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Standings: 1. timothy1997 209 2. North Guy 208 3. Aussie_Wing 204 4. Dominator 2005 201 4. FinRedWing 201 6. Dano33 200 7. LEBDA22 199 7. #19=Legend 199 9. wingsfanatic4alltime 195 10. GoWiings1905 194 10. juice71285 194 12. mindfly 193 12. sibiriak 193 12. Hockey13Playa 193 15. Elshupacabra 192 16. TRD604 191 16. WingsRJ91 191 16. redwingslady87 191 19. interminded 190 20. Wildwings44 189 20. hawkupaloogie 189 20. Hockeytown0001 189 20. akustyk 189 20. rwfan007 189 25. johnnyoski 188 25. wingsgirl001 188 25. shannyfan1414 188 25. edicius 188 25. Systemfel 188 25. NeverForgetMac25 188 31. HD30 185 31. Ontario Wingsfan 185 33. wingschamps 184 34. betterREDthandead 182 34. T-Ruff 182 36. MSDoubleJ19 179 37. P. Marlowe 178 38. CrossCheck24 176 39. naranja 174 40. SeeinRed 173 41. Drake_Marcus 171 42. Sebastian 154 43. Mithros 142 44. Blood On The Ice 123 45. Chase 114 46. frederick9125 104 47. Shoreline 93 48. Osgood4President 88 49. Duck Guy 78 50. DatsyukownzU13 72 51. cirov19 71 51. andstander 71 53. ashenhigh 70 54. stormboy 59 55. McCartyFanForLife 49 56. Superman54 47 56. wingsfan40 47 58. SwedeLundin77 45 59. j.hoop 44 60. Mickeyisms Rule! 43 61. Shutemdown 42 62. Gutierrez 38 63. David 37 64. ManLove4Homer 31 65. wingslogo19 29 66. Swayze 28 67. Reds4Life 25 68. zata40 24 68. JohnS 24 70. Ms_Hockey 23 70. jawbreaker 23 72. jmgriffith 22 73. DatsyukianDeak 21 73. kook_10 21 73. Doc Holiday 21 76. The Edge 20 76. RedWingskiddo 20 76. CupChamps979802 20 76. wingsfan13 20 80. redwings604 15 81. marcaractac 14 82. TheGreatOne 13 82. redwings56 13 82. FinWing 13 82. Konnan511 13 82. Sgt Sharpie 13 87. irishtemper14+25 12 87. Kween78 12 87. Chunkylover 12 87. Wingsallwin 12 91. Ms_Hockey 11 91. kook_10 11 91. discohadestwo 11 91. zetterisbetter 11 95. Phil 10 95. ZETTERBERGPWN 10 95. puckhog419 10 95. swedishconnection 10 99. Mike 9 99. Winged Scooter 9 101. Williams29fan 8 101. wings1fan19 8 103. skippy_kenn 7 Friday: Boston @ New Jersey Detroit @ Columbus San Jose @ Buffalo NY Rangers @ Florida Chicago @ St Louis Vancouver @ Dallas Montreal @ Colorado Saturday: NY Islanders @ Philadelphia Edmonton @ Los Angeles Pittsburgh @ Toronto Columbus @ Carolina Washington @ Tampa Bay Boston @ Nashville Ottawa @ Minnesota Dallas @ Chicago Calgary @ Phoenix Sunday: Philadelphia @ NY Rangers San Jose @ New Jersey Washington @ Florida Colorado @ Detroit Carolina @ Buffalo Atlanta @ Anaheim Montreal @ Vancouver

Great thread. Mattias Ritola should get his #42 retired. Those two games he played were amazing. If he plays any more, it's just further proof.

Hide the rope!

I don't like Crosby, but seriously, just no to the OP.

In summary: I didn't even read that. When Babcock publically voices his opinion that Filppula has a chance to be an upper-echelon player in the league, it's 100% guaranteed he's staying a Wing.

And last time I checked BUD, eclipsing your career high in assists in 20 odd less games pretty much means you haven't SEEMINGLY stopped developing, bud.

Week 17 Results: 1. T-Ruff 16/23 2. mindfly 13 2. johnnyoski 13 2. TRD604 13 2. rwfan007 13 2. Wingsallwin 13 7. Elshupacabra 12 7. wingsgirl001 12 7. wingsfanatic4alltime 12 7. juice71285 12 7. FinRedWing 12 7. timothy1997 13. interminded 11 13. MSDoubleJ19 11 15. Dano33 10 15. Drake_Marcus 10 15. CrossCheck24 10 15. wingschamps 10 15. ashenhigh 10 15. Wildwings44 10 15. Blood On The Ice 10 15. North Guy 10 15. SeeinRed 10 15. WingsRJ91 10 25. HD30 9 25. sibiriak 9 25. Dominator 2005 9 25. edicius 9 25. hawkupaloogie 9 25. Hockey13Playa 9 25. P. Marlowe 9 25. The Edge 9 33. #19=Legend 8 33. naranja 8 33. LEBDA22 8 33. GoWiings1905 8 33. Ontario Wingsfan 8 33. Hockeytown0001 8 33. akustyk 8 33. Aussie_Wing 8 33. Ms_Hockey 8 42. shannyfan1414 7* 42. betterREDthandead 7 42. NeverForgetMac25 7 42. redwingslady87 7 46. Systemfel 2* Well done to T-Ruff who top scored with 16 and beat the nearest competitor by 3! Big effort in a very tough week. On a personal note, embarrassed by my 8! Any chance of victory all but gone with that shocker.

Thankyou so much for posting that. Chances of Filppula being traded: 0%. All anyone needs to do is to read this and you'll get an idea of how highly Babcock and co rate him. He's here for a long, long time is Flip.

Is this a joke? He's SEEMINGLY stopped developing, at 24? He hasn't nearly reached his peak yet to to think he has is plain stupidity.

Yep, an ugly thought. Horrible if you will. We lost a top four defenceman for nothing, absolutely nothing.

Grand Rapids Griffins (31-12-6-4) @ Syracuse Crunch (24-22-3-2) @ The Grand Rapids Griffins are enduring their worst stretch of the season as they have gone 3 consecutive games without earning a point. During the stretch they have conceded a massive 18 goals, including 10 against Toronto. The Griffins have fallen 4 points behind North Division leading Manitoba with one game in hand. Syracuse are 5th in the Division and are 19 points behind the Griffins. Justin Abdelkader has been in red-hot form since returning from his stint in Detroit. He has 8 points in 5 games including two consecutive two point games. Rookie Cory Emmerton is on a 4 game point streak and has 5 assists during the stretch. Mattias Ritola returned to the line-up against Milwaukee and registered an assist. Daniel Larsson will probably get the start tonight but both goalies find themselves in poor form and in need of a strong performance. Jakub Kindl is a possibility to be re-called by the Wings but he should be in a Griffins uniform tonight. Possible line-up: Oulahen - Abdelkader - Haydar Lemieux - Pare - McGrath Ritola - Tardif - Emmerton Mursak - Gagnon - Downey Kindl - Galvin Kolosov - Stafford Jozsa - Pyett Larsson Howard Team Leaders: Goals: Haydar (20), Abdelkader (16) Assists: Haydar (27), Leino (26) Points: Haydar (47) Leino (37) Penalty Minutes: Downey (84), Abdelkader (61) Plus/Minus: Pare (15), McGrath (11) Notes: • Darren Haydar has moved into 12th in league scoring. He is on a 5 game point streak (4-4-8). • The Griffins still have the leagues best PK despite recent struggles. TV/Radio: Internet stream: Pay-per-view AHL Live Radio: Grand Rapids Broadcast: Radio feed Link to AHL's scores page: Box Scores

That's ugly. Just when you think he's turning the corner this happens, I don't get it. Not only have the points dried up but his +/- looks ugly.

I'm trying not to get too down on the Griffins as of late and this is the reason why. They're going through a really, really tough period right now. They've lost Helm and Leino to the Wings, Ericsson has been in and out all season and Ritola has been out or playing but through pain for a while now. And not to mention they're a real young, inexperienced side. Bottom line is they're going to make the playoffs and if they get a full team out there they will be a much feared team.

Say what you want, but Ozzie just can't steal any games for us this season. Playoffs time and we have to start Conklin if he can't find any form which is looking unlikely.

Injured or healthy scratch? 2 - GR Stafford, 15:35 - Holding , 2 min (PP) 2 - GR Kindl, 15:46 - Tripping , 2 min (PP) That was a huge kill. Lets hope we can score a few goals in the 3rd.

1-0 Griffins after 1. 1. GR Pyett, (2) (Haydar, Oulahen), 3:55 Haydar's point streak continues. Good to see Pyett on the board again. Howard in net.

He made his debut last night and I was pleasantly surprised. He did quite a good job.

Impressed with McCarty on WXYT tonight, thought he did well.

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Exactly. I hate 'they traded pick 45 which team X used to select player Y'. It's all hypothetical. What I am disappointed at is losing Flesichmann, always have been, always will. Very good player.

You're not kidding! Can't believe how tough he was on Ward, and a couple of others by the sounds of it. Don't know how you're expected to perform under that intense pressure. Now that is gold.

He scored 29 goals in 72 games last season so he's already surpassed that. After a sluggish start (expected) he really is having an amazing season.

Sorry for not having any real preview, I just realised they were playing today. It's 1-1 after 1 period. Typical, Jessiman scores against the only team he knows how to. 1. GR Haydar, (20) (Ritola, Abdelkader), 8:25 Ritola is back! Howard in net, 9 saves on 10 shots. Important game this, we need to get back on the winners list.

Words can't describe how much I like this guy. He is an absolute superstar and in the top 3 players in the league. His stats are incredible and he should break the 100 point barrier for the first time. You just look at his statline and it's so complete in every aspcet. What. A. Gun.

10-4 on faceoffs is an impressive number.