Are the Jets a contender?

[x Tame Impala]

This is going to be a fun one to revisit after the 2nd rd. It's a damn shame St. Louis got too hot and is taking the 1st WC, and Dallas couldn't quite reel in the Jets.

They'll have an easy time with Minnesota/Calgary. But I would've loved a matchup with Colorado/St. Louis

Won't be fun for the Jets or their fans if Helly gives them bad goaltending like he did the last two seasons. He's obviously the difference maker there. If he plays to his regular season abilities the Jets are as good as anyone.

 

[State of Hockey]

Depends on what "contender" means. Their possession stats are too pedestrian for me to put them higher than 4th or 5th in the West.

 

[Deno]

Depends on what "contender" means. Their possession stats are too pedestrian for me to put them higher than 4th or 5th in the West.

The only stats that REALLY matter.
Points: 1st
Wins: 1st
GF: 5th
GA: 1st
Goal Diff: 1st
PP: 1st
PK: 15th

After 78 games it is these proven stats of success that matter. At this point in the season possession stats are meaningless.

While none of these stats guarantees the Jets will go far in the POs using theoretical possession stats over REAL proven stats at this point in the season is just silly.

 

[surixon]

The only stats that REALLY matter.
Points: 1st
Wins: 1st
GF: 5th
GA: 1st
Goal Diff: 1st
PP: 1st
PK: 15th

After 78 games it is these proven stats of success that matter. At this point in the season possession stats are meaningless.

While none of these stats guarantees the Jets will go far in the POs using theoretical possession stats over REAL proven stats at this point in the season is just silly.

Jets are 6th in XGF%, not really sure how that is pedestrian lol. They are elite be any metric you want to use this year.

 

[Highmarker]

nobody is going to take the jets seriously until they prove it in the playoffs. When all the other teams turn it up they seem to flounder. They look legit but they still have the "paper tiger" moniker until they can prove otherwise. They'll have a beatable Minnesota first round but they will inevitably run into Dallas, or Colorado.

 

[josra33]

They’re the Leafs of the West. All their top players are chokers in the playoffs, except maybe Scheifele. They’ll choke again this year.

Jets at least have competent goaltending year in and year out. So nothing like the Leafs

 

[josra33]

nobody is going to take the jets seriously until they prove it in the playoffs. When all the other teams turn it up they seem to flounder. They look legit but they still have the "paper tiger" moniker until they can prove otherwise. They'll have a beatable Minnesota first round but they will inevitably run into Dallas, or Colorado.

It’s not guaranteed they take the division. It’s not guaranteed they get Minnesota or St Louis in the WC2 spot.

 

[Garbageyuk]

Jets at least have competent goaltending year in and year out. So nothing like the Leafs

Yeah, competent until it’s playoff time, then he shits the bed. He’s the Jets best player and he chokes every year. Who does that remind you of?

 

[Hunter368]

Redundant thread, being discussed in playoff board along with all Canadian teams