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the general consensus on GR seems to be people are disappointed in danielson's lack of dynamism on offense, cossa hasnt made the leap and might even be regressing a bit, lombardi is the real deal but might be too small, johannson is surprisingly good, buium is getting better but will never be his brother but might be a decent depth defenseman, and nary a word on wallinder. and everyone is waiting for asp and mbn.

so game 2 will be in late may?

shapshotshockey.com it's an outsider's perspective and a little different from all of us homers like me (except for stanley) who keep lauding all the wings' prospects as future hall of famers or even future first rounders. most of those guys will be third line or third pair nhlers. you have to hope one or two of them hit. but if they were going to set the world on fire, guya like buium, wallinder, and johannson would be here already. if danielson is going to be a "hit" he'll show it next year (like raymond, seider, and edvinsson did). lombardi is a little different because he's small and has been hurt. i think he's a real wild card for next year if they dont trade him first.

notes from sean shapiro on hisvisit to GR. the gane wasnt very good for GR. they lost 4-1. Nate Danielson, Grand Rapids Griffins, C — It was a quiet game for Danielson, he had a neutral zone turnover I didn’t like, but there are lots of the foundations in place to be an NHL contributor. I’m still not sold on him being a reliable point producer at the NHL level, and I might be wrong, but he has a game I’d like to see deployed with better players — not AHL veterans like Tim Gettinger or Joe Snively. Amadeus Lombardi, Grand Rapids Griffins, C — Lombardi grew with the game and there are some really exciting elements to his game. The puck protection and skills are pretty notable, and I like how his hands can match his feet. These are not observations, but rather noting something I’ve seen all year with Lombardi. I spoke to someone from with in the Red Wings recently, who noted that Lombardi probably would have played NHL games this season if had been better dialed in defensively. And, honestly, with Detroit out of the playoffs I wouldn’t mind seeing him play for the Red Wings later this week. Anton Johansson, Grand Rapids Griffins, D — My first in-person viewing of Johansson and he can be a pretty smooth operator with the puck on his stick. There are a couple plays where he skated himself out of trouble, delayed, and created space for others. There was some messiness in his game defensively, which might be part of the North American transition learning curve. Emmitt Finnie, Grand Rapids Griffins, LW — Finnie played on the wing in this game and he setup the Griffins only goal, a play down the wing on the rush where he teed up Gabriel Seger for a goal. Finnie kind of grew with the game, which seems reflective of his career arc. Finnie is fascinating to me because I’m not sure whether he’s actually improving or he’s simply getting older and matching up to his age. Again, I don’t know, but I’m curios to watch it. Shai Buium, Grand Rapids Griffins, D — Buium is nothing like his brother. While Zeev Buium dominates the puck and the attention of the game, you have to focus on Shai Buium to understand while he’ll have a decent pro career. So that’s why I did some isolated viewing of Buium in the third period, focusing only on him during his shifts, to watch some of the small details and calm demeanor in a chaotic game. He’s a third-pairing defender in the making, not a shutdown guy, but he’s exactly what I’d want long-term on my defensive depth as someone you can roll out in all situations if needed. Sebastian Cossa, Grand Rapids Griffins, G — It was a frustrating viewing for me on Cossa because all the raw tools are obvious, he made a tremendous pad save on a 2-on-1 by Texas, but some of the decision making continues to be baffling. His misplay on a Texas dump-in eventual led to the first goal on extended zone time by Texas. I guess my thing with Cossa is this — if he’s such a great athlete, and he is, he needs to be better about using those tools. If he can channel the raw parts of his game, he can be a bona fide No. 1 in the NHL. If he can’t, he’s probably nothing more than an NHL backup/quad-A goalie. Amongst Red Wings prospects, Cossa, to me, has one of the highest boom/bust pendulums and I have no idea which way it’ll end.

kenny atkinson or mark daigneault should win coach of the year. okc won 68 games!!!! how is their coach not coach of the year?

they'll probably win their last 3.

emmitt finnie and amadeus lombardi continue to play very well.

none of the top qbs in that class have panned out. and theyre just jumping from team to team every year to get a raise without earning anything. dante moore, cough. three year contracts and collective bargaining here we come. i wonder if the contracts will include clauses that require them to attend classes? bwaa haa haa. i'm funny. its probably the exact opposite.

was that before or after he talked about all the "listening and learning" he did about his company that charges inmates exorbitant rates to make phone calls from prison? you can learn more about it in his new book: "how i made millions by exploiting poor black people" by tom gores. right next to his other bestseller, "i know youre my sister in law, but youre hot and i'm rich so lets do it anyway."

ironically, kasper was that guy for a while before copp got hurt and they moved him to center the second line. because jt $5.1 million and you cant hit a wide open net compher cant handle second line duties.

oh isiah...always so professional. btw, i loved TOM GORES giving an interview after the game. the owner. giving an interview. he really is an arrogant piece of ****.

thr way he totally roofed both those shots past vasilevsky was awesome. as opposed to raymond who missed the net on his one chance against the habs. not to be down on raymond but both he and larkin really fell down at the end of this year. for larkin that's two years in a row. raymond was awesome last year at the end but this year he hasnt been what they needed. maybe that's too harsh on a player who is still young, but the team needs him to be a superstar. hopefully next season he continues to improve.

are we ending the season with marko kasper as the best player on the team?

i dont think the pistons will beat the knicks, but i think they CAN beat the knicks.

if they were a good team, they would win those games. but theyre not. so they dont. but to your point, so little separates them from a playoff spot both this year and last.

if beasley's going to "shimmy" in other team's faces he's going to get it done back to him. just take it and move on.

we really have become buffalo.

they're not good enough.

can someone punch kevin porter in the face?

wait until bradley beal gets the ball, and then let him shoot.

i thought the nba was cracking down on this? bulls did the same thing against cleveland. they had an important game against miami the next night so they sat white, giddey, and vucevic against cleveland. not to sound like an old man, but this is ridiculous how much they baby these guys. you are selling an entertainment product. give the fans what they want, no matter what the "sports science" saya about rest. rest when youre retired.

can someone show that to rasmussen and soderblom?

tom gores has a poster of hinself next to the pictures of the players. gores' poster is first....of course.

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