Richdg 267 Report post Posted December 3, 2016 I like this kid. 6-2/210 LHed shooting RW. Has scored 15 goals in 23 games for the Storm so far this year. Has one more year of Junior left after this year. Might be the replacement for Abby in a couple of years. Maybe an upgrade offensively. 1 krsmith17 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krsmith17 7,191 Report post Posted December 3, 2016 Love this kid. I agree with the Abdelkader with more skill comparison. It might be a stretch but I hope he develops into a Wayne Simmonds (says he models his game after) type power forward... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Richdg 267 Report post Posted December 30, 2016 17 goals in 31 games. He is signed already and could stay next year depending on what happens in Detroit this year and summer. Long shot but possible. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PavelValerievichDatsyuk 1,935 Report post Posted January 20, 2017 http://www.mlive.com/redwings/index.ssf/2017/01/red_wings_draft_class_of_2017.html#incart_river_index Saw this update on Givani that says he's leading the OHL in PIM (91). That only includes 1 fight, so that might be a little worrisome to take so many penalties, but it'll be good to have a guy with grit. More importantly, though, he has 18g, 31pts. in 39 games so it looks like a good pick. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krsmith17 7,191 Report post Posted January 20, 2017 Similar to Bertuzzi when he was in the O, though Bert's PIM's weren't quite as high. I loved the Givani pick when we made it and even more since. Between Bert and Smith, we should have two very gritty wingers to possibly slot in the middle 6. Similar players to Abby, hopefully with a little more skill, maybe we'll luck out and Givani will develop into a Simmonds lite... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChristopherReevesLegs 7,022 Report post Posted January 23, 2017 There's a reason we signed this kid immeadately after drafting him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Keep Your Stick On the Ice 67 Report post Posted May 10, 2017 I'm high on him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sputman 1,268 Report post Posted October 16, 2017 Where is Givani right now? I can't find stats on him anywhere. Is he hurt? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krsmith17 7,191 Report post Posted October 16, 2017 1 hour ago, sputman said: Where is Givani right now? I can't find stats on him anywhere. Is he hurt? Yes, he was injured in training camp (ankle), which is why we didn't see him in any preseason games. He should be ready to go with Guelph in the next week or so. 1 sputman reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sputman 1,268 Report post Posted October 16, 2017 9 hours ago, krsmith17 said: Yes, he was injured in training camp (ankle), which is why we didn't see him in any preseason games. He should be ready to go with Guelph in the next week or so. Thank you Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Keep Your Stick On the Ice 67 Report post Posted October 16, 2017 Anybody here know Givani's timeline for returning? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krsmith17 7,191 Report post Posted October 16, 2017 2 hours ago, Keep Your Stick On the Ice said: Anybody here know Givani's timeline for returning? Should be back soon. Haven't heard anything on him recently but he was expected to be out 2-4 weeks as of September 20th. It will be 4 weeks this Wednesday. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Keep Your Stick On the Ice 67 Report post Posted December 15, 2017 so i can't find any 2017 stats on him. Is he still on IR? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PavelValerievichDatsyuk 1,935 Report post Posted December 15, 2017 17 hours ago, Keep Your Stick On the Ice said: so i can't find any 2017 stats on him. Is he still on IR? http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=177611 He's only played 11 games for the Guelph Storm this year so he must be injured. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krsmith17 7,191 Report post Posted December 15, 2017 19 hours ago, Keep Your Stick On the Ice said: so i can't find any 2017 stats on him. Is he still on IR? 2 hours ago, PavelValerievichDatsyuk said: http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=177611 He's only played 11 games for the Guelph Storm this year so he must be injured. No, he's not injured. He missed the first 19 games of the season, but has played the last 11 games, scoring 4 goals (7 points). 1 PavelValerievichDatsyuk reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Keep Your Stick On the Ice 67 Report post Posted December 16, 2017 oh my i thought he was with the Griff this year... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Richdg 267 Report post Posted December 21, 2017 He is working his way back into game shape while playing vs. those that are already in top form. Need another month to make any judgements on him this year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Keep Your Stick On the Ice 67 Report post Posted May 7, 2018 http://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/23420650/detroit-red-wings-prospect-givani-subject-racial-slurs This is bulls***. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites