[Game Day] Calder Cup Western QF Heat vs Griffins- Griffins win 3-1

[Scoreface]

Your welcome Thymebalm. Hope u enjoyed it. What a joke.

Burke won't like this.

For all the Conroy comments, (gush out the player stats!), Burke has a keen and scrutinizing eye - like Lemieux in the Pens dressing room so to speak.

Take Conroy's positive attitude before this round even began as what they were. This team has hugely underachieved. Even at the development level, or especially, depending on how you look at it (I prefer the especially), they sucked at all aspects.

Changes should be made. Let Ward coach another AHL team. Some of you think he is irreplaceable.

[saXon]

Originally Posted by Scoreface

Your welcome Thymebalm. Hope u enjoyed it. What a joke.

Burke won't like this.

For all the Conroy comments, (gush out the player stats!), Burke has a keen and scrutinizing eye - like Lemieux in the Pens dressing room so to speak.

Take Conroy's positive attitude before this round even began as what they were. This team has hugely underachieved. Even at the development level, or especially, depending on how you look at it (I prefer the especially), they sucked at all aspects.

Changes should be made. Let Ward coach another AHL team. Some of you think he is irreplaceable.

And if they had won this game, all of this would be irrelevant. This is one game in a series.

[Drury18]

It's one game. Seriously.

[Drury18]

HEAT LOSE 2-7

Heat Goal Scorers: Poirier, Reinhart

Assists: Granlund (2), Reinhart, Billins

Final Shots on Goal: 46-16 Griffins

Shot Leaders: Kulak (3), Reinhart/Olson (2)

3 Stars:

1. GR - 11 Andrej Nestrasil
2. GR - 7 Ryan Sproul
3. GR - 6 Teemu Pulkkinen

Notes:

• Griffins lead series 2-0
• Heat 1/3 on the PP, Griffins 2/10 on the PP
• Poirier scores his first AHL playoff goal. Granlund records his first AHL playoff point on the goal.
• Joni Ortio pulled midway in the 2nd period. Carr makes his first AHL playoff appearance.
• Season low for shots on goal. Previous low was 18.

Notable Points:

• Reinhart - 5g, 14a in 14 games
• Granlund - 9g, 11a in 16 games
• Street - 6g, 9a in 15 games
• Baertschi - 8g, 11a in 17 games
• Olson - 7g in 11 games
• Jones - 3g, 4a in 7 games
• Hanowski - 1g, 3a in 6 games
• Poirier - 3g, 2a in 4 games
• Smith - 3g, 10a in 14 games (injured)

[DOOM]

This seems like a case of someone not following the Heat all year and overreacting to one game.

[EYE_Overstand]

Originally Posted by Scoreface

Your welcome Thymebalm. Hope u enjoyed it. What a joke.

Burke won't like this.

For all the Conroy comments, (gush out the player stats!), Burke has a keen and scrutinizing eye - like Lemieux in the Pens dressing room so to speak.

Take Conroy's positive attitude before this round even began as what they were. This team has hugely underachieved. Even at the development level, or especially, depending on how you look at it (I prefer the especially), they sucked at all aspects.

Changes should be made. Let Ward coach another AHL team. Some of you think he is irreplaceable.

Burke said himself, they "will talk extension with Ward"

[Drury18]

Sort of expected hell to break lose after the buzzer.

Nice to see the Heat fans salute the players. This could be it. Truly hope not.

[getbak]

It's hard to believe they'll be able to win three in a row in Grand Rapids, especially with the Griffins getting reinforcements from Detroit.

If this is the end, it's too bad the final game couldn't have been more like last night's.

[Drury18]

Also, the Heat (and Ortio) have a great record after massacre's like this. Ortio usually turns into "God-like Mode" after blowouts.

After the 9-2 loss in Texas in November, they won their next 10/11 games including the 9 in a row.

After back to back losses to Utica (last place team), they came back to win 3 straight outscoring the other team 15-6.

Tezas blanks us 5-0? We win the next two.

Utica takes another 2 games from us in an embarrassing way? We win the next 5 games.

Texas beats us 7-2? Ortio stands on his head to beat Charlotte the next game.


The Heat bounce back HUGE after embarrassing losses like this. I have no reason to believe this won't be the case again.

[Scoreface]

Originally Posted by saXon

And if they had won this game, all of this would be irrelevant. This is one game in a series.

Brilliant. The game was awful. They got blown out by OKC at the end of the season too.

Are u like Ward? Playoffs!!?? Wtf?!

[Ashasx]

It is kinda disappointing that this team is probably going to win zero playoff games for the 2nd straight year.

You have to expect more from a rebuilding organization in the AHL.

[Drury18]

Originally Posted by Scoreface

Brilliant. The game was awful. They got blown out by OKC at the end of the season too.

You mean the 5-4 shootout loss?

Seriously, take this somewhere else. Your schitck is already getting old.

[combustiblefuel]

Originally Posted by Scoreface

Brilliant. The game was awful. They got blown out by OKC at the end of the season too.

Are u like Ward? Playoffs!!?? Wtf?!

Because your a DIEHARD heat fan right?

[IliketoPuck]

Originally Posted by Scoreface

Brilliant. The game was awful. They got blown out by OKC at the end of the season too.

Are u like Ward? Playoffs!!?? Wtf?!

Time to step away from the key board and take a break.

[combustiblefuel]

Originally Posted by IliketoPuck

Time to step away from the key board and take a break.

Let him continue this is how the mods weed out the Moon's of cp

[CalgaryFan1988]

Who is expected to be sent down by Detroit now that they are eliminated?

[Scoreface]

Originally Posted by Drury18

You mean the 5-4 shootout loss?

Seriously, take this somewhere else. Your schitck is already getting old.

U mean 7-3 after the 1-0 loss???

[Street Pharmacist]

Three games in three nights, five nights off, then seven periods of hockey in less than 24 hours. Most of the players on this team will not be used to that.

Not that it's an excuse, as you have to fight through that like grand rapids did, but it puts perspective on the loss.




And it's just one game. We destroyed them in shots last game

[Drury18]

Originally Posted by Scoreface

U mean 7-3 after the 1-0 loss???

I have no clue what you are talking about.

Heat games vs OKC this season:

ABB 3 - OKC 4
ABB 2 - OKC 1
ABB 5 - OKC 4
ABB 1 - OKC 4
OKC 1 - ABB 5
OKC 2 - ABB 4
OKC 2 - ABB 5
OKC 5 - ABB 4 (SO)

Which game are you referring to?

[ignite09]

Originally Posted by Scoreface

U mean 7-3 after the 1-0 loss???

How many Heat games have you watched this year? Honest question.