http://www.gorillacrouch.com/2007/10/23/the-short-happy-life-of-igor-grigorenko/ gorillacrouch [at] gmail.com Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:40:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 http://www.gorillacrouch.com/2007/10/23/the-short-happy-life-of-igor-grigorenko/#comment-3446 Mon, 19 Nov 2007 23:32:58 +0000 http://www.gorillacrouch.com/2007/10/23/the-short-happy-life-of-igor-grigorenko/#comment-3446 I am sooo glad Grigorenko is gone! I love Aaron Downey, I think another good move would be to get rid of Dallas Drake, Downey is a much better, younger player. Wish he knew how much we (I) really like him here in Detroit. I am sooo glad Grigorenko is gone!
I love Aaron Downey, I think another good move would be to get rid of Dallas Drake, Downey is a much better,
younger player. Wish he knew how much we (I) really like him here in Detroit.

]]> http://www.gorillacrouch.com/2007/10/23/the-short-happy-life-of-igor-grigorenko/#comment-2905 Wed, 07 Nov 2007 14:23:51 +0000 http://www.gorillacrouch.com/2007/10/23/the-short-happy-life-of-igor-grigorenko/#comment-2905 [...] MacLeod reports that Johan Franzen worked on the second power play unit to there’s a chance he gets a look there. Bruce also speculates that Hudler could get scratched. If that’s the case it’s likely because the opponent dictates playing an enforcer like Downey over Hudler on the fourth line. So that will be something interesting to keep an eye on during the game. I wrote about the decision of dealing with players like Jordin Tootoo in this post. There’s no other player in the division [with the possible exception of Jared Boll] who’s as likely to take a cheap shot at one of Detroit’s top forwards, and losing a member of the ZDH line - which happened for the final 19 regular season games last year due to a cheap shot - could have a significant impact on the team. That’s where Aaron Downey comes in. By holding his own as he beat the 6′4″ Kyle McLaren down to the ice, he’d provide the deterrent necessary to keep the 5′9″ Tootoo in check. [...] […] MacLeod reports that Johan Franzen worked on the second power play unit to there’s a chance he gets a look there. Bruce also speculates that Hudler could get scratched. If that’s the case it’s likely because the opponent dictates playing an enforcer like Downey over Hudler on the fourth line. So that will be something interesting to keep an eye on during the game. I wrote about the decision of dealing with players like Jordin Tootoo in this post. There’s no other player in the division [with the possible exception of Jared Boll] who’s as likely to take a cheap shot at one of Detroit’s top forwards, and losing a member of the ZDH line - which happened for the final 19 regular season games last year due to a cheap shot - could have a significant impact on the team. That’s where Aaron Downey comes in. By holding his own as he beat the 6′4″ Kyle McLaren down to the ice, he’d provide the deterrent necessary to keep the 5′9″ Tootoo in check. […]

]]> http://www.gorillacrouch.com/2007/10/23/the-short-happy-life-of-igor-grigorenko/#comment-2591 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 14:10:10 +0000 http://www.gorillacrouch.com/2007/10/23/the-short-happy-life-of-igor-grigorenko/#comment-2591 I used to be very excited that Igor was finally going to make it over here. But as time has passed, I've become very disillusioned with him. You're right, he has in no way earned a spot on the Red Wings roster. He hasn't even earned the right to practice with them. But I don't want him in GR either. I was at the Griffins home opener, and he hardly played at all. The only time I noticed him was when he took a dumb penalty. He was being harassed, and the Griffins were about to get a PP. However, he turned around and gave the guy a Tootoo-esque shove in the face. He ended up with a penalty himself. A minute later, the Griffins took another penalty and gave up a goal on the 5-on-3 that followed. You would not see a guy like Matt Ellis do something like that. Being in GR isn't helping Grigs because he doesn't want to be there, he refuses to accept that this is what he needs, and thus he refuses to play hockey. From what I've seen, he goes out and skates in circles for a while, then spends the majority of the game on the bench. Not only has Igor not earned a spot in Detroit, he doesn't deserve to be a Griffin. If he's not willing to put in the work, I say send him back to Russia. I used to be very excited that Igor was finally going to make it over here. But as time has passed, I’ve become very disillusioned with him. You’re right, he has in no way earned a spot on the Red Wings roster. He hasn’t even earned the right to practice with them. But I don’t want him in GR either. I was at the Griffins home opener, and he hardly played at all. The only time I noticed him was when he took a dumb penalty. He was being harassed, and the Griffins were about to get a PP. However, he turned around and gave the guy a Tootoo-esque shove in the face. He ended up with a penalty himself. A minute later, the Griffins took another penalty and gave up a goal on the 5-on-3 that followed. You would not see a guy like Matt Ellis do something like that. Being in GR isn’t helping Grigs because he doesn’t want to be there, he refuses to accept that this is what he needs, and thus he refuses to play hockey. From what I’ve seen, he goes out and skates in circles for a while, then spends the majority of the game on the bench. Not only has Igor not earned a spot in Detroit, he doesn’t deserve to be a Griffin. If he’s not willing to put in the work, I say send him back to Russia.

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