Red Wings prospect Filip Zadina says it's a "new season" for the Griffins in the AHL playoffs. Ted Kulfan, The Detroit News
Grand Rapids — The Grand Rapids Griffins are heading into the playoffs — it's just not the way they envisioned.
Any hockey team will tell you that ideally, you like to go into the postseason with some momentum. Even if it's just a little.
But the Griffins, the Red Wings’ minor-league affiliate, will open the American League playoffs Friday in Chicago having lost nine straight games.
Momentum? Maybe, but it was going in the opposite direction.