Posts About "Seth Griffith"
AHL Central News: Top Three Create Space
December 24th, 2019 The eight teams of the American Hockey League had a very busy week heading into the Christmas break. The top three teams are starting to separate themselves while you can cover the bottom five teams with a blanket. Nobody is out of the playoff race, which means we will have some exciting hockey heading into 2020! Admirals Keep on...
AHL Central News: Wild Build an Early Lead
October 22nd, 2019 The eight teams of the American Hockey League’s Central Division crossed another week off the calendar with a very completive slate of games. The standings shifted quite a bit, as is the norm this early in such a long season. Wild Remain Hot at the Top of the Heap The Iowa Wild (5-0-0-1) flexed their offensive might in sweeping...
3 Jets Players Who Surprised in Preseason
October 7th, 2018 These three players won't be starting the season with the big club, but that doesn't mean they're not worth keeping an eye on. The Winnipeg Jets' whirlwind preseason allowed them to carry many more players than they usually would have if they had a more traditional schedule. This led to a number of players getting longer looks than...
Sabres Looking for Answers After Lackluster Preseason
October 2nd, 2017 The Buffalo Sabres wrapped up their preseason with a 1-4-1 record. While the pace was better, the blue & gold scored a grand total of 12 goals in six games–only the Washington Capitals scored fewer goals (eight). They also suffered with slow starts in most of their games. For Sabres’ fans, it sounds painfully familiar to last...
Maple Leafs Round Table: Liljegren and Qualifying RFAs
June 28th, 2017 The Expansion Draft is done. The Entry Draft? Yeah, it’s come and gone as well. Now, the league is getting ready for free agency with restricted free agents (RFAs) starting it off. With the offseason off to an interesting start for the Leafs - losing Brendan Leipsic and gaining Timothy Liljegren - there’s much more to come as July 1...
Maple Leafs Lose Leipsic in Expansion Draft
June 23rd, 2017 The 2017 NHL Expansion Draft is finally over and each team comes away with one less player. For teams like the Nashville Predators and the Pittsburgh Penguins, they lost a key part of their lineup in James Neal and Marc-Andre Fleury. Other teams had to trade draft picks to the Vegas Golden Knights so that they could sway Vegas'...
The NHL’s Misfits
March 17th, 2017 With the salary cap and the NHL’s waiver rules, players can find themselves moving from team to team more fluidly than they’d like. This is because after a certain point, players must pass through waivers to be sent down if assigned to the AHL. And with the roster limit being set at 23, GMs are often tasked with making difficult...
Seth Griffith: Opportunity & Structure
January 30th, 2017 Seth Griffith is closing in on his last chance to make a way for himself in the National Hockey League. Although the 5-foot-9 winger was a fifth-round pick of the 2012 Draft (No. 131), he was second in the AHL in scoring in the 2015-16 season. His small size had always been a source of skepticism for fans and scouts, but his skill at the...
Maple Leafs News: Morgan Rielly Injury and Seth Griffith Claimed
January 20th, 2017 The Toronto Maple Leafs are fighting for a playoff spot. It's an unusual situation for the young Leafs to be in, especially considering that many expected a bottom ten finish for the club this year. Their early success can be attributed directly to the rookies, many of whom are occupying important positions on the Leafs...
Hossa's Back, Gallagher's Hand & More News
January 5th, 2017 Multiple reports out of Chicago indicate the Blackhawks will finally get Marian Hossa back in the lineup. That's a big deal, as the team was struggling finding wingers for Jonathan Toews line in Hossa's absence. https://twitter.com/MarkLazerus/status/817046426064748544 Most recently the team had rookies Vinnie Hinostroza and Ryan...
Seth Griffith Poised for Breakout
December 14th, 2016 When the Florida Panthers snagged him off the waiver wire in November, not much was going right for 23-year-old Seth Griffith. The Sunrise-based club would be his third NHL team in two months. Over the course of his last two professional seasons, the two-time OHL All Star had appeared in seven big league contests, averaging fewer than...
Seth Griffith Never Got a Fair Shot
November 15th, 2016 The Toronto Maple Leafs have done something interesting this season. They've set up their roster so that they have extra players on both offense and defense. This is great for a young team. It allows players to slowly transition to the NHL by alternating in and out of the lineup with other young players so they can rest or have a night...
Will Maple Leafs Trick-or-Treat Marner?
October 21st, 2016 The Toronto Maple Leafs have officially entered year three of their monumental rebuild — a rebuild aiming to transform the franchise from worst team in the league to a worthy Stanley Cup contender. Lately, Maple Leafs President Brendan Shanahan has taken a step back from the center stage, allowing more of Mike Babcock, the club’s...
