Winnipeg Jets Discussion - 2024/2025 Season

[Jockitch]

Many positives from the victory. We most definitely had team defence asserting itself and thus a nice shutout
Yes, it was great to see the Fly open the scoring
Was pleased with #15's effort and Lowry had a solid game

[blue_gold_84]

Hellebuyck in the Hart discussion...? I'd say so.

The Vezina's his to lose at this point.

[theaardvark]

With as many shutouts as losses, yeah, Hart/Vezina looks like a lock if he can keep it up.  Its sad that Comrie is getting saddled with so many losses with zero run support.  I wonder how bad the guys feel for him...

[blue_gold_84]

Hellebuyck named First Star of The Week: https://www.nhl.com/news/hellebuyck-staal-kane-named-nhl-3-stars-of-week-january-13

FIRST STAR – CONNOR HELLEBUYCK, G, WINNIPEG JETS
Hellebuyck became the third-fastest goaltender in NHL history to reach the 300-win milestone, going 2-0-0 with a 1.00 goals-against average, .960 save percentage and one shutout to help the Jets (29-12-3, 61 points) pad their lead atop the Central Division. He made 26 saves, including 11 in the third period, to record his 300th career victory in a 5-2 triumph versus the Nashville Predators Jan. 7. At 538 games, Hellebuyck became the third-fastest goaltender to achieve the milestone, behind only Andrei Vasilevskiy (490 GP) and Jacques Plante (521 GP). The reigning Vezina Trophy winner then stopped all 22 shots he faced in a 3-0 win against the Colorado Avalanche to earn his League-leading sixth shutout of 2024-25, tying a franchise record he established in 2017-18 (67 GP) and matched in 2019-20 (58 GP). The 31-year-old Hellebuyck has appeared in 34 total games this season, topping the NHL (minimum: 14 GP) in wins (26), goals-against average (2.02), save percentage (.928) and shutouts (6). He is seeking to become the fifth goaltender in League history to finish a campaign as the leader in all four categories, a distinction previously achieved by Plante (1958-59 w/ MTL), Ken Dryden (1972-73 w/ MTL), Bernie Parent (1973-74 w/ PHI) and Bob Froese (1985-86 w/ PHI).

[Jockitch]

HellB is certainly well down the road similar to our much loved Milt Stegall
Should we look forward to Portage Ave being changed 

[blue_gold_84]

Projected lines/pairings vs. VAN:

Connor-Scheifele-Vilardi
Ehlers-Lowry-Iafallo
Niederreiter-Kupari-Perfetti
Toninato-Gustafsson-Barron

Morrissey-DeMelo
Samberg-Pionk
Stanley-Heinola

Hellebuyck
Comrie

Namestnikov listed as day-to-day
Miller skating (non-contact)

[Pigskin]

CP91 falling down the lineup. 4 points in the last 20 games. It's wake up call.

Torinato had a VG game against the Ava's.

VN7 could be out longer then expected.

[blue_gold_84]

https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/how-an-historical-season-could-earn-connor-hellebuyck-the-vezina-and-hart/

Hellebuyck leads all qualified goaltenders (minimum 10 games played) in wins (26), shutouts (six), goals-against average (2.02) and save percentage (.928). The last goaltender who finished a season atop the league in all four categories was Philadelphia's Bob Froese in 1985-86.

Hellebuyck has saved 25.2 goals above expected this season — five more than the next-closest goaltender, Washington's Logan Thompson (20.2). His most outstanding performance came on Nov. 25, when he prevented 4.61 goals above expected in the Jets' 4-1 win against the Minnesota Wild.

He rarely allows soft goals; opponents have scored seven goals on 305 point shots against him (.977 save percentage). Only two of the seven were not screened. (Fourteen of the 69 total goals allowed by Hellebuyck have come from outside the slot.)

Teams have had some success when forcing Hellebuyck to move from his right to his left. Nine of the 15 seam goals Hellebuyck has allowed this season have come on west-to-east passes (from the shooter's perspective). His .763 save percentage on those shots is not far above the league average of .755 and ranks 33rd out of 62 qualified goaltenders. But it requires that level of nitpicking to find flaws.

Pretty amazing.

[Pigskin]

Dominate win.

[blue_gold_84]

They dismantled the Canucks last night. What a win.

Nice to see Perfetti get on the scoresheet. He needs to do more of that.

I think Vilardi is going to get a handsome raise in the off-season.

[Jockitch]

Wowee, what a relaxing game to watch. Seemed like there was no reason to be nervous after the first period
Our top 3 were exciting everyone each time they were on the ice

Points for Fetts, Kupari and Niño in a victory, that's gold

Thought Heinola was somewhat more engaged but still can't get over how tentative he has played.

[theaardvark]

Thought Heinola was somewhat more engaged but still can't get over how tentative he has played.

Stanley playing too confident and Heinola playing to tentative, both will rectify with time.  I like the pairing, they both still have upside.  They'll never be Buff/Toby, but still...

[Pigskin]

Stanley playing too confident and Heinola playing to tentative, both will rectify with time.  I like the pairing, they both still have upside.  They'll never be Buff/Toby, but still...

Stanley gives away the puck far to often, and he's very slow. He should have received an assist on there goal. 

[blue_gold_84]

Stanley gives away the puck far to often, and he's very slow. He should have received an assist on there goal. 

His giveaway last night that led to Hoglander's goal was brutal.

[blue_or_die]

Dominant win. Love to give a good sh!# kicking.

Only downside was Stanley practically single-handedly killing the shutout hope.

Great games for KFC, Helle, Scheif, Vilardi, Fetts...

I wanted that short handed breakaway goal from Lowry though!