 14!

Filppula a 4th liner, unbelievable. I knew you didn't like him but now you've just gone and lost all credability.

^ Awesome! Disappointing loss today, can't believe we could outshoot them by such a number and still lose by 3 giving up 7 goals.

Well given you've proven time and time again you're a Flip basher with nothing good to say about him, I'm not putting too much stock in your anti Filppula posts.

Freaking ridiculous Detroit. Such a pathetic loss.

Draper with Helm? Are we trying to prevent them from scoring rather than go for the win ourselves?

The comeback? K. Newbury (1) F. Lemieux, D. Janik M. Walsh (1) D. Janik, J. Vigilante J. Tardif (1) M. Ritola Still down 2, what a horrible 1st.

OK, I'd be happy with a point from this game now.

Wow, overreaction much? 7 games into the season, a very looooong season, he'll play many games over the course of it and impress in due time. FWIW, I think he's looked fine.

I knew he'd score his first against Detroit, absolutely knew it would happen. Always does.

Oh. My. Gosh. After 1 period, Griffins down SIX-ONE. Six.

Good going by the Griffins early, outshooting San Antonio 8-4. Pity that we're already down 3-0!!!!!!!!!!

Flip is playing with confidence right now and it's doing wonders for his game. He's being more assertive, he's playing in all situations and he's making the most of the chances Babcock is giving him. It's great that he's able to play on a line with a fellow countryman and the two have great chemistry. He played almost 23 minutes against Los Angeles, now if that's not a sign of a player who has the confidence of his coach then I don't know what it. Keep it up Flip, you're doing great.

Excellent! I love your great recaps. You and GROwl are terrific.

Finland. Gotta support Flip! Can't wait for the Olympics, going to take a massive interest in the hockey and fortunately I think the TV coverage will be okay this time around.

Phenomenal start to the season for Coetzee. Been following Red Deer's scores this season and it seems every game he's just tearing it up. I hope he can keep it up and become a big time point producer this season. Now for Ferraro to get back soon and have a Red Wings duo in Red Deer.

Grand Rapids Griffins (1-1-0-0) @ Texas Stars (2-1-0-1) 7:30 pm CDT The Grand Rapids Griffins are again on the road as they take on the Texas Stars. This is their third game of the season and have split their previous two games. Tomas Tatar has been a healthy scratch in the opening two games and while he isn't a certainty to play tonight he should (fingers crossed) make his debut. Perhaps they are waiting to be back at home for Tatar to make his debut but surely now is as good a time as any. The offence has been lacking a tad as has the PP as the Griffins are converting at 11.1% (1 from 9). Throw in Tatar's skill and that might stand to change, although Texas are a perfect 14 from 14 on the PK. Maybe the Wings could learn a thing or two... Texas have a number of former Griffins in their line-up including centre Aaron Gagnon, livewire forward Landon Wilson and point producing defenceman Garrett Stafford. As a result there could be some intriguing battles in this game and the Griffins need to win to keep a positive W/L ratio from their 5 game road trip to start the season. Expect to see a reasonably low scoring affair as Texas have been stingy and interestingly enough despite their record they have been outshot in every game. Projected lines: Ritola - Newbury - Williams Lemieux - McGrath - Pare Axelsson - Emmerton - Tardif Crosty - Vigilante - Tatar (Mursak/Walsh) Kindl - Janik Kolosov - Delmore Pyett - Ehrhardt (Piche) Larsson McCollum Individual Leaders: Goals: Axelsson, Delmore, McGrath, Janik, Williams (1) Assists: Axelsson, Pare, Tardif, Ritola (1) Points: Axelsson (2), 7 tied (1) PIM: Crosty (7), Mursak, Newbury (6) Plus/Minus: 9 tied (+1) Notes: * Not sure who gets the start tonight, Larsson started the previous game and might go tonight but McCollum deserves another after his strong debut. * Tomas Tatar should (for the THIRD time!) make his debut tonight. TV/Radio: Internet stream: Pay-per-view: AHL Live Grand Rapids Radio Broadcast: Wood Radio AHL Scores page: Scores

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And they've done it again... Goal with 1:33 remaining in the 3rd. McCollum 29 saves on 30 shots, not going to be enough on a side that is really struggling to generate any offence. That's what happens when a side loses 4 of it's 6 highest point scorers from the previous season, or 7 from 11. Struggle street this season? Goaltending is actually the strength.

Chemistry is a wonderful thing. 2nd line was great and could've scored a couple. Third line looked good until they took a back seat. Ozzie and Bertuzzi very good and nice to see Homer and Malts continue to contribute.

So Rafalski gets rewarded for stuffing up, that's fair.

Very tight game, they need to pull out a victory or at the very least a point after their last minute loss to Toronto. Griffins outshot 12-10 that period, McCollum having a fine game. The future! Delmore with 6 SOG, Ritola next best with 3. Griffins need to stay out of the box, 4 minor penalties that period, one a carry over PP.

Malts! Tuzzi deserved another point for his hard work.