Winning It In Motown

Since yesterday was a holiday for most, we skipped Quick Hits and are doing it today. Hope you all had a safe and enjoyable Memorial Day! Red Wings Rumblings [Sad Trombone] That’s it for Red Wings hockey this season. The Grand Rapids Griffins were eliminated from the Calder Cup Playoffs on Sunday at the hands of the Milwaukee Admirals. Pretty disappointing game by any standards … [Read more...] about Quick Hits: The ‘That’s a Wrap’ Edition

Jonatan Berggren — a postseason hero. The Grand Rapids Griffins powered past the Milwaukee Admirals in game four of the Central Division Finals Saturday night on home ice. The game started grim for the home team as Milwaukee opened the scoring in the first period, only to follow it up with a tally to make it 2-0 in the second period. Going into the third period, facing … [Read more...] about Berggren’s hat-trick pushes Griffins to game 5 against Milwaukee

Red Wings Rumblings It’s officially gut-check time for the Grand Rapids Griffins. The Griffs are at home for game three of the Central Division Finals tonight. The best-of-five series is 2-1 in favor of the Milwaukee Admirals. If the Griffins lose tonight, they’ll be eliminated from the Calder Cup Playoffs. Something to keep an eye on — Simon Edvinsson has missed some time this … [Read more...] about Quick Hits: The Gut-Check Edition

Would you trade Moritz Seider for Quinn Hughes straight up? I wouldn’t, but that’s because a) I’m an unabashed Homer, b) there’s a premium on right-shooting defensemen, and c) the Hair, obviously. I wouldn’t be mad at the trade, but I personally see it as trading a top-shelf apple for a badass banana. Yes, Hughes had more than double Seider’s point total this season, but then … [Read more...] about Don’t Envy the 109-Point Vancouver Canucks

Red Wings Rumblings How’s the Detroit Red Wings prospect pipeline doing? Well, according to McKeen’s Hockey, it’s doing pretty damn good: How do we feel about this top-10? Anyone need to be moved up? Down? Someone who didn’t make the top cut? It’s game day for the Grand Rapids Griffins as their series with the Milwaukee Admirals in the Central Conference Finals swings … [Read more...] about Quick Hits: The Top Prospect Pool Edition