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Still technically the off-season but this seemed like good news worth sharing: https://www.nhl.com/jets/news/welcome-to-the-jets-sara-orlesky/c-335286544 (https://www.nhl.com/jets/news/welcome-to-the-jets-sara-orlesky/c-335286544)

Congratulations to Sarah.  Always appreciated her on the Bomber games.  Great knowledge and personality.

Seems like an appropriate time to sticky the 2022/2023 Jets thread.  2021/2022 will be retired.

https://www.nhl.com/jets/news/jets-celebrate-teemu-selanne-teppo-numminen-with-hall-of-fame-induction/c-335303706

Nov. 17th is the ceremony at the arena (vs. ANA). Love it!

oh cool this is awesome! I would like to be there for that one! Thanks for posting.

Alex Chiasson, 6'4" 210 vet forward shoots right. Looks like he is still an FA??? Played for 800K last year. This would be an good signing for a 3rd. or 4th line player. He's big and plays with lot of grit.

TC is getting closer ......... what's happening Chevy

Exactly what he's told us would happen.

NOTHING FRIGGIN NOTHING!

Jets sign veteran F Gagner: https://www.tsn.ca/winnipeg-jets-sign-sam-gagner-1.1843881

Nice move, IMO. Low risk, reasonably high reward.

back on August 9th threw Gagner's name out there as a longshot to be signed , which was after I recommended Tyler Motte.
Who knew that Chevy was reading our discussions                                              or NOT  ;D ;D

Anyways, he still has to prove himself each shift but hopefully he provides the team with some savvy.

Basically fills the role Stastny had here but at a lower rate of production and thus, a much lower price. Should be able to fit into the bottom 6 quite nicely.

He had 31 points last season, which would have led anyone on our team outside of the top 6, so I think it?s good piece.

Yes, After our top 6 we were not very productive.

KC81- 91 Points.
MS55- 70
PL80- 60
BW26- 60
NE27- 55
PS25- 45
JM44- 37
AC9- 35
NP4- 34
NS88- 32
AL17- 20

Jet's apparently have 5.5M in cap space left. Rodrigues, Motte, Sprong, Milano, Chiasson, still out there.

Wandering if Chevy will stand pat till during TC, pre-season and review other team cuts.
Personally, as mentioned by others, Motte or Rodriguez might look good at TC.

Motte signs with Ottawa, Not happy.

Sounds like the Jets will have no Captain this year. Bowness will also decided who will be the Alternate captains. New coach, new leadership, I like it.

Wow really? They stripped Wheeler of his captaincy?
If so I love it. I think Blake is more of a foot soldier than a leader.
New Boss is in town I like it as well.

Disagree, as I believe that Wheels did well as Captain, IMHO.  We fans can be tough on players without being in their skates

Will Bowness name 3 or 4 as alternates ?  In essence the former assistant captains were also put on hold

I like it because it gives BW26 time to just play hockey and not have to deal with all the crap that is going on around the team. it's a new being and everyone is accountable.

I think there is 7 teams right now that don't have a captain right now.

I agree. Wheeler is the closest thing to a captain this franchise has ever seen, and we thank him for his service by demoting him and then saying we are one big family. Wha wha Whaaaat?! Sure Ricky que up sister sledge and sing it for us. What a moron. You make someone captain when they?ve earned it and the respect of the locker room. Sorry, we don?t have 4 ?leaders? in our lineup. We have wheeler and we have sheriffs, and that?s it for leaders. Just look at the way they play and lead on the ice. You don?t need any letters on their jerseys just a pair of eyes to watch how they play. Absolutely ridiculous move, can?t wait for more from the rube we have behind the bench now. We are in for a long long nose dive with this team.

Maybe this will help him get back to the basics. I'm interested to see who Bowness picks for the new group.

I thought Wheeler sucked.  Then I learned he played with broken ribs, got through Covid, and  a quitter Coach all the while playing with a pouting Shieffle, and still putting up a ton of points.

Cripes what more do you want a guy to do.

Now it's time to put up with that floater Shieffle.  Notice how many times he appeared during televised interviews in the year 2022.

Enjoyed both first TC  practices . Really felt Wheels led by example in his group. However there definitely was no room for slackers today.
Wheel with PLD and Perfetti were good with the puck in creating close in chances.
Ehlers in the early grouping still looks soooooo sneaky fast ? Yahoo
Bowness, especially, and staff really get into the slapping of their sticks to motivate for tempo.
The tempo is extreme and tongues were hanging in both sessions at their finishes.

Aggressive of note, IMHO, Stanley pinching,  Harkins vs PLD, Stenlund, Reichel, Wheels and Lowry
Good flinish around the net, Perfetti, Gagner, Lambert, Malott, and a few of the usuals

Overall, feeling there will be know shortage of intensity during TC, cuz Bowness and staff are invested

I agree. Wheeler gave his all, then he gets his C taken away from coach newbie, who preaches were all one big family?? What a total joke. I feel sorry for wheeler that he got treated this way, and I feel sorry for jets fans, as the incoming implosion is going to be painful!!!

Zero burger. Great start! Dubey was apparently coasting out there. Stanley had brain cramp after brain cramp in slow mo.

First pre-season game.

Went about as well as you would think.

Some other Jets news. Dale's statue is now up. That is going to be a great night. This token or coin they will be giving out at the game, should be pretty cool also. 

John Lu coming to Winnipeg to cover the jets for TSN...

I like this development. He was great in Montreal.

Can only wish for a sell out on Dale's tribute night

Well just got home from the Jets game. Lots of empty seats. Connor looked very good tonight. D was pretty solid. Helly made some nice saves. Torgersson had a nice night.

Bowness was not as kind in his assessment.

Nor should he be. The Jets have a lot of work to do if they want to compete for a playoff spot in the gauntlet that is the Central Division.

I hope the team buys in and is up to the challenge.

At practices today, 3rd day of camp watching.   Hustle, hustle always and high tempo of reps on drills.

Dillon and Heinola work very well together.   Toninato & Gagner must be looking over their shoulders as major competition is happening
Maenalanen, Torgesson, Stenlund, Gustafsson certainly impress and Reichel isn't to be ignored either.
Now throw in Morgan Barron, in a Red jersey, put in his first day at camp, in limited drills.

There is a random collection of names I've never heard before that seem to be impressing.

Obviously wont shake up the top lines, but our bottom 6 might have a new look.

native son coming home? If so that is cool.

In a season or two Lambert just might be a mix of Conners & Ehlers  ....... wishful thinking

Interesting PL80 interview tonight.

I thought some of our young played well. Reichel, Maier, and Lambert. Far too many penalties.

A few careless penalties but unfortunately some very iffy calls made by refs going both ways

Though a Perfetti fan, can?t help but think a few players aren?t going to get an opportunity that his reputation may afford him

Chances galore that didn?t make it in but saw some nice skill offensively
Skinner was the difference overall.
Lambert may end up back in Jr. but what a talent that may blossom in the near future

It was nice watch CP91 playing with Lambert last night.
SG89 looked very comfortable on the PP.
DR33 made some very good saves and looked solid.
Took to many penalties. 

Great goaltending by Rittich,  Gagner fed some real nice passes with Conner & Ehlers finishing

Risk or reward with Heinola but I think Bowness will play him in top 6 D. to start the season

I am not a fan of Heinola. Maybe the 7th D man.

He's in the top-6 or he's on the Moose.

Doesn't seem like any of the kids have stepped up to take that 6th spot.

Noticed Rittich wearing Big Bufs old number 33, and he had a good game.
Are the game highlights posted anywhere ?

We are getting outshot 35-14 by Calgary but are leading 5-2 !
Our players seem to be buying into the new system focusing on speed and checking.
How was that not a boarding penalty by Dube on Perfetti ?  ???
Hopefully Dubois is okay.

Jets lose Kovacevic to Montreal. Berdin suspended and heading back to Russia? Not a good week for the Manitoba Moose.

Still holding onto to Logan Stanley though.

Hope he starts to show some improvement this year.

I think Stanley is a lost cause as an full time NHLer at this point.

Just a year and half ago he was the real deal in the playoffs when we swept the Coilers.

Dang..

Harkins and Heinola back with the Moose.

When do they release their line up/depth chart?

Lowry, Morrissey, and Scheifele will serve as alternate captains this season.

No surprises then

Lambert signs Maximum rookie deal, 1.2M per.

Confident in the decisions Bowness and his staff made, overall, in trimming roster down to 23.

Hopefully the injuries are minimal and the blend of skilled players, plugging into the lineup spots, are up to the task.
The Jets need improved bottom 6 skaters finishing around the net. Suggested example, Lowry can't have only 8 assists over the regular season.

 Understand that A Stanley Cup has not been won or lost this week and the long season will have it's rewards.

Agree with all of that.

I feel pretty strongly that we'll have a better season than  last year. The boys seem more committed to the D zone which will help Helle have a strong year.

Bowness needs to run 4 lines and not let the top 2 run the show. His desire to shorten their shift lengths seems to indicate he's making that a priority.

Rangers are playing their third game of the season already while we're still implementing new systems, so might be a slow start to the year, but hoping we can start strong.

A better 200 ft. game is necessary and I think Bowness and his staff have prioritized that. As long as the players buy in, I expect a better season than the last.

Tonight should be a good test, even if the Rangers are playing their third game in four nights.

Go Jets Go!

Lines and pairs for tonight's home opener:

Connor - Scheifele - Ehlers
Perfetti - Dubois - Wheeler
Barron - Lowry - Appleton
Maenalanen - Gustafsson - Gagner

Morrissey - DeMelo
Dillon - Pionk
Stanley - Schmidt

Hellebuyck gets the start between the pipes.

Well, we don't have more talent than last year.

Any improvements need to come from within. A commitment to both ends, raising Helle's effectiveness, could still win a lot of games.

Dubois is hopefully still on the upswing of his career and Mark should have a much better season than last year.

Perfetti is my ROY pick.

No Copp and no Stastny don't help but the top 6 is still pretty formidable, the top line in particular. Gagner helps round out the bottom 6 and I think that third line will work well. On paper, it's an inferior forward group compared to a year ago. How it shakes out on the ice will depend on several factors but it sounds like everyone's on the same page to start the season.

With the new system in place, it'll take time to shake off old habits. But if the team has bought in on what Bowness and co. are trying to sell, I'm hopeful we'll see a team that's more responsible in its own end and better when not in possession of the puck. That should help the back end and the goaltender and in turn lead to fewer high danger scoring chances against.

I think Perfetti has a strong season and I'm excited to see what chemistry he'll have with Dubois and Wheeler.

Bowness tests positive for COVID-19, will miss season opener: https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/jets-head-coach-bowness-tests-positive-for-covid-19-will-miss-season-opener/

Crappy.

Helly had a great game. MS55 line looked very good. Tons of speed and lots of looks. 4th line with a nice goal, something that didn't happen last year. Barron was all over the place tonight. Not sure what LS64 was doing on that goal???

Great result in front of fans aching for an exciting victory          WOWEE, HellB in second period & the game

We got a goal from the 4th line....at the end of the 3rd period...in a tie game.

I tell you, there's a lot of years where they would be no where near the ice in that situation.

Pretty solid performance last night. Hellebuyck was a brick wall in the middle frame.

Gagner's patience on the GWG was huge. And that feed from Dubois to Scheifele to go up 3-1 was awesome.

Fantastic way to kick off the season at home!

you nailed it! I was there. Building was electric ala honeymoon years. Just a great night of action.

Big road test for the Jets tonight. Dallas has a good group and tough at home.

Should be a good test in a four-point swing against a division rival tonight.

Scheifele with another opening goal. Gorgeous feed from Connor.

Not a good showing in this ?no hit? contest     Ugh !!

Well, that was an unpleasant watch.

Felt so good after the Scheifele goal, but then...

Things got a little shaky in the latter half of the first but then they fell apart (again) in the middle frame and couldn't keep up with the Stars.

Gonna have to be much better tomorrow.

Great result in the Colorado high altitude .................. shaky at times but smart 3rd cutting down the chance against

Very good win for the Jets. Bold move putting Apps. and AL17 on the ice to start the OT.

Unexpected win! Pionk had himself a game.

Jets unveiled their 90s retro reverse jerseys this morning, which will go on sale on Nov. 15th.

They're ok, I guess?

I was too young for 1.0 so I can't get it up for the nostalgic stuff, tbh.

Should be another tough game for the Jets. Too bad this has to be on back-to-back nights.

Well, that was a bad 1st. period.

Really ruined any chance we had, because the rest of the game seemed much better.

Okay would be a compliment, IMO. They're just bland and very forgettable, especially compared to the actual 90s jerseys.

I don't understand what Adidas keeps doing with the colours on the last three alternate jerseys (Aviator, 80s RR, 90s RR). The different blues for each design get washed out, particularly at a distance.

Another swing and a miss if you ask me. Much like the Jets last night.

NE27 out for a couple more games. Not good for the Jets.

Appleton is hustling and showing some heads up moves but hey, he?s not NE27, The Fly

Hustle, hustle but no finish and no blowing away of the Leafs

Coach not wearing a mask on the bench basically breathing all over the players...now today he is having dizzy spells...clearly not ready to return and putting the team at risk. 

If this is Bowness, he's past the contagious stage, which is why he was able to return, but he said he was still feeling it when he came back.

Did something happen at practice today?

The Jets are struggling with their new system and discipline seems to be an issue.

2-3 through five games isn't a good start. And Bowness not being ostensibly anywhere near 100% isn't good, either.

Do we really know the contagious period for certain??  Seems it might be different for each person. 


Winnipeg Jets head coach Rick Bowness, who missed the first four games of the season due to a bout of COVID-19, suffered a dizzy spell during his media availability on Monday, putting his availability for Monday night?s game against the St. Louis Blues into question.

Fantastic tenacity, enough pucks went in and HellB was perfect

Very good bounce back win for the Jets. Really like our top 3 lines. 36/17/89 working well together. Nice having a guy like SG89 who can jump up and play on any of the top 3 lines if needed.

Best game of the season by far for the Jets. If they can build off that performance, they should be able to make some noise.

Bowness out for the whole road trip.

This is hitting him hard.

Too bad, but Bones needs to stay home rest and get healthy. Arniel has a record of 3-2 as the head coach. I think the Jets play well for him. 

Let's put together another good game tonight and come up with a big road victory. Go Jets.

2-1 vs the Kings last year. Let's do at least that well this year.

Terrible first period, but only down by 1. Looked better the last 5 minutes of that period.

Excellent 2nd. Period.

Nice comeback win. Very good 3rd, period.

Oh WOWEE, such a terrific comeback and again HellB was our big Star

Last I saw it was 5-4 after Jonsson-Fjallby got the go-ahead goal. Nice comeback win!

Man, we had no business being in that game, good for the boys for digging it out.

One thing that seems to be different from last season is the rotation of all four lines; we're getting depth and defensive scoring.

I noticed in the last 5 minutes of the game. 8 was playing with 26/80.

I really like the line of 36/17/89. Play well together.

55 on the PK?? This is new.

Demelo with a wide-open net and missed by 4 feet.

Yeah, that Demelo miss gonna haunt him...

Nice win on a back-to-back road game. We will take the 2 points.

Decent little win streak going here. Not a pretty win last night but a win all the same.

Should be a good test tomorrow in Vegas.

Ugh, Vegas again.

The Jets play is scary poor! I sure feel for Helleboi he is a real goalie trooper!
4th line was good to.
The rest were pathetic. Utterly pathetic.
It is torture watching this club play hockey.
Arniel and Bowness are not the answer!
Happy Halloween!

Another absolutely brutal showing by everyone except Helle.Had no business being in that game.

But what a brutal way for him to lose. Watching Eichel skate around untouched in the dying seconds of OT. Deserved better.

Brutally outplayed last night. Take the loser point and get the heck outta Vegas. Ugh.

Indeed plus they got every officials call advantage as per usual.

Nice win for the Jets tonight. Good to see KC get a nice goal in OT.

Geez, was that not a happy player, relief came for Connor and the Jets win , in OT
Was catching, gasping a few times cuz Habs goalie was making it tough

That was pure joy on his face. Must have been weighing on him.

Good win. Misses many opportunities to end it sooner, but got our 2 points.

An absolute beauty of a goal, too.

I forgot how insufferable Habs fans are. The three next to us last night were so annoying.

That sounds about right.

Must have been fun to leave with a smug look on your face to them.

Yup, they are the worst! That's why i cheer for the Jets and whoever is playing against the Habs. It's a super-nice bonus when we get to be the ones to break their hearts.

I will put the Leafs fans right in there with the Habs fans.

No doubt. Arguably worse.

I am curious to know what they were doing to be so annoying? Drunk, obnoxious, loud, all the above?

Connor scored the OT winner, I high-fived my buddy, and we left. Sweet victory. ;D


Obnoxious mostly. Just pure homerism on display.

Jets putting on a special teams clinic today vs. CHI.

Solid effort today in all phases of the game. Nice win.

Beautiful win! It?s early but we look pretty in the standings.

After the first, which was a real good period, the Jets really flexed their skill and hustle.
Certainly was an odd stat to hear of the success of 3 PP goals for our men
Nice shutout for the Dmen and HellB

Only two games next week....but against Dallas (huge game) and Calgary.

Calgary is kind of a big one as well when you chronsider wild card implications

And I love to beat other Canadian teams.

Calgary in a bad funk right now, and their D is beaten up.

The Jets have reportedly added a pledge of core values to the team's locker room and it has every player's signature on it. They came up with the idea while on retreat in Banff prior the season.

Link to WS article: https://winnipegsun.com/sports/hockey/nhl/winnipeg-jets/what-are-we-capable-of-player-written-creed-providing-compass-for-jets-on-and-off-the-ice

Whatever works to get these guys to play hard consistently. I like the effort to create a dynamic culture.

Big game tomorrow. Win over a good Dallas team would be nice.

Would be such a huge win.

Not only because it's for first and sends a message that we are for real this year, but because we've had SUCH a hard time with Dallas lately. I remember them dismantling our hopes and dreams last season every time it looked like we might be a playoff team.

Hintz and Robertson will be a handful in our Dzone , so backchecking deep will be necessary

Sure do miss Ehlers

How much longer until he is back?

Wow Jets are continuing to evolve and kill it. 1st place in the central who woulda thunk that? Not me. Lets keep this thing we have going! GO JETS GO?

Statement game. Wasn't even close.

Keep it going, boys.

Total team effort tonight. Really like the line of 81/55/22. Really played well tonight. 44 has been great all season. 8 just keeps getting better. Now we just need to get NE27 back.

+1

Phenomenal performance tonight. That goal against woke them up and they went on a tear after that.

And to think they're doing it without a top winger in Ehlers.

Those three straight goals after Dallas opened the scoring were just fantastic.

Still grinning thinking of last night?s victory ??. consistent hustle and some really nice plays

One of their most complete games in a long, long time.

First in the Central! ;D

Josh Morrissey looking a little Josh Norris-sey?

Stayed on his point/game pace.

I like how the D men were activated early and often to pressure Dallas. That plan came up spades!

Funny how things can change in a week.

The use of Dmen and four lines (i.e. everyone across the roster) is a marked difference going from PauMau to Bones. I like it, which is hard for me to say because I was such a staunch Maurice supporter.

I haven't looked at ice time stats or anything but I would be shocked if there wasn't greater distribution of that across the roster. Not only is it great to get more players involved in the game plan, but it lets the stars rest more and be sharper and more efficient in their shifts (e.g. Scheif getting 2 goals when the whole game isn't placed on his shoulders).

Fourth line is getting 8-10 minutes a game as opposed to 1-4.

It is very different. Dmen are way more involved - to the extent that JM44 is our leading scorer. Just incredible.

Where does everyone see NE27 fitting in?

Back on the top line where he was?

So, 81/55/27,    91/80/26,   89/17/22, until 36 comes back.   8/19/71???

Apps has played very well so far this season. Also, another guy I am very impressed with is Maenalanen. He works his butt off on every shift. 

I love Appleton, but he is a third line player.

The cool thing is, we're are playing 4 line hockey and everyone has more of a role than normal, even the 4th line guys.

Apps is actually such a great third line player. Complements Lowry very well, and Gagner is a great plug-in for the loss of Copp at a bargain price. So yeah, that's all great with me.

Calgary has been on a bad losing streak. But I am expecting a tough, physical game tonight.

Hopefully we can keep a good thing going tonight.

Are we expecting Helle tonight?

AL17 playing a very good and physical game. love it.

Really like 71's speed. This guy works his A-- off.

Our PP let us down tonight.

Overall it was a decent effort by most ??. however, Connor has to put those chances in
Liked Samberg?s game and yes 71 & if I may add 8, certainly come to play, always

Bah!

Glad I missed this one. Looks like the top line had a rough night.

Giving up a shorty as the GWG... Ugh.

Hoping tonight goes better for the road team.

Nice road win for the Jets. Really liked AL17, and BW26, take matters into their hands on that dirty hit.

Wheeler was a force all night and his hunger and hustle got rewarded
Great surprise to tie it and wonderful victory

Soucy is a turd.

But that worked out for the Jets with Wheeler potting his 300th career goal to tie it up. And then that feed from Morrissey to Scheifele to ice the game in OT... Beauitful.

Big night for the Jets and fans on Thursday night. Teemu and Teppo both going into the Jets Hall of Fame. Long overdue for both of them.

Didn't see much of this one, but will take the win.

Jets looked tired but got better as the game went on. The final few minutes and OT were very entertaining.

Soucy fined $2500. Ridiculous.

Stupid play by Soucy.

Appleton out for about eight weeks with an upper body injury.

Well, that's not good. Any reports of NE27 practicing today.

He was supposed to start skating (not practicing). So still have a bit of a wait - even if it goes well.

I can't believe he's only played two games this season.

Real bad luck for Apple and the team ........ Gagner skated with Connor & Scheif today, while I was hoping to see Maenalanen with them

Ehlers can't get back fast enough  ....... his addition is crucial

What a great night. Teemu and Teppo, and a win. Nice to see KC81 putting the puck in the net.

Awesome game to be at last night with Jets 1.0 royalty being honoured.

Jets played pretty loose against a pretty lousy team but they got the win. Hopefully Connor's hatty sparks more goals for him.

Any update on Ehlers? Man, I miss him out there. His energy is infectious and infuses this team. His return is going to be something with the way they are playing now.

Bowness recently mentioned that "surgery is not the only option to consider".

I think he's out for a long time.

The information is so vague, which is frustrating. Hopefully, that changes soon and we'll get some idea on the timetable for his return.

Such a shame because he's so fun to watch.

That's a bummer.   :(

Agreed, bummer for him too as he was finally getting his chance to play on the top line and the #1 power play unit.

According to Ken Wiebe, he has a sports hernia and will require surgery.

Well, that's too bad. I guess 6-7 week before he will start to skate.

Yeah, even that might be optimistic, depending on the severity, and if it needs surgery, it's likely severe. The good news is that +90% of these surgeries are considered successful.

My wife has repaired many sports hernia's. Required recovery is 6 weeks.

Just checked out the highlights of the game. Need to get some consistent scoring. Helli playing the puck always scares me.

Decent effort but can't win without scoring, of which we have very little happening in the grand scheme of things
Guess that is Bowness hockey
Perfetti is hitting an early wall, bottom 6 can only check and with Ehlers out till ?? does Chevy make a move

Ehlers, Apps, and Barron. The list is getting longer.

Need some better forward depth, particularly the top 6. With Ehlers out longish term, the Jets may need to look at a trade.

Well, that finish was as wild as the GC. Jets played a very good game until the last 5 minutes.

Barn burner last night. Morrissey had himself a game.

lol that should have NOT been so "exciting".

Domination until the last few minutes, which was a total meltdown.

Morrissey a hero this season.

Glad it was an eastern opponent (and a good one at that) that we gave a point to. I'd be super upset if we gave away a free point to a Western team and especially a central team.

Agree with other comments regarding last nite's amazing bad swing.
Cannot recollect viewing any game, in my lifetime,  featuring the likes of the 3 Cane goals
Outcome definitely had me jumping with joy. Loved the back of our end highlight showing the long pass, Dubois to Morrissey 

Ehlers had surgery today and will miss another 6-8 weeks.

The Wild tonight. The Wild are a 500 team right now. Would be nice to start off this road trip on a winning note.

Thanks for the update. Sure gonna be great to get him back. Hopefully he can quickly round into form and get in game shape fast.

Ugly.

Worst game of the season. And of course against the danged Wild. Ugh.

Wow, that was a rollercoaster ride late in the 3rd. period. But nice road win in the end. 44 on fire.

Josh Morrissey, man.

On both ends of the ice, he's been ridiculous.

Terrific, exciting win which unfortunately gave Dallas an OT point during that chaos prior to extra time
Certainly I don?t agree with the ruling on the tying goal

JM #44 has been so more involved offensively this year and getting results which the Jets need

I have a hard time believing that goal would have stood if the roles had been reversed. The better team won but it should have been in regulation. We'll see how much that stolen point plays out over time.

Nice team win tonight. All 4 lines playing well.

Fantastic win last night. Morrissey and Connor with three points each.

Maenalanen was a really good find.

I really like this Maenalanen. I really like our 4th line. Lots of speed on this team and we still haven't seen NE27.

Big game for the Jets tomorrow night. AVs have been playing well of late.

Not sure Pigskin, if you meant haven't or having as in are playing
The Avs are 2 points back of Jets and have won 4 of last 5 games with a league low of 19 games played

After he scored in today's game, did the play-by-play guy call him Josh Norrissey ?

https://www.quanthockey.com/nhl/seasons/nhl-defensemen-stats.html

He's definately in the running !

Great game tonight against the AVs. Wheeler with the hatty. Helle with the shutout. Wow!

Beatdown at Canada Life Centre tonight. What a performance and a huge win over the defending champs!

Finish the Jets showed great finish. They created and the puck went in tonight YAHOO

Amazing night!

Wheezer, Perfetti, JoMo, Helleboi all were tops marks.

91/55/26. 10 points tonight.

Josh Norrissey, as they call him on Overdrive, has been amazing.   

Jets were up, I think 3-0, and Craig Button says "The Jets could easily be up 5 or 6 nothing".

What's really exciting is the prospect of getting Ehlers back. How good will they be with him in the line up?

Another thing I noticed was that the Jets didn't looked stressed at all. They were gliding all over the ice and made it look easy and effortless against a very good AVs team.

At one point Wheeler flashed a big smile (he never smiles) and you just knew that, man, they were on top of their game.

Depth players like Maenalanen, Jonsson-Fjallby, and Eyssimont have fit in so well. The depth on the roster is remarkable.

Wheeler's still got it, IMO.

Wheeler looks at home playing with MS55 again. Little less pressure on BW26 this year might be a good thing.

Will PL29 play against the Jets on Friday night?????

He's apparently travelling with the team but I can't imagine he'll be cleared to play in less than two days.

The Jets are currently 6th overall with a .690 win percentage after 21 games, putting them on roughly the same pace as their 2017-18 campaign.

Bowness as an early Jack Adams nominee...?

And Helle as an early Vezina..

And Norrissey as an early Norris..

And Perfetti as an early Calder...

All this and a bunch of injuries. Very good first quarter of the season.

I was wrong. Laine has been activated from IR, along with G Merzlekins.

Laine will always be my biggest "what if" for the Jets. Hate to see him elsewhere.

I'd love to see him in Bowness' system; I think he'd do well.

I expected he'd be a Jet for a long time.

Geez, that was a terrible loss. 
No finger pointing necessary but would like to see Stanley &/or Capobianco get in on Sunday

I thought Stanley just started skating. But yes, defense play at time was terrible. But with that said, we had our chance to score and really played well in the 2nd.

Gotta admit about being nervous when the Ducks were outshooting our boys 15-3 in the 1st period
However, really a superb closing 2 periods and a deserved win
Congrats to Samberg on his first NHL goal


 *** Yup, my mistake as Stanley just now skating

Definitely would have been a bad loss to take.

Columbus and Anaheim are supposed to be the free spaces on the bingo card.

Friday should've been an easy two points but the Jets let Laine and co. run the table. The Jets looked bored and slow all game. Yesterday's opening frame looked similar but they fortunately turned it around midway through and didn't look back.

Hopefully, that loss on Friday was just a blip.

Noticed these injury updates:

https://puckpedia.com/team/winnipeg-jets/injuries

Logan Stanley - IR - Foot Fracture - Expected Return  Tue Dec 6, 2022

Nikolaj Ehlers - IR - Lower Body - Expected Return  Tue Jan 3, 2023

Mason Appleton - IR - Wrist Surgery - Expected Return  Thu Jan 26, 2023   

Do this expected return dates look accurate ?   

Really like what I am seeing out of Eyssimont, Gustafsson, AJ-F, and Menalanen.

Very good game by the Jets tonight. KC81, MS55, just keep putting pucks in the net.

Great game tonight! Boys put on a show to get win #10 on home ice.

Well the Jets certainly had a great start, finishing, passing and skating smartly
Second had us relying on HellB and my gosh how he certainly was up to the challenge.
Great ending and very entertaining

Back in first. Best win % in the division. Two games in hand over DAL.

Morrissey, Dubois, Connor are PPG players. Wheeler and Scheifele close to PPG players. Hellebuyck in Vezina form.

Winning is fun. ;D

I haven't seen the highlights yet, but it looked like MT19 speared Dillon. We are also luck BW26 wasn't hurt on the boarding penalty.

Man I don't like it when liberties are taken with our players. Refs have to get and stay on top of that stuff. I hope Chevy is doing his part and making his displeasure known.

Shocked to see that the Blues are 2nd "least" penalized NHL team at 181 mins vs Jet's low at 211
Just might be a soft, fast game tonight

DeMelo didn't skate with team this morning and is game time decision
Meanwhile Stanley was apparently paired with Schmidt

I guess Stanley slots in if DeMelo can't play tonight...?

Another very solid win for the Jets. Bones has them playing good hockey right now.

Dubois with a three-point night and extends his streak to seven games, Scheifele with two apples to hit 600 career points, and Hellebuyck with another dominant performance.

They are playing very good hockey under Bonesy.

Really good to see the results cuz confidence certainly gets watered with wins
Thought Stanley was aggressive on the body, moved well and got involved
Can?t say enough how HellB saved our bacon in so many moments
Top 6 got into the scoring and nice to see Pionk picking up a couple points

*** certainly hope Maenalanen isn?t badly hurt as he really is a steady hustler

Understatement of the year!

Yes, he was playing very well.

Good back-to-back road win. The LS injury looked nasty.

Good game for Rittich and great result for the team       Crossing fingers that both Maenalanen and Stanley are not badly injured

No Maenalanen or Stanley this morning, albeit it is an optional skate so could just be taking it easy.

Yeah, I didn't like the way Maenalanen was holding his arm. Hopefully just a type 1 shoulder separation and nothing more serious.

Arniel gave no timeline on either, so I'm guessing they'll be out for a bit at least.

Though the Caps are "hot" of late they are still offensively challenged.
Still they miss Backstrom & Wilson from their top 6 and their D-men, other than Carlsson are low tier performers IMHO

First one to 3 goals wins

**** Is Chevy still on Summer holidays or is there a few players he might be targeting.  Example a Rt shot W/C ...... Geekie in Seattle

Why would Seattle trade away assets?

Mike McIntyre
@mikemcintyrewpg
#NHLJets coach Rick Bowness says Logan Stanley and Saku Maenalanen are both out ?long term? with injuries. More than a month, he says. #wfp

And why would they target Geekie? LOL

Crummy middle frame buried the Jets last night. Lindgren was phenomenal in net for the Caps.

Threw out Geekie's name as I had years back wanted to see him with Jets.
 Presently not in their Top 6., can kill penalties, takes face offs and is a respectful +13 but has missed 6 games due to injuries 

Yes, that was sad. The Jets really had a bad period.

Stenlund in, AJ-F out for tonight.

Jets claim F Kuhlman from Kraken: https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/winnipeg-jets-claim-karson-kuhlman-waivers-1.1892697

Having claimed Kuhlman, puzzled by this, and with Stenlund in the line-up, the future might just have gotten cloudy for Fjallby

GREAT opportunity for a win over banged up Vegas.
Eichel is out and their star D-men Theodore and Pietrangelo are as well along with another good d-man in Whitecloud   

Two bad penalties late in the game. Jets D got caught up the ice one to many times. Just not playing great D right now.

Sloppy shifts led to this loss, IMO. Jets were careless on too many occasions last night and the Knights buried pretty much every chance they got. Schmidt and Pionk were awful.

Hopefully, they get back on track tomorrow and pummel the Predators.

Super disappointing. We got Vegas'd.

After we got the lead to start the third, I didn't expect us to maintain it but I also didn't expect to go without a point. ****

Apparently the flu is running through the Jets dressing room.

Really poor timing. We have a busy week without much downtime.

Ehlers skated today!

Nice. Need NE27 in the line up.

Less then a month after surgery.

Great news on Ehlers and I'm really hoping we can do something about the D. Hoping to see Stanley blossom into something truly special. He could be a Zdeno Chara type of impact player. Playing D by committee only works if everyone is buying in. Let's do a better job of helping Helly out back there.

Wow more injuries. NS88 took a big hit to the head. Jets played a very good game. Nice win.

Yeah that was a good game.

It was tough getting one through the net, but good that we wound up on the right side in OT.

Saros consistently has monsters games against the Jets.

Win's a win, though. Losing Schmidt sure doesn't help.

Really applaud the effort put into winning last night. Thankfully their goalie became porous in the end    YAHOO !!! 

Understand that Nate is on protocol now for some degree of a concussion

Heinola called up now that Schmidt is on IR.

I certainly hope the league does something about this cheap head shot although I'm sceptical. It's BS IMO. Just too many liberties being taken with our players. Bowness and the organization not saying a word in defense of Schmidt although I was glad to see Lowry get into it with Jeannot afterwards.

I wonder if the NHL has ever considered suspending a player who caused an injury as long as the injured player is unable to play ? For example, they could suspend Jeannot until Schmidt is received medical clearance to play.

Tough, tough news for the Jets and players

Nate88 is out 4-6 weeks with UBI, while Blake26 suffered damage and had his groin operated on and out for minimum month  --- YIKES

December schedule just got tougher 

Man, this is getting a little tough to deal with.

Got a lot of new names getting top minutes.

Very solid game by the Jets so far.

Dropping like flies. But a big road win tonight.

Needed that.

If we're gonna be missing some guys for a while, really have to win the games we're supposed to.

Congrats Jets on such an important (course they all are) win on the road

Stenlund keeps impressing, Kuhlman had some good shifts and hooray for Fjallby and Capobianco 

Little tougher test tonight. Back to Back , and Seattle is a better team then Vancouver.

Well, we had our chances. Just not enough finish. Looked like we where running out of gas in the 3rd. period.

Disappointing, but this was always going to be a tough one.

Didn't get any schedule favours this week, that's for sure.

Helli is going to have to be lights out. We are going to have to get some scoring from players other then 55,81,80,44. PP mite have to be the key to wins over the next couple of weeks.

It seemed like every mistake the Jets made last night wound up in their net. Kraken's first win against the Jets, too.

Glad to see players stepping up but the injuries are really helping nothing.

Yes, we're not going to win too many games scoring just 2 goals, unless Helly is playing.

Wheeler placed on IR, Jets recall G Arvid Holm. Hellebuyck out for tonight's game due to illness, so Rittich starts.

Great win tonight. Rittich was stout and the big boys stepped up. Dubois and Connor were awesome.

Total team effort. Nice win for the Jets.

Hellebuyck activated, Holm sent back to the Moose.

Very tough game tonight. Boston is excellent at home, and is the best team in the NHL.

If we make this a tight game, even squeezing out a single point would make me extremely happy. Boston has lost only 4 games cleanly and has 2 loser points.

Such a disappointing loss. That weird bounce ruined everything.

Jets played an excellent game. The weird bounce goal was a terrible break. The refs missed a couple high sticking penalties, and still in the end KC81 has the puck his stick to send this game to OT. Hope CP91 is okay. Took a big hit near the end of the game.

Probably the game I've enjoyed watching most this year up to that point.

Everything changed after.

I am really interested to see how Lambert plays at the WJ. I am looking for him to have a big tournament.

Probably my biggest reason for tuning in.

Sounding like CP91 could be out tonight.

and indeed CP91 did not play
What a lame effort for a couple periods. Seemingly very little coherence between our forwards.
Certainly a loss is not great but a much better response in the third.

Hoping that Stenlund starts up with MS55 or PLD when we next play, Tuesday.

It appears that CP91 has a shoulder injury. Hope it's not long term.

Really didn't like the Jets braking up 36/17/12. That line was playing well together.

Jets just have to many injuries right now. Too many 3rd and 4th line players on our top lines.

Can't find anything on CP91 for tonight?

Player expected back:

Maenalanen: Jan 3.
Ehlers:  Jan 10
Stanley: Jan 13.
Wheeler: Jan 17
Apps and Sschmidt Jan 26th.

He's out for the next 7-70 days, according to Bowness.

Running with one line and hoping that Helle steals one tonight.

Stacking the deck with Dubois in the middle for Connor and, a surprise to me at RW - #55

Definitely need HellB to be at his best and multiple offensive contributions from Lowry's line is desperately needed

I really like the line of 36/17/12.

Helli wasn't very sharp to start the game. Other then that we had our chances. Ref missed a 4 minute high sticking penalty late in the 3rd. which was terrible.

Crummy loss. Injuries are starting to hamper this team.

Horrible miss by refs on the stick to Connor?s face
Stenlund was again driving his line while 55 had some very good chances with PLD and #81.

HellB must be much better vs the Canucks

Agree, Stenlund is playing very well.

Sam's 1000 game tonight. Nice achievement for him.

A really decent career for Gags and he can thank Chevy in part for reaching out and signing him to, I suspect, his last year.

Lafreniere is a healthy Ranger scratch ....... how I would look forward to seeing this, so far underachiever, in a Jet uni.

Gagner is only 33. He's got plenty left in the tank even if only as a 4th liner. He's fit in well on this team so far.

As for Lafreniere, I have no idea what's going on there. Must be attitude-related...?

Nice win by the Jets tonight. Didn't look good in the first period. Very solid second and third period.

The big question for the Jets is, how long will JM44 be out for??

Terrific turnaround from the initial first 10 minutes
That penalty shot goal by Dubois was significant for energy to  fans present and Jet players

Nice win but another injury to such an important player. I sure hope Morrissey can play tomorrow.

Scheifele and Dubois were excellent last night.

Anything we can do to just keep our heads above water for the next 2-4 weeks is a good thing.

What an excellent way to end 2022. Shut down 97, ended his streak. Nice win for the Jets.

Absolutely terrific way to say ciao to ?22?
First star was definitely HellB

Sounds like NE27, CP91, BW26, SM8, and NS88 all skated today at Jets practice. Sounds like NS88 taking part in the full practice. NE27, CP91, both in light blue jersey's which apparently meets close to returning. And BW26, and SM8 in no contact jerseys.

Jets also place Jason Harkins on waivers.

Man, do we need all those back.

Tough love for Harkins but perhaps it will be the best for his career if he gets picked up

Very good game by the Jets again tonight. Helli was very solid. PL80 was playing nasty tonight. VH14 had his best game as a Jet. Super solid tonight. Much better in the face-off circle again tonight. Hope Friday we get back a few players.

On a nice little win streak here. Should be a good test on Friday against the Bolts and hopefully we see some regulars return to the lineup.

It will be interesting to see where players fit in when we are healthy.

81/80/27
91/55/26.
36/17/22
8/19/28 or 89.

So the BIG news heard on "OB" Jets at Noon show that Friday may have significant players back in lineup

Scheif was centering Perfetti & Wheeler, while Ehlers was with PLD & Connor
 Gustaffsson was the 13th forward while Reichel was sent to the Moose & no sightings of Eyssimont
Meanwhile Schmidt was with Samberg & Heinola & Capobianco were the extra dmen

Slow start for the Jets tonight. But, once some of the returning players got there legs under them, we really played well. Are two top lines really played well. However AL17 and MB36 had an outstanding game. Our PK was also very good again tonight. Give NE27 3 or 4 more games to get into game shape and 81/80/27 will be tough to stop on every shift.

Eyssimont claimed on waivers. To bad really liked his energy.

Slow start but a strong finish. Barron's ENG was sweet. Great win for four in a row!

Not sure what the ref's were looking at when Stamkos and Cemak, where pounding on NE27's head while he was laying on the ice behind the net.

The line of 81/80/27, very dominate today with a 10 point game.  PK was very good again. 4th line continues to play well.

Bravo ....... nicely played victory over the Bolts

Struck & finished on chances vs Canucks today.

First five game win streak since the 2018-19 season.

Not a masterpiece yesterday but a solid third period to get the win. Ehlers looks like he's back in top form and Connor is heating up. Kudos to Jonsson-Fjallby on his beauty goal and a sick feed to DeMelo on his SHG.

Bowness has co. has this team playing some solid hockey.

Tuesday night we are in Detroit to visit our old friend AC18. He's not having a great year with only 3G and 18A in 38 games. Not worth the $5,625 cap hit so far this year.

His goals are way down but he's on pace for his best season in assists and projected to hit 40 points. He's also playing less than previous season. The Red Wings are a pretty average team, too.

Still a good test for the Jets on the road tomorrow, though.

Just a shame that HellB chose a night in which we score 5, to crash and burn

Yes, it wasn't his best performance that is for sure. The 5 on 3 goal didn't help. Also giving up the 6th goal after making it 5-4 early in the 3rd. was a back breaker.

Rough start killed us.

Tough to come back from 3-0.

What a stinker last night. I guess they didn't want to try for six straight wins.

Rumour mill says there's another bad flu bug going through the locker room, which could explain the last two games being so greasy.

Good road win. Just didn't seem to be clicking tonight. Missed a lot of nice scoring chances. The first PP for us was terrible. But Helli was excellent tonight. AL17 is a steal for the money the Jets are paying him. 

HellB was just sooooooo sensational tonight as the Jets were very chaotic

Indeed Lowry was playing with great intent and his linemates, SM8 & #20 Kulmann, were a force. 

Hellebuyck was out of his mind last night. Big bounce back after what happened in Detroit.

Rittich with another very solid game. 91/55/26 to much for Pitt to handle tonight. Another good road win.

Just enough consistent effort and of course HellB covering for some flaws         NICE victory

1st place in the Western Conferance who would of  thought that?

Totally out played Arizona in the first 30 minutes. Gave up to many chances in the second half of the game. Helli had to make some big saves late in the game. Big road trip coming up. 

Top spot in the western conference this morning.

Boy, this "rebuild" is working out great! ;D

Yep. The bandwagon is getting fully. Chevy for Mayor. Go Jets Go.

 Major UGH !!    Hard to watch this puppy         Horrible stinker and now 4 more on the road

Hard to watch. Montreal just out played us.

Garbage effort pretty much across the board last night. That was gross.

We will have to play a lot better in Toronto.

Stanley and Apps. skating today.

Coach says he's not happy with our last 5 games??

Jets played pretty solid 1st. period. Terrible first 15 minutes of the second period, and a very good 3rd. Didn't understand taking CP91 out of the top 6. I really like Barron but he's not a top 6 forward. MS55 with a couple of turnovers and Helli let in one soft goal. Leaf's are a good team and play well at home, but tonight there goalie played very well.

Outside of the Penguins game, there hasn't been a lot of good hockey.

Another grotesque middle frame sinks the Jets.

Bones should bag skate the boys next practice.

BW26 looked okay with 81/80. but the 3rd. line is not the place for CP91. Our top 6 forwards are 81/80/55/27/26/91, Bones get has to figure out where they fit. 55/26.   81/80, now where does 27 and 91 fit in.

Over the games so far it appears to me that CP91, though quite skilled is struggling to compete. Perhaps time in the press box and weight room, as playing with AL17 is very limited, might rejuvenate his energy.
Meanwhile Scheifle needs to improve on his intensity and improve on his pathetic assist total

I agree that CP91 need a little more muscle to compete. But at 5"11 177lbs. I don't think the Jets draft him to be a power forward. The kid is a play maker and at 20A this season, I think he's a top 6 forward on this team.

Yes, MS55 had a bad game against the Leaf's. Lost focus a few times. However I not that worried about his 14A. He has 26 goals and is the trigger man on the line of 26/91. Considering the two of them have only combined for 17G. 

Nice bounce back game by the Jets. The line of 27/55/26 very good tonight, each with 3 points. MS55 with two more goals, and 28 on the season. Nice to see CP91 back with 81/80. 1G and a cross bar tonight.

Back to back tonight against the Flyers. I don't expect to see Helli tonight. Wondering about the health of NE27.

BW26:  36,  38 games, 33 points.

Bergeron:  37, 46 games, 36 points.
,
Kopitar:  35, 48 games, 37 points.

Krejci:  36, 40 games, 37 points.

Pavelski:  38, 48 games, 45 points.

OV:  37, 45 games, 52 points.

Cosby: 35, 48 games, 45 points.

Back to back victories and with 3 skaters who don?t score often hitting the twine tonight ?- excellent

First 10 minutes we were on fire. PK had a few issues. PP could score when we needed to. Let them hang around to long.  Was impressed again with our goaltending.

Special teams weren't good last night. But getting back-to-back wins after two pretty ugly losses in Montreal and Toronto is a good way to rebound.

Now to cap it off with a win in Nashville tomorrow!

Is SG89 injured is he healthy scratch.

On another note, what do the Jets need to get to the next level with teams like Boston, NJ, and Carolina?

Murat Ates has a couple of articles on this in the Athletic this week. Comparing strengths and weaknesses to other contenders.

Okay, well the PP is moving the puck well but no finish. Terrible second period. We had lots of chance to score thought out the game. If AL17 had finish. CP91, this kid makes some amazing passes.  Good effort for the 5th game in 8 nights, should had a better result.

Yup, disappointed. But they've played a lot of hockey lately.

Haven't spotted anything in NHL Transactions or Injuries so suspect that SG89 has been a healthy scratch
Unfortunately AL17  still has no Finish and his drought for scoring goals is now into the 20's of games

Really was entertaining but alas Saros, and the piping of the net frame, made too many key stops

If we had a KL17, he would probably have more finish then AL17.

Can we hang on to PL80? If not, does Montreal have anything we would want or would this have to be a 3 team trade.

1st overall pick (Bedard), lol!

If only Montreal had that pick.

Buffalo has been playing well on late. They have some exciting young players. This should be a good game.

In previous talks - they seem to not be willing to move pieces that we would need to trade him. They don't need to give up any assets. They can just wait.

PLD has really screwed us. He won't re-sign and has tanked his value. Seems like we're just going to hold onto him and just go all in for the next two seasons (depending on how we start necxt year).

I think if he does sign a long term deal with the Jet's in the off season, the Jets move him. It mite have to be a 3 team dealer, because your right Montreal doesn't want to give up any of there core.

Your not going to win to many games playing 8 or 9 minutes of good hockey. Our 1st and 2nd. line should have been benched to start the 3rd. period. 3rd. and 4th lines played well most of the game. 1st. PP unit needs a shake up.

This team is brutal in second periods. Not being able to get 10 SOG in a 20-min. frame is worrisome.

I am really enjoy watching 8/28/71. Just the energy these guys play with. I like 20, but i think Apps. take his spot when he gets back.

Suggested last night at the game, PL80 for Bo Horvat. Bo with 31G and 19A with 12 PIM this season. PL80 22G and 30A with 50 PIM. 

Curious as to the reason fr that, we'd have a better chance of extending PLD than the dumpster fire in VAN.  Would PLD be a better trade fodder for VAN than Horvat?  Can VAN get more of what they are looking for from MTL for PLD than Horvat? 

Doesn't make sense.  If we can't give PLD enough t stay, Horvat is even further out of that range. So unless Chevy thinks he can move Horvat easier and for more than PLD, that trade makes no sense...

That'd be a terrible deal for us, we still have one more year of PLD. Horvat's a UFA.

This. That would be a terrible trade.

Very poor team game by Jets, and or, seemingly well executed Sabre game plan

PLD not signing would be a crushing blow but the likely reality must have Chevy talking shop
Horvat would be a terrific addition.
Perhaps for overall play and outstanding faceoff #?s Giroux

Yes, it would have to be a trade and sign deal.

Faceoffs. That is something thing this team needs to improve on. We are terrible this year. Missing Paul S.

Which wouldn?t happen. Horvat is going to FA.

Like to see a fast start by the Jets tonight. Win a few more face offs, and get the PP back on track.

2 games left till the all-star break. Then just about 2 weeks off.

Another lack lust performance by the Jets. The top 6 isn't scoring. PP doesn't look good at all. 3rd. and 4th line have played well but no finish. 64 still making to many mistakes. In a bad funk right now. 

been in a bad funk for a decent number of games now. Has Bones message worn thin for good now? Entitled bunch ie Fefe Wheezer Danish. Also to cute and miss the net a load to much.

Jets need a win tonight going into the break.

The Golden Jet, Bobby Hull has passed away at the age of 84. I would think the Jets will honor him at tonight's game. 

They will. They tend to ignore his off-ice career.

Wow, that was it for honouring Bobby Hull?? A 30 second bio?? Shame on the Jets. Without him there would be no Jets. The man broke the NHLs back on their then cheapskate salaries. Every player playing today owes the Golden Jet big time.  Lest we forget....

"A man died. A hero did not." ? @MarkLazerus

Much better game for the Jets tonight. Was surprised how well 36/80/8 played tonight. This line had tons of chances. JM44 put this team on his back tonight. MS55 just keeps on scoring. 54/77 made some mistakes tonight. It will be nice to get DD2 back after the break. PP needs some work.

Such a fine relief in being able to see a terrific comeback
Line juggling certainly resulted in some decent 5 on 5 pressure and great chances

Norrissey led the charge in what was a huge comeback win going into the longest break of the season.


Imagine being so triggered to use a line reserved for war heroes on a bigoted, racist woman-beating drunk because you think, albeit erroneously, TNSE disrespected him. That's gross.

Don't be gross.

The existence of an acknowledgement of even small sorts was probably the best compromise from TNSE's PR dept.

If you were expecting a televised funeral, you'd be a fool. On the other hand, I'm happy to acknowledge his contributions to Wpg hockey and also don't think it would have been a good look to pretend like it didn't happen.

Another point: he was 84. It's not like he died young in a tragic accident or by a terrible disease.

Nonetheless, RIP.

As well, let's not forget..

If you choose to overeat, you are in danger of heart and stroke issues,

If you choose to smoke, you are in danger of getting lung cancer,

If you choose to drink too much alcohol, you likely will become an alcoholic,

If you choose to abuse another person, you will go to prison.

It's often about choices we make that create the issues and reputation we face even though the results are born from diseases.

Lot's of talk on CJOB today. Some feel we need a middle six forward that can score a few goals but still play within Bones system. Apps is returning on Feb.11th. Can he fill that roll.

Lack of bottom 6 scoring was another issue. 17/8/36/89/71/20/28 all have played well. But they all have had excellent chances but don't score enough to help our top 6. 33 goals out of this group in 52 games.

To many passes.

PP: To predictable.

Lines: 81/55/91. 36/80/27. 8/17/26. 

Whatever mr holier than thou. Let he who hath not sinned cast the first stone.

Just pointing out some of the consequences of bad decisions that can can affect a lot of people and possibly last a lifetime. 

look in the mirror

It's astonishing how many lack the understanding of how causality works.


Your lack of self-awareness is comical.

Lucius shut down for the rest of the season. Sounds like he's having shoulder surgery.

Luc certainly had some good numbers for the few games he played after being sent to Jr.

Someone on FB said Chevy was at Tampa vs Sharks game last night
Is he sizing up Meier and perhaps Sturm from the Sharks or maybe Paul, Cirelli or Cernak with Tampa
Do I hear Jaws theme music in my ancient mind

Second year in a row he has been shut down early. He has been injured a lot the last two seasons.

Epic fail if we don't have a strong offer in.

The loss of Luc takes away some prospect capital though.

This extended break (ASG weekend + bye week) kinda rots.

Sounds like the Flyers willing to trade Konecny. Excellent two way player, with some grit to him. Also a right hand shot that can score. I wonder what the asking price is.

Why the **** don't we play until Saturday??

Bye week as per the new CBA. It just coincided with the ASG, which I'm pretty sure was the case for every team. Some just started earlier than others.

Per the NHL website: https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-bye-weeks-2022-23-season-begin-january-28-fantasy-schedule/c-340490210

Konecny was impressive playing the Jets.  Feisty, 65 PIM, with plenty of speed and has 3 SHG's & 3 SHAssists
Looked at him weeks ago and I am still cheering Chevy on. Makes $5.5M next 2 seasons and is just 25
Maybe Chevy could get 28 yr old Ristolainen from them as well. Solid Rh Dman, at $5.1M to end of 26-27 season

Apps. back in the lineup for Saturday.

9 pm start tomorrow night. Crazy.

Solid Jets win after a long break.

Decent win . Very happy that HellB showed no rust.

Geez how I wanted Stenlund to score on that breakaway and poor Lowry missing the chance on the open net just before Wheels scores.

Though I do know that players are on the ice in different combos due to game flow, coaches decisions, however ........
was it possible that Perfetti was benched or injured in last half of 3rd period  ??  Anyone want to check their PVR of game

I have noticed lately, that Bones doesn't play CP91 late in close games.

Looked like the break was good for BW26. He had some jump last night.

Also of note ?- see that Ehlers only had 13:11 of TOI ?.. what?s with that

Demalo should be back for Tuesday's game.

Fjallby put on waivers Monday ........ certainly hope he clears and stays in the organization, Moose.

He cleared earlier today: https://illegalcurve.com/winnipeg-jets-forward-axel-jonsson-fjallby-clears-waivers-can-be-assigned-to-moose/

The Jets played a very good game. Good team effort.  Final got to see 36/17/22, and they played very well together.

Good game!

Hopefully we can continue our streak on the road.

Grubauer was lights out for the Kraken last night. And I can't say enough about Lowry. He's such a warrior.

The Jets are now unbeaten in shootouts this season! ;D

Yes, Lowry is an excellent shut down forward. Love the way Lowry plays, and a lot of his style of play is rubbing off on other players like 36/22/28/8. Really like our 3rd and 4th. lines right now.

Entertaining, with terrific speed and team play by both
Goalies certainly made the game a nail biter to the end

Looks like Rittich is starting in net tonight in Columbus. Hellebuyck did skate with the team this morning, though.

...wut?

Just going off what Wiebe posted on Twitter. My guess is Bowness is rewarding Rittich for his performance the other night and gets the start against the Jackets.

I guess if there's a team you want to start your back up against, it's Columbus.

But darn, we better win.

This has trap game written all over it but I think the road team will be ready.

Pretty important road trip, with a back-to-back against two strong eastern teams in the Devils and the Rangers.

A win tonight gets us back into a tie for first place. Go Jets.

I would like to see our PP get going tonight.

Well, we played good enough to win. PP, has to be better.

Well, that was embarrassing.

Craptacular. The Jets just stink vs. the Eastern Conference's lowly teams.

Our PP is far to predictable lacks any adjustments at any time. It is a frustrating group especially with all that talent 5 on 4 and even 5 on 3.

The Jets are 10-12 vs. the Eastern Conference this season. They're 24-8-1 vs. the Western Conference. That is crazy.


Bones said as much in his post-game last night. They gotta figure it out - and fast.

Apparently Ehlers is going to get more PP time.

Fabulous chances but alas another goalie beats us with a remarkable performance

Rittich was solid. 

Totally agree. How many does a team get three 5 on 3's in a game.

Unfortunate that the Leafs got O'Reilly and Acciari as both would have helped in the face off dot.

likely to see some Bowness line blender "magic" today, according to a couple of observations, as Clinton and CJOB
Interesting to see that Lowry had Ehlers and Wheels yesterday in practice and Maenalanen up with KFC and Dubois
Also I believe it was MS55 with Apple and Perfetti while lastly Stenlund centers Barron and Kuhlman

If the next 3 battles have poor results is Chevy going to make a big leap or just a bottom 6 fwd trade and depth dman

Saw speed and grit again of Konecny, with Flyers last night. Rh shot, hustler and decent top 6 numbers.
Will Chevy make a leap for Meiers from the Sharks
Bottom 6 maybe lifted by addition of a Robinson from Columbus or Lafferty or Dickinson from Chicago

My guess is that Ehlers, who is a truly unique player,  may be subject to a move. 

Not Trolling but rather enjoy looking for players to help us win a cup

Would like to see Konecny in Winnipeg. But, I can't see the Flyers trading him.

Going to be a tough game tonight. Devils are a good team.

Jets take a 2-1 lead into the final frame but can't hang on after some ugly giveaways.

Faceoff issues continue, too.

Giveaways killed us. PP still struggling.

Face offs are a major problem, at crucial times, and we certainly were terrible last night.

So Ehlers was checked for a concussion and cleared for the game while Perfetti is out with some type of injury.
Stanley apparently plays but I never caught who is out

Like to see our bottom 6 get a couple of goals tonight.

So far it's the big dogs putting up points. Solid opening frame but they gotta keep up the pace and not let up.

Helle came up big tonight. Nice to see him dominate.

Good road win, but this doesn't happen without Helli. To many penalties tonight.

Hellebuyck stole the show at MSG.

It was giggling in awe time.
 Giggling at how many opportunities Rangers had but HellB was huge
Giggling at how many rebounds were cleared, after scrambles, safely
Part way thru a giggle occurred realizing that we are scoring, leading with such few shots
The end victory elicits a giggle at how we recently have been victims of awesome goaltending

Stanley played okay but feel for Samberg being the rotation man

Alas, where was the scoring from bottom six. At least Apple got two assists playing up with 55&81

So Perfetti has gone to the IR and Fjallby gets called up on an Emergency Loan basis

Wonder if Gagner will be out and Fjallby dresses. Stanll out and Samberg back in ??

Need a win tonight.

Yes

Not going to win to many games scoring one goal.

One crummy bounce and that's the game.

Jets gotta get their offense back on track.

Yikes ?- not good

Le sigh.

I don't like the line blender every game. We need a top 6 forward. PP was a little better, PK is outstanding.

So crummy. I felt so good about the Jets getting at least a point last night but that was quickly dashed with the goal that gave the Islanders the lead.

I hope they make a trade soon. I feel like a shake-up could help.

Ava's are closing in on us, need a big win tonight.

Hard to feel positive about this one.

Perfetti ruled out for the rest of the regular season...

If Chevy is going to do something, it better be quick.

Last season CP91 year was ended early also. Kid can't take the physical play????

Urgency for a top 6 rental just shot through the roof. This isn't just playoffs, now it's about trying to get back to our winning ways to POSITION ourselves in the playoffs

Facing some adversity these days. Better to get that over with now than April.

Winning tonight would go a looooong way, especially if it's a shellacking. It's been a while.

Tend to also suspect his thin body might be suffering from the lack of it's maturity

From my view, the bottom 6 has just been extremely inept at not only finishing but creating offensive push as well

Should Lowry"s miserable scoring dry spell continue , think it's bout O for the past 32 games, then maybe a power winger he should become.
Either Chevy plucks a center in a trade or perhaps Stenlund should center the likes of Lowry, Barron, Appleton or Kuhlman
Course all of the above are terrible at finishing or even creating dangerous chances beyond once a game 

Could be, but spending his summer with Gary Roberts, wouldn't hurt.

Oh my what a terrible, terrible first period. Down 4-1 and certainly didn?t push the Avs defence

Chevy's not going to feeling as inclined to spend assets if they can't get it together on their own.

Beating the Avs would have been a great sign....

Was a very sloppy D game last night. This team needs a spark. We need a top six forward that can score.

So Chevy spends a Draft choice on a very experienced, with Carolina in playoffs.
Niederreiter, a Lshot forward, rarely takes penalties, this year, yet has 115 hits to his credit as well as scoring 18 times

a decent addition Chevy 

Good start. Still need a top 6 forward. Sound like we still have about $4.7M left.

This team is in trouble. That loss yesterday was sickening.

Even if Niederreiter is a nice pick-up, something isn't right in Jetsland right now.

Agree, looks like a few players have quit.

Live eye ball test was a an epic failure.

Ghastly first period and moments later of decent team play but Yikes overall

Quite agree that something smells.

John Lu tweeted earlier that Dubois as a lingering LBI and will be a game-time decision for tomorrow's tilt vs. LA.

Appleton got hurt yesterday (UBI) and is doubtful for tomorrow's game.

Can't catch a break lately it seems.

Niederreiter on PP1 in place of Duois who remains a game-time decision. He didn't participate in the morning skate, so take that FWIW.

Hellebuyck gets the start in net.

Absolutely need to win tonight at home and break the slump.

Play inspired and punch them in the mouth

Crossing fingers that Chevy can announce a few moves in bout the next 36 hours after tonights game.
My reasoning --- want to have new blood in lineup before we play Oilers back to back

Sadly no Apple in lineup due to injury and Dubois a GTD , so Jets might need to go with 11 forwards and 7 Dmen

Awful result. Needed that extra point. Geez that was disappointing defensively

Something just stinks with the team again. Loser points aren't going to cut it.

Former Jet Eyssimont gets moved to the Bolts for Namestnikov
Playoff $$ and perhaps, though I doubt, winning and hugging the cup

Still some great potential moves and in that I throw out a few to ponder.
This at present doesn?t point out injury status or Cap fit.

Might Dubois with Dillon, move now to the Habs for Suzuki, Anderson and a draft pick or two

Might Ehlers and Stanley be used to get, from the Flyers, Konecny and Dman Ristolainen

Neither of those suggested trades makes sense.

Disappointed in Chevy so far. Even team out of the playoffs making moves for next season. Jets, Crickets.

Honestly. If not now, when?

Swings and misses so far from the sounds of it. The Jets were reportedly trying to get Chychrun but the two sides couldn't agree to terms.

Logan Stanley has reportedly asked to be traded. That development could be worth watching.

The joys of being a fan of a small market NHL franchise. :-\

Yes also just heard on the Stanley rumour

Also it is not likely that Dubois plays Friday while Apple might be back on Monday

I would do Ehlers for Konecny all day long. Konecny 27G and 27A, 54 points.

Absolutely agree

Sounds like the Jets are in on James van Riemsdyk, so that could be something to watch. The Flyers are sellers and have quite a few pieces available.

Crickets chirping is basically the studio sounds on SN & TSN Trade shows

Supposedly Namestnikov is coming to the Jets

We gave up a 4th rd pick in 2025    minor depth move bringing from Tampa experience

A decent trade. Centre depth can't be understated, especially come playoffs.

I hope Cheveldayoff's got another iron in the fire - at the very least.

Namestnikov is not used much for faceoffs, with only 39% success

We got a middle 6 player and a bottom 6 player, still needed a top 6 player to make this feel like a success.

And that was before injuries to Perfetti and PLD and Appleton.

Not happy with what Chevy has done.

Kinda meh regarding Chevy?s overall decisions

Don't know what top 6 player was available today, much less one who would've been willing to come here.

Another typical trade deadline day for the Jets. Meh.

And another ugly loss.

What a mess.

This crew is toast!

We won?t be making the playoffs

It's gone from like a 90% certainty to a 50/50 shot.

We certainly don't look like a team who could win a round.

Chevy, should be gone if this happens.

Pleased to see Fjallby & Maenalainen come away with 2 points each, otherwise it was a meager effort

Turn around time tonight. Needing the victory is an understatement

The Jets would basically have to lose out in order to do that. They still have a 5 point cushion on the next team out of a WC spot (CGY).

The bigger concern, IMO, is what will they do in the first round? I'm not feeling good about it at this point.

Great bounce back game. Everyone battled hard. Lowry finally gets the monkey off his back. D chips in with 4 goals.

Chevy always has the built in excuse that players have Winnipeg on their no-trade list.

Not a masterpiece but a much, much needed two points last night.

Hopefully, they can build off that win because March is going to get any easier. Need to get healthy, too.


90%+ of players who have NMC/NTCs built into their contracts include Winnipeg, so it makes facilitating trades for those players difficult to do. That'll be a challenge for any GM in a small market, especially north of the 49th.

It is disappointing that they couldn't find a way to get Chychrun here. He would've really bolstered the blue line, IMO.

Fantastic team victory with Lowry and Barron finding the back of the net truly of vital importance going forward. 

Defensively it is really a mystery where our team concept has gone

NMC/MTC's will always be waived by a player with an opportunity to join a contender, so as long as you build a contender, that shouldn't be an issue.

New guys are having an impact, we will see if Bowness gets teh desired result from benching Schmidt and Stanley...

If they're going to be a UFA, maybe.

Not what Chevy is reportedly looking for though. He wanted guys with term or would sign an extension (in order to move assets).

You shouldn't speak in absolutes about a pretty complex issue related to player contracts.

OK, maybe not an absolute... maybe an occasional player doesn't care about post season play and has roots in his community and isn't interested in moving their family for a three month run at the cup.  After all, there's no post season compensation unlike the CFL where it is a considerable winfall to win the cup.

But, any player with a fire to win (would you want anything else) would wave a NMC/NTC to get to a team that has a 100% better chance to win the cup...

Even if that team is in Winnipeg. Or Ottawa. 

Roster and system should be good enough without FAs/trade deadline deals to make the playoffs as of now. I don't think that excuse applies anymore. When we inevitably go through a rebuild cycling, we will have to be extra patient while we draft and develop, but we're at the peak of that cycle right now so it's as good as it's going to get.

You'd have a point if there weren't multiple contenders during a given season going into the trade deadline. This season is no exception.


That's why the draft and develop model is so important for a franchise like the Jets. A steady pipeline of prospect talent is crucial to maintaining consistent success on the ice.

FWIW, I think the Jets can get away with a retool going into the next cycle, which I think could explain why Cheveldayoff wasn't seemingly willing to trade away a bunch of picks for rental players. However, it's going to hinge on whether or not he can re-sign key pieces like Scheifele and Dubois.

There are so many factors at play.

Dubois, terrific news, and Appleton back in as well as Schmidt on D..  Really a high flying effort needed vs the Sharks 

Awesome news re: Dubois and Appleton. Sounds like Rittich gets the start in net.

Sad. PP terrible. Faceoffs, terrible. Overtime, sloppy.

include , heck, I've got nothing more than   OUCH that loss was crushing

Embarrassing loss. Just embarrassing.

How much of this team is "om the limp", but still being let to play? 

I'm sorry.  This team has enough depth to allow a guy like Dubois, Appleton or even Wheeler some time to properly heal up.  They are useless at 75%.  I'd rather HAVE Axel Jonsson-Fj?llby playing his heart out to stick with the team rather than a veteran coasting so as to not hurt himself again/more.

Schmidtty seemed revitalized after his night in the pressbox.  Maybe its time for more of the like.  He got inspired, but it doesn't seem like anyone else did. 

You don't sit the equivalent of an entire forward line and replace it with depth pieces with the expectation to continue competing for a playoff spot. It's March - players across the league are banged up and not at 100% after roughly 3/4 of the season. Teams still in the hunt ice their best roster based on talent first and foremost. You rest players when you've locked up a post-season berth and the Jets are nowhere near that happening any time soon.

The depth on this team drops off pretty noticeably after the top 6, especially where offensive prowess in concerned. The bottom six went roughly five weeks without registering a goal IIRC.

The Jets let one get away last night. They dominated the offensive zone ice-time but when they had to play defensive hockey, they struggled. That's got to change if they have any hope of keeping pace in the division - in a hurry.

Not sure if you remember the early part of this season, where we were plagued by injuries, and depth players stepped up.

As I said, playing at 75% isn't helping anything.  And playing hurt means not getting better, and taking the chance of making things even worse.

I don't propose sitting down the entire top 6 at the same time, that's insane.  Or even the Top 3.  But guys that are struggling can usually benefit from a night in the press box.  And guys that are hurt need to recover fully, not "just enough to play". 

Playing hurt is not just bad for the player, but for his linemates.  Timing is off, they overcompensate to cover, too many things change and none for the better.

I'd rather lose a game with every player running at 100% than lose it because certain players couldn't keep up.

18 games left, it's time to lock down some lines. KC81 doesn't look comfortable playing on the RW.

I do remember you saying you were done discussing the Jets but here we are, forced to endure more of your absurd takes on what's "best" for the team.

The team's been struggling for the better part of six weeks now regardless of how close any of the players are to 100% healthy, so you've failed to make a salient point.

If players are cleared by medical staff to play, you play them. Especially your best players.

Dubois will be a game-time decision again for tonight's tilt vs. the Wild.

Hellebuyck starts in net.

Hard to get excited about games right now.

I'm glad this is my second last game of the season, to be honest. I'd like to say I'm holding out hope but I have a feeling I'll be leaving midway through this one if the last two games vs. MIN are any indication. The Jets were playing better back then, too.

It's like watching a wounded animal limp around.

After a good start, it's starting to feel a lot like last year.

My buddies and I sometimes comments that it feels like the Jets are playing a different sport sometimes, when you see see them play a top opponent.

It seems like a lot of the same bad habits from seasons past have crept back into this team's play in the last 15 or so games.

What's strange is how, at least on the surface, the issues aren't getting addressed or resolved.

I can't stand how they play to their opponents, better or worse.

My innocent comment, that we got beat by Reimer the other night. A couple inches here and there and less negatives would be out there
Definitely understand the tremendous frustration as a fan.

Ehlers has to get scoring and I really don't understand why Samberg is replaced tonight by Stanley.
If it's because more roughness is expected then bench Morrissey or lightweight Schmidt.  Just saying in frustration
Dubois as a GTD is troubling going forward

Winning more then 50% of the faceoffs overall and at least 80% in our end is an absolute must   

Beat by Fleury.  While the PP has also let us down far too often since 2023 started

It's not like the Jets made it hard for him last night. So many low to mid-danger shots and the Wild were collapsing well when forced to defend.

Dubois to miss at the least the first two games of this upcoming road trip against the Panthers and then the Lightning.

Not getting any easier for this beleaguered team. Ugh.

Big win for the Jets tonight. PK a little off tonight. The PP 2/4. VN7, NE27 and KC81, all with 3 points. MS55 2 more goals. Injuries. 44, and 17.

Huge victory. Well done HellB and company

Looks like JM44 and AL17 out for tonight???

Back to back wins in Florida and sitting in 3rd place in the Central.  I'll take it!

Tremendous effort.

Very solid road win. PK was much better tonight. 

Hellebuyck is the lynchpin of this team. Despite some pretty ugly lapses and breakdowns on defense, he played very well in Florida on back-to-back nights.

First season sweep of the Lightning in franchise history.

JM44 listed as day to day.

He was on the ice this morning and Bowness said he's a game-time decision.

Dubois still out but should be good to go for Thursday's game vs. BOS.

Sounds like Rittich starts in net tonight.

Jets played a pretty good game against a very good team. Bad penalty call late in the game. A couple of bad breaks. Ice looked terrible.

A lot of bad defensive zone mistakes and missed assignments. They need to get back to playing clean two-way hockey, especially the top lines.

Boston coming in on a 2 games losing streak, lets make it 3. Would be nice to have PL80, and JM44 back.

Dubois and Morrissey both participating in the morning skate today.

Sounds like Morrissey will be good to go but Dubois could be a game-time decision again.

Makes me wonder what and how bad his injury is.

A win tonight would be huge but needed.

Dubois out for tonight's game, Namestnikov will centre the second line.

Gagner is also done for the season after electing to get hip surgery.

Hearing PL80 wanted to play tonight, but training staff decided to give him a couple more days off.

JM44, will not be 100% if he plays tonight but very close.

Need a big win tonight. Go Jets. 

Would like to see 81 back on the left side tonight. 81 looks lost and out place playing on the right side. 

Really unfortunate for PLD and team that he's a no go, or maybe just a very wise move for his safety

Not sure if it's a lost in space thing for KC81 as his positional play overall lacks flexibility 

If you can't score, you can't win.

Bruins made the best of a couple Jet errors and voila, just sighs for playing decent without positive scoreboard results

Just hurt my ankles...

IYKYK

Big game against the Predators. Need this 2 points. Predators and Flames closing in on us.

Jets need to get on a winning run and no opponent better to start with in the Preds.
They play really tight defensive hockey so me thinks a nice 4-2 Jet win would feel great

Good win for the Jets. Really liked our lines in the 3rd. period. PP still not looking very good. It needs to improve before the playoffs.

Deserved win.
Terrific effort and thankfully Pionk hustled up the ice to finish the OT

Soooooo very irritated after the first period with Jets down 1 - 0
Geez how the PP needs to get going or their liable to sink this team

Sad. PP is terrible. But hey, Joel Hofer the Winnipeg kid had a good game.

Hofer had a wonderful memory unfold and he was really fluent in protecting his territory

How they can come from behind and a beat a team still fighting and then completely blow it against a team that's already in next season mode is pretty much a microcosm of the Jets lately.

What a gross effort yesterday.

If the Jets are going to play like this in the playoffs, it's a waste of time.

They'll be handily bounced in four.

I still can't understand what's happened to this team since the all-star break. They're 7-10-2 since that time, which I'm pretty sure is one of the worst records in the conference.

Has Bowness lost the room?

I am not sure?? But, man we just can't score. And our PP, has been terrible. Got to make these teams pay, when they take penalties.

I don't think I've ever seen a team whiff more on passes.  Perfect setups and whoosh, puck goes right past.  Not sure if they are getting too cute, trying to tap it "just right" or if its just a huge run of bad puck luck, but it seems to happen to every player.  From the muckers right up to the elites.  You expect 8 or 28 to miss those, but not 55, 81, 27 or 26...

I'm waiting until the game finishes, avoiding social media/news, and watching a game in 10-15 minutes on the PVR now.  Its just no fun right now.

Not pretty, but it's 2 points. Good 1st. period. PP, still terrible. Helli excellent. 

20 mins. of good hockey won't cut it going forward. Jets were fortunate to hang on for the win last night, IMO.

Hellebuyck has been the MVP of this team for a while now. And it's not even close.

Seemed like such a quiet, lackluster win.
Still such a mystery where their touch for scoring is by the Top6 overall, and of course the PP   

https://winnipegsun.com/sports/hockey/nhl/winnipeg-jets/thats-what-were-dealing-with-jets-bowness-pulls-back-curtain-on-issue-of-motivation-commitment

Pretty telling read. Seems like the same issues that plagued this team the last few years are still present now.

Maybe Bowness airing this out will be the wake-up call the team needs. I won't hold my breath, though.

10 games to see if this team actually has what they showed early, or if the "dead cat bounce" of a new coach was just that.

Early in the season, there were many (including me) that were disappointed that Bowness did not get more one in the "Coach of the Year" debate.  I wonder now, if they miss the playoffs, does he head the list of "Who gets fired first this offseason" discussion.

Its looking like the team has a severe dysfunction at the core.  Chevy seems too invested in that core, though, to do anything, unless his hand is forced, either through a trade demand, an $SMS issue, an injury or losing players on expiring contracts.  It seems though, that the problem players might just be immune to any of those pressures, because they do not see themselves as the issue, and they like the place they have carved out for themselves here.

We are going to lose players in the next two years whose skills we cannot afford to lose.  Our once vaunted farm system looks kinda weak right now, lots of 3rd and 4th line prospects, but no one looking to take top pairing/top six spots.  And much to Winnipeggers dismay, attracting top FA talent has never been a thing here.

Rebuild?  Retool?  Reshuffle? 

I guess we find out in the next 10 games... or maybe 14...

I'm only speculating but I think Wheeler's leadership hit the rocks when Byfuglien left before the 2019-20 season.

Byfuglien's presence as a player and leader - on and off the ice - was pretty important. And it seems to have left a void with this team since his departure.

This off-season is going to be pretty interesting irrespective of how the remainder of the season goes.

That's what I thought last off-season. Not exactly holding my breath.

Good road win for the Jets. 7/17/22 excellent all night. Helli some big saves when we needed him. PL80 has his best game since coming back from injury. PP still letting us down.

I'm happy for the win. Sucks that it's this hard to compete with the worst teams in the league.

The powerplay is an embarrassment.

Just take the two points and move on to the next game, which will be tough.

Much needed results, on the scoreboard, from Appleton and Lowry
Connor, scored, was seemingly very aggressive at the net and PLD and El Nino are a force.

Gotta keep playing HellB cuz the enemy are so very close in the standings

Interesting point they kept bringing up in the telecast, that playing against a team with nothing to play for is that teams like the Ducks have no structure you can plan against, no tendencies that they are trying to refine for the playoffs.   I get the point, but if you are chasing the other team, you are not playing your game. 

Struggling to beat teams that are the worst in the league isn't great.  But as long as they win more than they lose, I guess it could be worse.

They weren't chasing the Ducks yesterday. They also didn't struggle to beat them.

Yes, we pretty much dominated that game.

5v5, it was pretty much all Jets.

And yet it was a tie game in the third period.

Yes, we missed a lot of scoring opportunities. Nice to see PL80 driving the net again and playing physical.

Looks like it's another afternoon game in LA tomorrow.

Can't really watch those.

Dumb kids.

Puck drop at 3 pm here in Winnipeg.

These Jets are playing some of the most uninteresting/ frustrating / non-entertaining hockey.

It's not even enjoyable to watch. Feels like last year.

Bad, terrible, horrible results from the faceoff dots and certainly led to goals against or chasing the puck

Kings certainly knew how to slow Jet entry and then, in mass, protect their net front.

Glad I opted to take a nap yesterday afternoon instead of watching the game.

This team is bewildering.

You would think there will be some sort of shake up in the off season.  Status quo would send the wrong message.

Said the same last season. Here we are.

Whole lot of expiring contracts coming up at the end of next season though. Might not have a choice if everyone wants to bail as UFA's.

Pretty accurate article by Mike McIntyre on the current situation of the Jets...

https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2023/03/26/scheifele-vanishes-no-effort-spared-in-search

Can't read the article but the title makes it pretty clear. Something's wrong with Scheifele - again.

Found a link to the article: https://archive.is/w2S88

Bowness better get that diva in line. How embarrassing.

Good news: The ICE start there playoffs this Friday.

I still can't fathom how roughly two months ago, this team was fighting for a top spot in the conference.

It's unsettling that whatever has happened with this team in the last few years, it's been allowed to fester by both management and ownership.

Time to make a call up from the Moose... bring in Harkins and Toninato and put them with Ehlers, put 26 and 55 in the press box for a game.

Drastic, sure, but I bet Harkins gets more than zero shots in 19:17 ice time.

And maybe the earn to stay in the lineup if they produce.

Sure, you might bruise 55's ego, but giving 26 a much needed rest might have benefits.  And Ehlers always seems to have fun with new linemates.

It's pretty simple, our top plays just haven't been good.

BW26. 0G in his last 20.
KC81. 2G in his last 17.
PL80. 2G in his last 12.
NE27. 4G in his last 16.
JM44. 0G in his last 10.
MS55. 0G in his last 8.
NN62. 4G in his last 14.

It seems like there's a correlation between playing sound defensive hockey and creating scoring opportunities.

Oh, wait... That's exactly what it is.

This team - the top 6 especially - gave up on playing 200 ft. again and it's dismantled their entire game.

Not even going to tune in tonight.

The Sharks have two wins in their last 15 games. Want to take a guess who they beat twice in that span?

This team.

Add another game to everyone on this list.

I kinda hope the Jets miss the playoffs at this point. They're currently up against the Garbage Knights who absolutely embarrassed the Jets earlier this season when they were actually playing competently.

It might be time to show Cheveldayoff the door and get some new blood in the manager's seat. TNSE seems to have rested on their laurels, so maybe missing the post-season for a second straight year could be the wake-up call the organization needs.

Totally agree.

Better to make the playoffs if they do make it. Then he might be forced to truly play the players that are sitting and realize he doesn't have the right combination of players. Plus a few players are hurt Gagner and another player. We got too many players who dump it it on the corner . And wheeler on the top line is kind of sad . He started out the year on 3rd line now he's power play.

Sam Gagner is out for the rest of the season. I also don't think there is any chance CP91 is back this season. What you see, is what we have.

Maybe Bones is a terrible offensive coach...maybe not having a captain wasn't a good idea...

I do think 55 needs to be benched...

This team is a mess - GM, coach and players all to blame. 

Just keep getting worse and worse.

Scheifele and Bowness pretty openly disagreeing with each other. One or both is gone next year.

Put me on the side that would rather see us miss the play-offs if it helps us make some changes. I don't believe Chevy is going anywhere but maybe they accept it's time to rebuild and develop a new core. The current one is toast.

Yes, if Bones and Chevy are still around I can see a few players wanting out. We already know PL80 is leaving, it just when. It looks like MS55 is done with the Jets. That would leave us with CP91. A small talented C that can't stay healthy. AL17 who is a 3rd. line C a beast of a man, and heart and soul of this team. Just not a lot of finish. 

What does Montreal have that we would want for PL80? Or would this have to been a three team trade. MS55 at just over $6m next season is a good price for a guy that can score 40 goals, and 65-80 points. BW26 and his $8M is to much for his talent at this point in his career.
 

2024-25 UFA's: BW26, MS55, NN62, PL80, Helli, BD5, DD2.

I am also thinking we miss the playoffs.

This is all fan and reporter speak though.

Chevy and everyone on top are going to keep the team as similar as they can. I realistically expect way less changes than any of us may hope for.

Still licking my "fan wounds" from the  loss via Reimer's great shutout performance

Today, at practice, some pretty decent line juggling was done.
As reported, the move of MS55 to the wing with PLD & KC81 seems to have stirred a bubbling, speculation pot, even more
Niederreiter drops down to play wing with Lowry & Apple
Namestnikov, not good at the dot overall ,centers the Fly & Wheels but I suspect Wheeler will take most faceoffs.

Dream game vs Detroit will have Stenlund, Maenalanen, Ehlers, Dubois and KC81 each score with Wheels banging in 2 goals, MS55 gets 3 assists

Player sub-performance and and inability to play at a play off level, plus coaching changes that arguably have not worked out particularly well seems to the responsibility of management.  Perhaps that is the area that needs to be addressed in the off season.

The issue of players not excited about being in Winnipeg is a side issue that would be remedied if we had a playoff/Stanley Cup contender.

That's an oversimplified way to look at it, IMO.

This organization is draft and develop first - and not necessarily by choice. That's just an unfortunate reality for a small market Canadian team in today's NHL. If the team struggles to attract free agent or make trades to improve the roster, how does it become a contender? The two are interconnected and the latter can't really happen without the former.

The 2018 season and playoff run was the only time this team has ever demonstrated a true and consistent contender status, and that mostly on the back of a top echelon goaltender and a strong leadership core. And in that instance, a player had to waive his contract movement clause to facilitate a trade that made improved the roster. Since then, this team has regressed to the mean, as the leadership has dwindled or disappeared and players have moved on to get their paydays.

The Jets can't really compete with the likes of the Bruins, the Rangers, the Lightning, the Knights - just to name a few. Those are way more attractive markets for a number of reasons, the most prevalent being contract movement clauses.

I think the bigger issue with this team right now is complacency - and that starts at the top with ownership and trickles down to the roster. Two and a bit months ago, this team was still competing for a top spot in the conference. Since then, something happened and it seems like those who should care the most simply do not.

some truth nuggets in there for sure...This team will follow a cycle of every 6 - 10 years having a team go deeper in the playoffs depending on the draft and develop timeline, some exceptional play from key players and a coaching staff that can motivate players to and beyond their base skill level.  We will never consistently be a legit Stanley cup contender year after year for the reasons above. 

The big question will be - will fans pay top dollar for a team that is just at or below the compete level with the odd burst above in an arena that is squishy and likely in the bottom 1/3 of game day experience (subjective comment by me based on what I have heard).

I haven't paid for a ticket since before covid - my few games a year are freebies and it is a fun evening out but I end up over spending on food and beer cause the tickets were free...if I was doling out top dollar for tickets the "extras" would be way less and the evening less fun.

I am not paying for this version of the Jets. I disagree entirely with how they've managed the team the past few years.

AC18 back in Winnipeg tonight. 74 games. 9G 32A for 41 points. He will probably have his best game of the season tonight. lol

No Morrissey tonight with possible illness of sorts
Maenalanen up in Press box and Kulman drew in

KC81 tips one in early in first  ?- Yahoo

Wow, 6 goals in one game. Jets played a very good first two periods. A little sloppy in the 3rd.

Big win. The best game they've played in ages.

Finally a game where gnawing the fingers wasn't necessary

Disliked seeing the Wings enjoying a good 3rd period which made the Jets look their normal passive selves