Prospect Info: Grand Rapids Griffins, 2024 - 2025 Season

[cjm502]

I will keep saying it, Buium has achieved DAWG status and has an NHL future. I see a guy that could be an ideal #4-5 on a good team and play well at both ends of the ice. Hes a big strong kid, plays a solid two way game, and has above average skills for a defensemen. The kind of player who doesn't have any overwhelming strengths to his game, but no obvious weaknesses either.

 

[Murmansk16A]

I will keep saying it, Buium has achieved DAWG status and has an NHL future. I see a guy that could be an ideal #4-5 on a good team and play well at both ends of the ice. Hes a big strong kid, plays a solid two way game, and has above average skills for a defensemen. The kind of player who doesn't have any overwhelming strengths to his game, but no obvious weaknesses either.

Sort of a Brad Stuart defenseman, maybe.

 

[lilidk]

Why not but i'd rather keep Kasper-Larkin-Ray together.

Good reports from @Our Lady Peace , keep up the good work!

It's sure is nice to see Mazur on ice, just Lombardi left and GR is soon to be rocking and rollin with a healthy roster.

Snively - Danielson - Shine
Mazur - Lombardi - Watson
Hanas/Doucet - Dries - Söderblom
Hanas/Doucet - Becher/Seger - Gettinger
Rychlovsky - Becher/Seger - Johannes

Many options available

Larkin probably not 100 % now, so they trying to use some power forward to help him. Kasper playing temporary on first line .
In the end if Raymond and Kasper got some magic between them,it might have sense to keep Kasper on the first line, then we have Copp, Danielson and Compher for other center positions

 

[Our Lady Peace]

Super frustrating weekend against the lowly Moose. Griffins have been undisciplined, and ass on the PP lately. Penalty with 43 seconds left, Moose score and boom 1-0 final score. They need an immediate injection of Mazur and Lombardi to the top 6 for some skill here


Danielson: C
• Not his best game but not a bad game by any means. I want Snively off his line and Nate to be reunited with Elmer. Really good at faceoffs, as usual. Finding new areas to try and score from on one of the PPs. Weak soft cross-ice pass that got picked off at the end of a PP. Had a good PK in the 2nd. Showing great hands and feet in tight space

Unfortunately in the last minute of the 3rd he took an errant puck in the ear and while he's trying to defend the player, takes a tripping penalty. Moose scored immediately on the PP


Soderblom: B+
• He's been posted on the right side for the PP2 and had a few good looks when the PP actually maintains the zone. Fed Tuomisto and he ripped it off the bar. Love his ability to stop up and create space for himself in the offensive zone. Defensively aware. Had a giveaway but hustled back to stop the partial breakaway. Physical play was very prominent tonight,


Wallinder: B
• Decision making on who to pass to on the breakout is sometimes poor. Decent game overall though for him


Buium: B+
• Steady game all around. Same as usual


Becher: B
• He's now wearing a fishbowl lol. Maybe he got injured last game and that's why he was largely absent? Tonight, good in support of the puck. Good defensively. Made a big diving poke to prevent the Moose player from getting all alone. Later that same shift he got stoned right on the doorstep going back the other way


Edit: downgraded Danielson from B- to C

 

[schuelma24]

Bad weekend. Two losses and two goals to one of the worst teams they'll play.

 

[RED WINGS STOMP]

They could use some Mazur, Lombardi fire power right now.

 

[Coach Reggie Dunlop]

The AHL seems like a league where younger players are just constantly injured, it’s truly a goon league imo and the last of its kind. I don’t really like it for this reason, I think its skill level is equal to or higher than the SHL but I just can’t stand how some of the plugs in that league play. Mazur was injured by a particularly dirty hit to the head, something that could change his career forever. It bothers me.

 

[Oddbob]

The AHL seems like a league where younger players are just constantly injured, it’s truly a goon league imo and the last of its kind. I don’t really like it for this reason, I think its skill level is equal to or higher than the SHL but I just can’t stand how some of the plugs in that league play. Mazur was injured by a particularly dirty hit to the head, something that could change his career forever. It bothers me.

It isn't a goon league. Goon leagues are the lower pro leagues. Just because there is some idiots in the AHL doesn't mean all the injuries are from dirty plays. Mazur is small and will always be in jeopardy of getting hurt, especially if he plays a gritty style. Lombardi also needs to learn where to put himself and not get into bad spots. In the lone preseason game I saw, he put himself in a couple of bad spots and got hammered on one of them.

 

[lilidk]

The AHL seems like a league where younger players are just constantly injured, it’s truly a goon league imo and the last of its kind. I don’t really like it for this reason, I think its skill level is equal to or higher than the SHL but I just can’t stand how some of the plugs in that league play. Mazur was injured by a particularly dirty hit to the head, something that could change his career forever. It bothers me.

Your words in Yzerman ears. Hope Lombardi gets well and Danielson stays healthy