Winnipeg Jets Discussion - 2024/2025 Season

[theaardvark]

If Stanley/Schenn are healthy, I'd rather that 3rd pairing.

This is a must win to even the series and take home ice back.  Fast start, big hits and shell Ottinger often, zing it at his head.

Back check is going to factor in a lot, no doubt we are going to take offensive chances and activate the D, but the F have to get ready to cover.  There's a speed guy on every line, they need heads on a swivel to make sure there are no odd man rushes.

I have a good feeling for this game, time for Helly to steal us one.  No softies.

[Pigskin]

Looks like the same lines/D pairings for tonight as last game:

Connor-Scheifele-Vilardi
Ehlers-Namestnikov-Perfetti
Niederrieter-Lowry-Appleton
Tanev-Barron-Iafallo

Morrissey-DeMelo
Samberg-Pionk
Fleury-Miller

Hellebuyck

I hope they've been working on the powerplay, which has been pretty craptacular this post-season.

Yes, the PP has to be much better. Can't be taking penalties early in the game. 27/7/91 have to show up tonight. This line has been missing in action all series.

[blue_gold_84]

27/7/91 have to show up tonight. This line has been missing in action all series.

They've been too quiet since their game 7 performance.

[Pigskin]

They've been too quiet since their game 7 performance.

Consistency, this line is up and down like a roller coaster. 

[Pigskin]

Heiskanen is back tonight. Heavy on the dump and chase, hammer him every chance we get.

[The Zipp]

that is what happens when you don't shoot at the goalies chest...you watching ehlers???

[Pigskin]

Played good enough to win. Oettinger was outstanding all night. Backs to the wall now. 3 wins in a row is a tall order.

[J5V]

Something about the number 11.

The Jets have won 0 of the last 11 elimination games on home ice.
Hellebuyck has let in 11 goals in these playoffs from over 30 feet.

Combine that with no wins on the road this playoffs and the odds of coming back in this series are beyond bleak.

It's a good thing I don't believe the past defines the present. The Jets just have to flush the results of this series so far and find a way to win this next game in Winnipeg. If the Jets can do that, then the pressure would actually shift to the Stars who would have to beat us 3 times in Dallas to avoid a game 7 in Winnipeg.

We've got them right where we want them.

[blue_gold_84]

Played good enough to win. Oettinger was outstanding all night. Backs to the wall now. 3 wins in a row is a tall order.

Did they? One goal isn't going to cut it. Special teams are a mess. Team structure isn't being adhered to, especially when they're trailing. Hellebuyck just can't find his game.

Full marks to Oettinger but the Jets haven't done much in terms of net front presence. He's had it easy in this series outside of game 2, IMO.

I can't see this series going past 6.

[markf]

Seems like the other playoff teams have higher ability to increase the intensity in the post season. Why are the jets so efficient at moving the puck out of their own end, regular season, then they have problems with that post season?


Beats me.

I watched the Hurricanes game the other day. I predict that team will win the Stanley Cup.

Just a guess, but they don't seem to drop off much top to bottom of their lineup, and they stick to their system.

[J5V]

Tanev, Appleton, Schenn, and DeMelo cannot be Jets next season.

0 goals from Scheifele, Connor, and Valardi in a game we had to have is unacceptable.

Hellebuyck is obviously rattled and has lost the right to automatically play game 5. He cannot be letting in that (11th) +30 foot wrist shot for the first goal. Unacceptable. Sit him and play Comrie.

There is a bad smell coming off this team and if they go out with a wimper in game 5 at home in front of their fans they deserve whatever vitriol comes their way.

[Pigskin]

Wow, we went from the team of destiny on May 6th, to a team with a bad smell quickly. 

[blue_gold_84]

The Jets have scored eight goals in five road games this post-season. That's a measly 1.6 G/60 on the road. That is pathetic.

If you can own home ice, fine. But they lost that after game 1.

Now they gotta try and win three in a row just to stay alive...

[markf]

Tanev, Appleton, Schenn, and DeMelo cannot be Jets next season.

0 goals from Scheifele, Connor, and Valardi in a game we had to have is unacceptable.

No goals.... Sometimes this team just has bad puck luck it seems.

Connor is a very skilled player, but for the most part he seems to avoid contact, and is hit and miss on back checking as far as I can tell.

Too bad cause his skating,passing,  puck handling, shooting skills are top notch. Really fun to watch.

[J5V]

The Jets have scored eight goals in five road games this post-season. That's a measly 1.6 G/60 on the road. That is pathetic.

Agree. Can't keep the puck out of their net and can't put it in the opponent's net. That's a recipe for disaster. I'm generally a glass-half-full type of fan but even I am very down on this team right now. If I was Arneil I'd start benching the underperformers and start double-shifting the ones that have shown some heart and grit. Tanev with the fly-bys and DeMelo with the lazy bone-headed penalty really irks me.