The Daily: Now the Griffins Need Goals; Can Plante Make Impact For USA?

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John Leonard (19) doesn't have a goal in the postseason.

Dominik Shine netted a career-high 21 goals in 40 games for the Grand Rapids Griffins this season. His linemate John Leonard led the team with 33 goals and their center Sheldon Dries boasted 23,

Now, the Griffins are five games into the AHL playoffs and that line has yet to produce a single goal.

“Very quiet start,” Grand Rapids coach Dan Watson said after a 2-1 loss to the Chicago Wolves in Game 1 of their series.. “We need more from them offense. Defensively they are completely fine, but we don’t need them to be a complete shutdown line. We need them to contribute and create some chances. I think there are not a lot of chances being created, especially tonight. . . We are going to need more out of them in this series for sure. They are doing things the right way, but there is still more within those three.”

Down 1-0 going into Saturday’s Game 2 against the Chicago Wolves, the Griffins are looking for offense. The need for more goals . . . it feels like we’ve heard that story before.

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