I think most teams are trying to get their own "Lundmark" through waivers right now so I'm hopeful he clears
Ya I'm pissed that we are basically bringing back the same team that finished 4th overall last season.line-up nearly the same as last year? gee who would've thunk that?
bu bu but chevy and arniel said young guys in the line up! wont somebody think about the prospects!!!
seriously though, if this is the line-up, extremely unsurprising. the fwd group is the same cast of characters to start last year. 0 trades occurred, 0 FAs left. non-generational prospects are unlikely to start the season on the Jets w/o clear openings. but some on HF were so confident in some vaunted prospect or youth movement.... was never going to happen imo.
top-4d pretty easy to predict. 3rd pair-i didn't think miller would sign here w/o a starting at 3rd pair D rather than the pressbox. so really, 3LD was probably the only realistic skater position open bw heinola, stanley etc.
the Jets lineup last season prior to the Monahan and evidently Tofolli additions was 30-12-5, 3rd in the league with a 0.691 pts%. the entire fwd group is the same, the thing that has changed is dillon and schmidt are out. and a new back-up goalie.
Lamberts' backhand feed at the blue line is terrible. Got him benched at the WJC. Cost goals against in the WHL and the AHL. Saw it again in exhibition. He needs to not do that 'cause everyone defending him knows he will do it.
Bold = significant changes (losses).
brossoit played 12 games up until that point, and was 7-3-2 or 0.67 pts%. for simplicity sake let's assume he went 0.50 pts%, that would've equated to a 0.649 pts% overall which is good for a 106 pt season.
line-up nearly the same as last year? gee who would've thunk that?
bu bu but chevy and arniel said young guys in the line up! wont somebody think about the prospects!!!
it's almost always been that way , but some refuse to see or believe it. i don't know why.
Let's see how it plays out. As of now the injuries are piling up a bit and the best of the kids are still in camp. And no way can he mean Kupari who is as close to totally useless as a player can be. And in all honesty Gus will never be more than a 4th liner.
Compared to what Andrew Copp is making, Iafallo isn't such a bad deal. Versatile, defensive minded player. Copp was a part of the team's success, once he played with better linemates than Thorburn, with all due respect. Now he's the reason why the 2C spot is in contention, and why the Jets have a prospective d-man in the mix out of camp, with a future here. Not to overlook a solid 4th liner who should be in the lineup opening day.
I'm surprised Lundmark got cut before Coghlan. Maybe there are details in practice that kept him out of the lineup. If he gets lost to waivers that's a curious decision.
The one thing I’m thinking is waiving Lundmark now was strategic. Just before final cutdowns a player with no NHL history and no flash to his game is hard to bring in and evaluate in a couple days to make a decision to keep on your final roster so likely no one takes a flier on him.
Fair enough, he only had 2 preseason games, both at home, against lesser squads. Tougher to evaluate. Not much PK time. Salomonsson has played the road games and more on the PK. Honestly if Salomonsson goes back to the Moose, Lundmark is the best player they could pair him with to start the season.
