Winnipeg Jets Discussion - 2024/2025 Season

[J5V]

Two things become clear when you chime in here: you're ignorant to the complex nature of the game of hockey and you obviously didn't watch the game last night.

Or just about any other game that the World's best goalie, Connor Hellebuyck, has played in.

[J5V]

I saw this post on another forum today and wondered if it was accurate. If it is, do we have a major issue brewing here?

> I never realized the Jets were a dirty team .... Blues so far 15 PPs in 3 games.
> Jets had a stretch of 6 straight penalties ... one was so bad the refs got caught
> so they gave the Blues a penalty for a makeup call.

> Instead of everyone wearing white for the whiteout everyone in Winnipeg should go to the game dressed as
> refs.
> It's time to start calling out this BS officiating.

[Jesse]

I saw this post on another forum today and wondered if it was accurate. If it is, do we have a major issue brewing here?

> I never realized the Jets were a dirty team .... Blues so far 15 PPs in 3 games.
> Jets had a stretch of 6 straight penalties ... one was so bad the refs got caught
> so they gave the Blues a penalty for a makeup call.

> Instead of everyone wearing white for the whiteout everyone in Winnipeg should go to the game dressed as
> refs.
> It's time to start calling out this BS officiating.

Jets have 11 PPs in three games. It hasn't been unfair reffing. It's just been really ticky-tacky on both sides.

Or just about any other game that the World's best goalie, Connor Hellebuyck, has played in.

I see a lot of excuses made for Helle during play-offs every year. And it's totally fair to want to defend the guy, he is the best goalie in the world.

But it's fair to say that the Jets play-off performances over the past 6ish years has not matched their regular season success - especially the past 2 seasons. And Helle is part of that. He's letting in goals we do not typically see him let in. He's making puck handling mistakes that are leading to chances against him.

Helle is great. He's not immune to criticism.

[Pigskin]

Jets have 11 PPs in three games. It hasn't been unfair reffing. It's just been really ticky-tacky on both sides.

I see a lot of excuses made for Helle during play-offs every year. And it's totally fair to want to defend the guy, he is the best goalie in the world.

But it's fair to say that the Jets play-off performances over the past 6ish years has not matched their regular season success - especially the past 2 seasons. And Helle is part of that. He's letting in goals we do not typically see him let in. He's making puck handling mistakes that are leading to chances against him.

Helle is great. He's not immune to criticism.

I also don't buy the unfair reffing, Jets took a lot of stupid/lazy penalties last game. As far as Helle goes, he's always been terrible at handling the puck. Definitely something he needs to work on.   

[dd]

I also don't buy the unfair reffing, Jets took a lot of stupid/lazy penalties last game. As far as Helle goes, he's always been terrible at handling the puck. Definitely something he needs to work on.   

Agree on his poor puck handling. He's got to focus on stopping the puck and leave playing the puck behind his net for others. The give away for a goal last game was super deflating, that's a beer league mistake. He needs to be much much better moving forward or we're done. Also, not convinced he's the best goalie in the world after 3 games vs the Blues, he has looked very average in net.

[Pigskin]

We need a much better start today. CP91s line needs to put up some points. Also need to stay out of the penalty box.

[bluengold204]

Another stinker by Hellebuck

[dd]

Another stinker by Hellebuck

Agree. He has looked very average in the playoffs, jinxed even. All this talk he's the best goalie in the world, heck ,he isn't even the best goalie in the rink!!!

The real series begins next game, and we have to erase these last 2 games. A truly must win game coming up as we aren't winning any games in St Louis

[J5V]

Montgomery is absolutely right in that he has a playoff tested goaltender and we do not. Binnington is slamming the door shut on the Jets.

[Jockitch]

Best of 3 coming up and truly wish for a series win

Vilardi would be a great addition and of course Ehlers is terribly needed
HellB has to star Wednesday with his better form

[J5V]

The Blues are really feeling it now and are rolling! They're about to knock off the President's Trophy winners featuring the Vezina Trophy winning goaltender!

I don't know what Arneil had to say in the dressing room but as soon as I saw his face when he came out for the media scrum I knew we were in trouble.

The Jets can say they are a different team but if they are, wouldn't they have shown it at some point in the last two games? Instead, they've been outscored 12-3, physically dominated, and show no sign of being able to turn this series around. They look devoid of hope. TBH, their body language, from Hellebuyck out, is saying they have no fight left in them. Schiefele is so embarrassed he couldn't even look up from the floor when he answered questions post game.

This looks very much like the Avs series from last year.

[dd]

Everyone, fans, players, everyone, has been caught up in the Jets finishing first and calling themselves the 'best team in the league' and everyone is saying CH37 is the best goalie in the world bs, they forgot they have to go out and prove it every night.

Jets were outright pitiful in St Louis, ran out of the rink both games and embarrassed on the score board. Yes, we are missing 3 decent players, but tough, find a way to at least compete. We were just blown out 2 games in a row and look lifeless.

Gotta dig deep and find some answers or the 'best team in the league' will be booking tee times soon!!!

[blue_gold_84]

After a strong start yesterday, they completely fell apart in the second period. What a pathetic response to an equally pathetic performance on Thursday night.

This team has zero resilience come playoff time.

Scoring has dried up - yet again. Bottom 9 hasn't done anything outside of game 1.
Namestnikov has been invisible, which is a lousy look for a 2C at any point, but especially the playoffs.
Lowry letting the Blues get the best of him yesterday is a bad look for a captain.
Team D went down the toilet the last two games. Can't play like that and expect to win.
Hellebuyck is not making saves he'd been making with regularity during the season. Sure, he's not getting the help in front but he's let in some real softies in this series outside of game 2. All the Vezina and Hart trophies in the world don't matter if you can't show up in the post-season.
Special teams have been whatever. The powerplay is so one dimensional without Vilardi, it's crazy.

I'm not holding out much hope for this team despite their monumental success during the regular season. This is the third time in as many years they can't compete when it matters most, and that's starting to look like a potential shortcoming with the current core of this team.

Game 5 is a must-win, IMO. If they lose, they're cooked in 6.

[theaardvark]

No one has lost a home game in the West.  If that continues, we are in the cup final.

Yes, Helle is squeezing the stick.  The entire fanbase is counting on him to do his magic.  I'm surprised he is doing as well as he did at home.

But its not just on him.  You have to score, and you have to stop high danger chances, and this teams has been doing neither.

Home game, with the whiteout, a "must win" for sure. 

Should they start Comrie?  Yikes, that shouldn't even cross one's mind.  Vezina favourite vs. guy on league min contract.  But Broissoit did it for Vegas... so it is not unprecedented.

[dd]

ZERO chance they start Comrie, ZERO. They're going all the way with helleybuyck. He isn't MVP and Vezina nominee for nothing. He's had terrible puck luck, but that can only last for so long. He'll step up this next game---he has to!!

We need more offense other than Kyle Connor and Mark Scheifele. Every team in the playoffs has a good #1 line. The teams that have success get scoring from their #2 line consistently and sometimes their #3 line. Where's our #2 line?? They have been largely invisible this series. If it isn't KC or MS, nobody is generating any offense.