Grand Rapids Griffins

Introduction Well, here we are. You’ve now found my recap, posted on an old ass blog website my friends and I made years ago with what we thought were edgy journalistic takes like using fancy stats to make strong cases for defensive defensemen in the NHL, and “Is Drew Doughty a Generational Player?” (Thankfully, I was not a contributor to the latter, but it sounds like it has a nice HF ‘ring’ to it, doesn’t it?). This is the season ending recap of Griffins prospects that I thought I’d never be doing if you asked me in October. I started this near the end of December as I had time off from work. I had great support and feedback from those following the Griffins on the HF Wings board, so I decided to continue all the way until the end and make this thing a reality.  Since committing myself to regularly watching a league other than the NHL for the first time, I’ve see at first sight that players, and especially prospects, go through inconsistent stretches over the course of a full...