Coyote0106 2 Report post Posted January 23, 2009 (edited) vs. Quad City Flames (16-19-5-3) @ Grand Rapids Griffins (26-9-6-3) The Griffins finally won a game in overtime, now they look ahead to Quad City. Quad City is coming off of a shutout loss to Milwaukee, while the Griffins have received points in their last 3 games (5 out of 6 points). Captain Darren Haydar has turned his play around, and has been playing his best hockey of late. The defense has had several mental flatulence's in the past few games, and Quad City will try and capitalize.Season Match-up: 11-18-2008: Grand Rapids 3 @ Quad City 1 Boxscore 01-23-2009: Quad City @ Grand Rapids 01-24-2009: Quad City @ Grand Rapids 02-04-2009: Grand Rapids @ Quad CityPossible line-up: Leino - Abdelkader - Ritola Haydar - Emmerton - Tardif Lemeiux - Helm/Mursak/Pare*- McGrath Gagnon - Oulahen - Downey Kolosov - Pyett Stafford - Jozsa Kindl - Galvin Larsson Howard Scratches: Helm* Ericsson Mursak* Pare* *(One of the 3 forwards should hopefully be OK to play)Team Leaders: GoalsGriffins: Haydar (16) Flames: Greentree (20) AssistsGriffins: Leino (26) Flames: Lundmark(31) PointsGriffins: Haydar (37) Flames: Lundmark(42) Penalty MinutesGriffins: Downey (69) Flames: Vandermeer (132) Notes Haydar is on a 3 game point streak (2G, 2A). The goalie duel is back with Howard having good outings the last few times. Pete Vandermeer is making his return to the Van Andel arena, after playing in Grand Rapids in the 04-05 campaign. The Griffins will wear a "throwback" jersey on Saturday 1/24, with an auction following the game. Edited January 23, 2009 by Coyote0106 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
josh 0 Report post Posted January 23, 2009 go griffens i love the new years eve game jimmy got a well deserved shoutout Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
uk_redwing 495 Report post Posted January 23, 2009 Downey v Vandermeer would be a good match up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coyote0106 2 Report post Posted January 23, 2009 Downey v Vandermeer would be a good match up. I would LOVE that. I still want to see Downey go after someone, I was gone the Milwaukee night when he fought that guy 8 seconds in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FinRedWing 172 Report post Posted January 24, 2009 So Larsson won it for us and Leino helped? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GROwl 5 Report post Posted January 24, 2009 Griffins win 2-1 in a shootout. Goals: QC: Greentree (Lundmark) GR: Leino (Haydar, Tardif) Shootout: Leino, Ritola and McGrath all scored. None of the QC shots were good. Three Stars: 1. GR - Larsson 2. QC - Keetley 3. GR - Leino Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coyote0106 2 Report post Posted January 24, 2009 That was another half-assed game. i don't know what is up with these guys, but this is just stupid. They are showing up in spurts. Something has got to change quickly. Kindl had a rough night, he had pucks jump over his stick, he made some bad passes. Larsson once again made some BIG saves, he's been playing lights out. He's been VERY impressive this year. Downey had a bad night. He got hit hard several times, and only hit people a few times. They were playing like they could get inside his head, and I'm surprised he remained calm. There was one shift where he lost it, but luckily no penalty. He needs to step it up tonight. Tonight's the throwback night, and we should see Howard in net. Hopefully we get 2 more points. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest mindfly Report post Posted January 24, 2009 You know.. I had the best dream tonight... Larsson got called up and played a game with Red Wings... too bad it was just a dream Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aussie_Wing 354 Report post Posted January 25, 2009 I'm back, big thanks to Coyote for the GDT's. So glad to see Mursak getting a few consecutive games. And to start tonight's game... 1 - QC Chucko, 0:43 - Roughing , 2 min 1 - GR Mursak, 0:43 - Roughing , 2 min Don't take any rubbish Jan! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aussie_Wing 354 Report post Posted January 25, 2009 Heading into OT, you know what that means, a loss coming up. Howard wow, 42 saves. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FinRedWing 172 Report post Posted January 25, 2009 Heading into OT, you know what that means, a loss coming up. Howard wow, 42 saves. We'll get 'em in a shootout. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ruarc' 2 Report post Posted January 25, 2009 Impressive game by Howard. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GROwl 5 Report post Posted January 25, 2009 Yep, shootout win: 1-0. Leino - NG, Haydar - NG, McGrath - NG, Emmerton - G. All 5 of the QC shooters - NG. Lots of shots throughout the game. Both goalies were excellent (especially Jimmy). Very chippy with the same teams playing two nights in a row; lots of hitting and "accidental" bumping occurred after each whistle. Oulahen, Josza and Kindl - all unlikely candidates - seemed to be looking for a fight all evening. No takers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coyote0106 2 Report post Posted January 25, 2009 (edited) I thought Chucko was going to just get jumped by Kindl at one point. To end the second period, Chucko's stick was on the ice. Kindl kicks all the way to the other side of the rink, I was just hoping to see him go. He got jumped by him earlier, and you could tell he wanted to have a REAL fight. Chucko just kept retreating with his tail between his legs when they came together. That said, Chucko did a good job for his team being the "agitator". But as a whole, QC did a great job with their game plan. They wanted to be physical, and they were ALL game. The Griffs didn't try, and we were LUCKY to get the 2 points. Howard played brilliant, hell, there were times I thought he was the only D-man on our team. Kindl is really regressing in my eyes. He is turning the puck over alot more than usual (this year). He needs to just calm down and get back to making the safe play. I was really high on him, but he can't keep causing these turnovers. It sounds like Ericsson might be out for a good bit, so he really needs to step it up. Be the anchor he was for the first part of the season. We got 4 out of 4 points, when we showed up for MAYBE 15 minutes TOTAL. The team needs to realize they got lucky, and go from there. Edit: Glad to see you back Aussie. It just wasn't the same without the usual GDT's. Edited January 25, 2009 by Coyote0106 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
j.hoop 64 Report post Posted January 25, 2009 wow must have been tense out there, no goals the whole game. we have really racked up the shut outs this year, what is the total??? glad to see howard play a solid game, did he start back to back?? gotta love beating the QC flames. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coyote0106 2 Report post Posted January 25, 2009 (edited) wow must have been tense out there, no goals the whole game. we have really racked up the shut outs this year, what is the total??? glad to see howard play a solid game, did he start back to back?? gotta love beating the QC flames. Larsson started 1/23, Howard last night. Larsson was 34/35 (and 3/3 in the SO), Howard was 43/43 (and 5/5 in the SO!) That puts the Griffs net minders at 85/86 for the weekend. Imagine what our record would be this year if your goalies played as bad as our defense. Edited January 25, 2009 by Coyote0106 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
j.hoop 64 Report post Posted January 25, 2009 Larsson started 1/23, Howard last night. Larsson was 34/35 (and 3/3 in the SO), Howard was 43/43 (and 5/5 in the SO!) That puts the Griffs net minders at 85/86 for the weekend. Imagine what our record would be this year if your goalies played as bad as our defense. 43 shots a game is pretty bad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
