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Jimmy is out for 3 weeks with a broken bone in his right pinky finger.

It really is too bad that St. Louis hasn't figured out what we know in Detroit. Former players, who become TV analysts, that become General Managers, don't always work. Millen doesn't work for the Lions, and Davidson doesn't work for the Blues.

Griffins 2007-08 Season Schedule Sat., Oct. 6 @ Lake Erie Monsters 7:30 Thu., Oct. 11 @ Manitoba Moose 8:30 Sat., Oct. 13 @ Manitoba Moose 8:30 Sat., Oct. 20 ROCKFORD ICEHOGS 7:00 Sun., Oct. 21 QUAD CITY FLAMES 4:00 Wed., Oct. 24 @ Hamilton Bulldogs 7:30 Sat., Oct. 27 @ Peoria Rivermen 8:00 Sun., Oct. 28 PEORIA RIVERMEN 4:00 Thu., Nov. 1 ROCHESTER AMERICANS 7:00 Fri., Nov. 2 @ Rochester Americans 7:35 Fri., Nov. 9 @ Rockford IceHogs 8:30 Sat., Nov. 10 TORONTO MARLIES 7:00 Tue., Nov. 13 QUAD CITY FLAMES Noon Thu., Nov. 15 @ Manitoba Moose 8:30 Fri., Nov. 16 @ Manitoba Moose 8:30 Sun., Nov. 18 @ Rochester Americans 6:05 Wed., Nov. 21 HAMILTON BULLDOGS 7:00 Fri., Nov. 23 IOWA STARS 7:00 Sat., Nov. 24 IOWA STARS 7:00 Sun., Nov. 25 @ Rockford IceHogs 5:05 Wed., Nov. 28 @ Toronto Marlies 11:30 a.m. Fri., Nov. 30 @ San Antonio Rampage 8:00 Sat., Dec. 1 @ Houston Aeros 8:35 Sun., Dec. 2 @ Milwaukee Admirals 5:00 Wed., Dec. 5 LAKE ERIE MONSTERS 7:00 Fri., Dec. 7 SYRACUSE CRUNCH 7:00 Sat., Dec. 8 SYRACUSE CRUNCH 8:00 Wed., Dec. 12 HAMILTON BULLDOGS 7:00 Fri., Dec. 14 HAMILTON BULLDOGS 7:00 Sat., Dec. 15 MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS 7:00 Tue., Dec. 18 @ Milwaukee Admirals 8:00 Fri., Dec. 21 ROCKFORD ICEHOGS 7:00 Sat., Dec. 22 CHICAGO WOLVES 7:00 Wed., Dec. 26 @ Lake Erie Monsters 7:00 Thu., Dec. 27 @ Toronto Marlies 7:30 Sat., Dec. 29 MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS 7:00 Mon., Dec. 31 HAMILTON BULLDOGS 7:00 Fri., Jan. 4 @ Hamilton Bulldogs 7:30 Sat., Jan. 5 @ Syracuse Crunch 7:30 Wed., Jan. 9 @ Quad City Flames 8:05 Fri., Jan. 11 PEORIA RIVERMEN 7:00 Sat., Jan. 12 PEORIA RIVERMEN 7:00 Wed., Jan. 16 ROCHESTER AMERICANS 7:00 Fri., Jan. 18 ROCHESTER AMERICANS 7:00 Sun., Jan. 20 @ Chicago Wolves 4:00 Fri., Jan. 25 @ Milwaukee Admirals 8:00 Sat., Jan. 26 CHICAGO WOLVES 7:00 Thu., Jan. 31 @ Peoria Rivermen 8:00 Fri., Feb. 1 @ Iowa Stars 8:07 Sat., Feb. 2 @ Iowa Stars 8:07 Fri., Feb. 8 @ Lake Erie Monsters 7:30 Sat., Feb. 9 @ Lake Erie Monsters 7:30 Fri., Feb. 15 LAKE ERIE MONSTERS 7:00 Sat., Feb. 16 MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS 7:00 Tue., Feb. 19 SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE 7:00 Fri., Feb. 22 MANITOBA MOOSE 7:00 Sat., Feb. 23 MANITOBA MOOSE 7:00 Sun., Feb. 24 @ Quad City Flames 6:05 Wed., Feb. 27 @ Hamilton Bulldogs 7:30 Fri., Feb. 29 @ Peoria Rivermen 8:00 Sun., Mar. 2 LAKE ERIE MONSTERS 4:00 Wed., Mar. 5 TORONTO MARLIES 7:00 Thu., Mar. 6 @ Milwaukee Admirals 8:00 Sat., Mar. 8 @ Lake Erie Monsters 7:30 Wed., Mar. 12 TORONTO MARLIES 7:00 Sat., Mar. 15 LAKE ERIE MONSTERS 7:00 Sun., Mar. 16 @ Toronto Marlies 4:00 Wed., Mar. 19 TORONTO MARLIES 7:00 Fri., Mar. 21 @ Rochester Americans 7:35 Sat., Mar. 22 @ Syracuse Crunch 7:30 Wed., Mar. 26 LAKE ERIE MONSTERS 7:00 Fri., Mar. 28 MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS 7:00 Sat., Mar. 29 ROCHESTER AMERICANS 7:00 Sun., Mar. 30 @ Chicago Wolves 5:00 Wed., Apr. 2 @ Toronto Marlies 7:30 Fri., Apr. 4 HOUSTON AEROS 7:00 Sat., Apr. 5 @ Rochester Americans 7:35 Sun., Apr. 6 @ Hamilton Bulldogs 4:00 Fri., Apr. 11 MANITOBA MOOSE 7:00 Sat., Apr. 12 MANITOBA MOOSE 7:00 All Times Eastern

Well, I don't know what to think about the new coach just yet. Some people know me that I haven't really liked any Griffins coach since Guy Charron... But I'll give this guy a chance... We couldn't do much worse. As for Keefe. I think we still need to have a few tough guys on the team. Especially now that Bootland has signed with the Islanders

If the game was to be held. Spartan Stadium would be out of the question probably because MSU converted the field to natural grass a few years ago. When the Spartans hosted the "Cold War" Spartan stadium had the old turf which really didn't hurt the field when they put the rink on top of it. at the same time. The "Big House" had the natural grass field. U of M now has the turf field so Michigan Stadium and the 107,000+ and the closer proximity to Detroit would make it the better choice. I would think that either Comerica Park or Ford Field would be better suited for the game. Ford Field will have the 2010 Frozen Four there so they should at least have a game or two to try it out.

5. Phoenix Coyotes Let's face it, Wayne Gretzky may have been the great one ON the ice. But off the ice he's a terrible coach. Barry Smith should be coaching that team, especially after the Tocchet/Janet Jones Gretzky sports betting scandal. A lot of poor draft picks that don't pan out. Their minor league affiliate in San Antonio is equally as bad. 4. Los Angeles Kings Can the Kings settle in on a goalie... they used 5 last season. They haven't had a real star player, but they've got a couple of real quality young guys including Cammalleri, Frolov and Kopitar, but you can't win with just three 20+ goal scorers. And now after owning the SoCal hockey market for 40 years. The Ducks after just 13 seasons have been to the finals twice and won once. The Kings are now an afterthought AFTER the Ducks in SoCal hockey. 3. Columbus Blue Jackets The Blue Jackets will always be second fiddle to the fans behind OSU. Mostly because they don't win. The "new" factor has worn off of the Jackets and they have to start producing on the ice, which they haven't done anything on the ice since coming into the league in 2000. Doug MacLean's legacy will live long after his recent firing. Scott Howson has a lot of work ahead of him to clean up MacLean's mess. They did hire Ken Hitchcock as their head coach midway through the last season which was a step in the right direction. 2. Boston Bruins Let's face it, the Bruins are bad. The Bad News Bears of the NHL have been one of the most poorly run franchises in the last 5 years. Trading away one of their best players last year didn't help. Joe Thornton is the reason for the Sharks turnaround, and the Bruins demise. The GM spent 7 years in the Ottawa system, 5 as the team legal advisor and 2 as assistant GM. Dave Lewis was fired after one season. Great, give him nothing to work with and then fire him. Nice.. 1. Chicago Blackhawks When you have websites devoted to the ouster of your owner (www.wirtzsucks.com), you're sitting in a 20,000 seat arena with 8,000 empty, there are big problems. The Hawks are also dealing with the an AHL team in town that has outdrawn you and takes shots at you in their own advertising, the Chicago Wolves have had 3 games over the last season where the Hawks and Wolves were playing at the same time and the Wolves had higher attendance. The Wolves have also had ad campaigns that simply said...."Losing Bites." Every time the Wings are in town the arena does fill... with Detroit fans. The local radio station that airs the games are paid BY THE CLUB to carry the games, normally it's the station paying the team for the rights to carry the game. The Hawks buy the air time from WSCR (670 AM). The Hawks still don't carry home games on TV, even if they sell out. Look at some of the recent head coaching moves, Alpo Suhonen, Dirk Graham, Lorne Mollekan, Trent Yawney, Craig Hartsburg, Bob Pulford, Brian Sutter, and Denis Savard... That's since 1995. Eight head coaches in 13 seasons. Poor drafts, poor Free Agent decisions, poor GM's... AND FINALLY LAST BUT NOT LEAST.......POOR OWNERSHIP. They call him "Dollar Bill" for a reason. He's more interested in the bottom line rather than success on the ice.

Is anybody else besides me having a flashback to the movie "Major League" Maybe the Predators will be bad enough to the point of knocking attendance down to the point where they can move the franchise to Hamilton or Kansas City. Wait, now that the Predators fire sale is in full gear, I think we can safely say that the Wings have clinched a playoff spot for the 2008 playoffs.

After playing just 34 games in Grand Rapids going 15-15-2, Stefan Liv has signed a 3 year deal with HV-71 in the Swedish Elite League.

Does anybody remember when Pronger was hit in the chest by a slapshot when he was a member of the Blues. Didn't his heart skip a few beats. He needs to feel that pain again when he comes back for game 5.

What fans, they all left before the third period started.

As Kermit the Frog would sing Mighty Ducky, you still suck, You play hockey, like a thug. Mighty Ducky, I absolutley hate you; Woo woo be doo Mighty Ducky, joy of joys, When I beat you, you make noise! Mighty Ducky, you're all assholes, it's true! Doo doo doo doo, doo doo In May when I Make my way to the Honda I find a little fella who's ugly and stupid and chubby Rub-a-dub-a-dubby! Mighty Ducky, you're like slime Emilio Estevez made me blind Mighty ducky, I'm embarrassed by you. Every day when I Make my way to the Honda I find a dickless fella who's stupid and gaptoothed and chubby Mighty Ducky, you just whine And Teemu's lucky, Pronger's *** Mighty ducky, I absolutley hate - - Mighty ducky, I'd like a to beat the snot out of - Mighty ducky I absolutley hate you! Doo doo, be doo

Not neccessarily, If it was a match penalty it would be an automatic 1 game suspension. Oh look Pronger's acting like an *******.... I hope to god he never ever wins a cup. Am I the only one who really thinks that he should have never played again after his heart skipped a beat when the puck hit him in the chest while with the Blues in the playoffs against Detroit.

Wings back to the power play, Too many foul on the pond

The Joe is the 5th oldest building in the league behind Mellon Arena (Pittsburgh which is getting replaced), the current Madison Square Garden (Rangers), Nassau Coliseum (Islanders) and Rexall Place (Edmonton) $57 million isn't bad for the 3rd largest arena in the NHL (seating capacity), only behind Montreal and Chicago. The Joe doesn't have the amenities as many other rinks do, we don't have the fancy scoreboards, comfortable seats, room to breathe. But do you really need those things when you've got the teams we've had over the last 15 years.

Good god. During intermission 1 and 2 Versus was so kiss ass to Anaheim and just drooling all over themselves about the Ducks, and suddenly when the Wings win the game they tuck their heads between their tails and said Detroit played smart. Hey Clement, Engblom, and Jones. SHUT THE f*** UP AND GET OFF MY SCREEN. If we wanted a one sided broadcast we would have wanted Ken and Mick, that way it would be in our favor. There I'm off my soapbox.

Well, we're going to have to come up with a much better effort in game 2, both of our goals came off of bad bounces off of Anaheim (Sucks) players. Defense and PK was outstanding once again. First shift in game 2, put somebody out there and just nail Pronger and Selanne and make them pay as well.

Yeah, nothing like using a song by a twice convicted child porn freak to celebrate your team scoring. I hate the fact that Grand Rapids has returned to it last year. But to use Green Day is just stupid, especially Holiday.

Well, with Mike Babcock coming from the Ducks system, do the the Red Wings have an advantage in this series with Mike Babcock maybe having an inside knowledge on some of the duck young players. Some of whom he coached in Cincinnati and Anaheim.

I was too once a member. You're not missing anything. This site is better. Funny thing is I haven't been a member for almost 2 years and they're still sending me Ticket codes and emails. (no I don't have any for round 3 yet)

Great job Wings. Hey remember San Jose. The Shark dies at the end of each Jaws movie

Wasn't that a song by the Weather Girls "It's raining squid, Hallelujah, it's raining squid"

The Griffins opening round matchup with Manitoba is as follows Game 1 - Thu., April 19 - Manitoba 1, Grand Rapids 0 Game 2 - Sat., April 21 - Grand Rapids 4, Manitoba 1 Game 3 - Mon., April 23 - Grand Rapids 2, Manitoba 1, OT Game 4 - Wed., April 25 - Manitoba 4, Grand Rapids 1 Game 5 - Fri., April 27 - Grand Rapids 4, Manitoba 3, OT Game 6 - Sun., April 29 - Manitoba 2, Grand Rapids 1 Game 7 - Tue., May 1 - Manitoba 4, Grand Rapids 1 Manitoba wins series 4-3

Game 7, Griffins start out flat. Take a lot of penalties - Moose score on one of the 4 first period power plays they got. Held a 1-0 into the third when Scott Parse ties it midway through the period. Grand Rapids looked like they took the lead a few minutes later. The puck appeared to be in the net prior to the Manitoba defenseman knocking the net off the moorings. Howard gives up a soft one with 6 minutes to go. After making a save on a breakway. Howard looked to hurt himself. manitoba would add another goal on a 3 on 1 rush. howard pulled for the 6th attacker. Empty netter makes it 4-1.

Manitoba scores in the first with a 5 on 3 goal, and then get an even strength goal in the second period, Norton scores with just over 3 minutes left to make the score 2-1, then Norton takes a penalty for charging with 1:08 left and we lose 2-1, Game 7 is Tuesday in Winnipeg.

Grand Rapids wins game 3 in overtime by the final score of 2-1. Matt Ellis scores his fourth goal of the playoffs 12:39 into overtime, the goal was SHORTHANDED!!!!!