Aussie_Wing 354 Report post Posted January 10, 2009 Philadelphia Phantoms (20-16-1-1) @ Grand Rapids Griffins (22-8-5-3) @ The Philadelphia Phantoms will square off against the Grand Rapids Griffins for the second consecutive night. Philadelphia broke their 7 game winless streak with an OT victory last night. The Griffins have recorded a point from their past 3 games and are still leading the North Division. Considering Jimmy Howard got the start last night, Larsson will be in net tonight hoping for a solid performance. Darren Helm continues his struggles and is without a point from the past 5 games. Rookies Cory Emmerton and Jan Mursak both played last night and both finished pointless. If remains to be seen whether either will play again tonight. Justin Abdelkader will be looking to rebound after an awful night last night in which he finished -4. Possible line-up: Leino - Abdelkader - Tardif Ritola - Emmerton - Haydar Lemieux - McGrath - Pare Oulahen - Helm - Downey Ericsson - Pyett Kolosov - Stafford Kindl - Galvin Larsson Howard Team Leaders: Goals: Haydar (14), Ritola (13)Assists: Leino (22), Kindl (19)Points: Leino (31), Haydar (30)Penalty Minutes: Downey (65), Abdelkader (55)Notes: • Mattias Ritola is on a 3 game point streak (2-2-4). • Evan McGrath has 12 points from the past 13 games (4-8-12). • Darren Helm is without a point from his past 5 games. TV/Radio: Internet stream: Pay-per-view AHL Live Radio: Grand Rapids Broadcast: Radio feedBox Score Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest mindfly Report post Posted January 10, 2009 Now they win because Larsson is in net, mark my words Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
uk_redwing 495 Report post Posted January 10, 2009 Downey will score tonight... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sjradio 0 Report post Posted January 11, 2009 So far 3-0 Griffins after 2 Ritola, Abdelkader, and DOWNEY (no kidding) 1. GR Ritola, (14) (Haydar), 8:36 2. GR Abdelkader, (12) (Leino, Ritola), 4:40 (PP) 2. GR Downey, (2) (Leino, Helm), 16:31 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sjradio 0 Report post Posted January 11, 2009 4-0 Griffins in the third Oulahen, (9) (Abdelkader, Kolosov), 16:33 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reds4Life 51 Report post Posted January 11, 2009 Larsson got another shutout. He is simply awesome. Much better than Howard, that's for sure! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ruarc' 2 Report post Posted January 11, 2009 Larsson = ANIMAL Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sjradio 0 Report post Posted January 11, 2009 Downey will score tonight... Wow... spoooky Any insights on the next powerball number??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
uk_redwing 495 Report post Posted January 11, 2009 Wow... spoooky Any insights on the next powerball number??? God never answers prayers like this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coyote0106 2 Report post Posted January 11, 2009 The real issue with tonight was the injury to Helm. We might have scored the 4th goal out of the deal, but if he is hurt for along stretch, it's not worth it. He got kneed pretty good, I hope it is nothing serious. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coyote0106 2 Report post Posted January 11, 2009 The real issue with tonight was the injury to Helm. We might have scored the 4th goal out of the deal, but if he is hurt for along stretch, it's not worth it. He got kneed pretty good, I hope it is nothing serious. The other griffin site is saing it was Tardiff who left for repairs. While still bad, it's not Helm. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
uk_redwing 495 Report post Posted January 11, 2009 The other griffin site is saing it was Tardiff who left for repairs. While still bad, it's not Helm. But I like Tardif... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coyote0106 2 Report post Posted January 11, 2009 But I like Tardif... Well I'm flip-flopping like crazy on this. I just went to the AHL site, and Tardiff wasn't on the ice when the Downey goal was scored. Helm WAS. So I really think it was Helm that got injured. It's a shame, because both teams were going for the big hit all night, and you almost *expected* something bad to happen. I hope it's just a "bruised" knee, and he will be back soon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GROwl 5 Report post Posted January 11, 2009 I was at the game, and I don't remember either Helm or Tardiff getting hurt. Although, now you mention it, there were some strange lines in the 3rd period. McGrath wasn't playing with Pare and Lemieux. Which I felt was odd considering how much offense that line generated the last several weeks. When McGrath came out during his first shift of the 3rd, he grabbed the wrong stick. Unfortunately, he didn't realize it was curved the wrong way until deep in the Phantom end. He turned around, skated back to the bench and handed it to Downey. Oops. Jonathan came off the ice during the 2nd period injured - looked to be a knee or ankle. He had to stay on the ice for awhile after it occurred since the play was very deep in the Griffins end and he couldn't leave Larsson and his defense partner hanging, but he was clearly skating with a lot of pain. He did return later and seemed to be fine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
