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The Grand Rapids Griffins’ first round bye means they will have a lengthy wait before they will play a best-of-five series against the winner of the Manitoba Moose vs. Milwaukee Admirals first round series.
The Griffins first two games of the Central Division semifinal will be on the road (dates and time to be determined). Games 3, 4, and 5 are scheduled for Grand Rapids on Wednesday, May 6, Friday, May 8 and Saturday, May 9. All three games in Grand Rapids are 7 p.m. starts.
Tickets go on sale this Friday. By the way, the Griffins will continue their popular $2 beer and $2 hot dog promotion for all home playoff games.
The earliest the Griffins will know their opponent is this Friday. The latest it will be known is Sunday.
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Bob Duff looks at how the Red Wings roster will change next season.
The AHL All-Rookie team had Sergei Murashov (23-8-4, 2.24 GAA, .918 Sv%) as its goalie, instead Grand Rapids Griffins’ Michal Postava (17-6-0, 1.71, .937). Presumably, Murashov received the honor based on the fact he played a higher percentage of his team’s games. Murashov was also up with the Pittsburgh Penguins for a while. . . Former Detroit player Elmer Soderblom played 10:25 for the Penguins in Game 1 and 8:39 in Game 2
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Boston: Jack Studley makes it clear that the Bruins’ second line needs to be better in Game 2. Boston Bruins.
Florida: It’s not lost on the Panthers that they have a small chance of ending up with the No. 1 draft pick. Florida Panthers
Montreal: Marc Dumont looks at the key factor for Montreal’s success in Game 1 against Tampa Bay. Montreal Canadiens.
New Jersey: James Nichols looks at where the Devils could pick in the June draft. New Jersey Devils.
Philadelphia: William James explore’s Porter Martone’s ability to be a game-changing presence on the Philadelphia Flyers.
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