Waiting in the Wings | Grand Rapids Griffins

A closer look at the 2023-24 Grand Rapids Griffins.
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[@MichaelPCaruana]

Would love to see some of these guys up on the wings soon. Sooner rather than latet

[@Liprocky]

Really hoping Mazur makes the team out of training camp

[@billjohansson88]

Always so fun to hear news from GR with Shawn, his voice and tone is so pleasant to listen to. With💗 from Sweden

[@rickymercerjr]

Would like to see dan coach the wings one day. Great leader

[@TimmyGotTriggered88]

2 years would be prime. Come up with the players he’s already coaching.

[@europason2293]

Maybe one day, but I think the Wings need a proven NHL coach in the interim.

[@MagicMan11130]

@@europason2293exactly, we don’t need to promote Watson in the same fashion we did Blashill. Everyone thought it would be a great hire because he coached all the guys coming up from GR as well.

[@golfer371]

@@europason2293 hate to break it to you, but Newsy is going nowhere.

[@kevinrasmussen1319]

You know what's waiting in the wings? That Flying Toasters kit as a regular thing!

[@shouldntcap]

Just bring everyone up at this point

[@TMTblizzard]

GOWINGS

[@planojag595]

I'd take any of these guys over Rasmussen and Copp.

[@kevinrasmussen1319]

Copp Rasmussen Fischer has been one of the teams most consistent lines all season though.

[@planojag595]

@@kevinrasmussen1319 Copp is underperforming in all areas (except for the occasional faceoff win). Rasmussen is playing better defensively and has more hustle yet, like Copp, doesn't excel in any one area. Fischer hustles and tries hard so I'll give him that. But, hustle isn't the only thing we need. We need Copp to be consistent with defensive assignments, faceoffs, forechecking and scoring but he hasn't. We need Rasmussen to be consistent in those areas (outside of faceoffs) and to use his size effectively but he doesn't. His slow decision-making is faulty, he can't check hard, falls down and/or gets knocked down easier than DDK, and we wasted a first rounder on this guy. I still don't know why Stevie extended him. I wish Copp and Ras were replaced and don't feel the same yet for Fish because of his hustle and we aren't paying a premium for him anyway.

[@DixonSeider88]

Wtf is cossa a ginger?

[@shurdummurdum390]

Stop being a weirdo

[@Winged_Wagon_Nation]

🤣

[@DixonSeider88]

@@shurdummurdum390 Listen, goalies are already voodoo. A ginger goalie may just be the last air bender

[@mikemahoney4687]

Hockey is the best sport in the world but man oh man hockey players are zero personality

[@zackperezski709]

Dan led the Walleye to playoff runs, and he's leading the Griffins to a playoff run this year. What's the common denominator here?

[@maureengosselin3185]

Watson will be Detroit's next coach when Lalonde is done in Detroit.

[@MagicMan11130]

If Lalonde doesn’t work out, a veteran coach will be brought in. SY isn’t going to go from one rookie coach with NHL assistant work, to a rookie coach with zero NHL coaching experience.