Are the Jets for real or are they going to crash and burn?
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I think most of the fans are just enjoying the ride right now. Helle is proving he is one of the best regular season goalies on the planet if not the best but he just needs to keep this going into the post-season. Things are just clicking so far. PP and PK look great, Helle is in top form, Vilardi/Perfetti/Ehlers/Samberg are having great seasons so far. But shooting % is likely unsustainable and the PP will eventually regress a little soon.
This pace of play is not sustainable over the long term but it is building a nice cushion. A string of loses will come at some point and we will see the mental makeup of the team to bounce back when it does. We have Dallas, NYR, Tampa, and Florida x2 coming up soon here so that will be a good barometer of where things stand in regards to more playoff calibre teams.
Still a long way to go but things look promising.
This pace of play is not sustainable over the long term but it is building a nice cushion. A string of loses will come at some point and we will see the mental makeup of the team to bounce back when it does. We have Dallas, NYR, Tampa, and Florida x2 coming up soon here so that will be a good barometer of where things stand in regards to more playoff calibre teams.
Still a long way to go but things look promising.
Really? Highest scoring team in the league ATM.
I think a big, mean mobile RHD in the top 4 is what is needed most. Like almost every team in the league.
I'm not even sure I really want to add anything at this point. Sure a big mobile RHD would be great but the odds of finding it without giving up a lot is pretty slim. So unless one falls into our lap somehow I think standing pat is probably a better path.
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I'd love a really solid #2C. I'm pretty sure this is the first time we've asked for that.
Yeah that would also be on the shopping list but I just really don't want to give up anything of value. We have some great young players in the system and I want to see what they become. We have our 1st but no 2nd or 4th so I'm not all that keen to give that up either.
I'm eyeballing perhaps someone like Granlund in SJ, We'll see if Heinola gets a look when he comes off IR. Still to early to really be banking on anyone being available. Closer to the deadline we will have a better idea of what this team actually is.
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I've really liked watching Morrisey this season. His career has flown under my radar for a while now but he's got a lot of talent. Someone said "peaking too soon" 
God I remember those threads from years ago. No, a team can't peak too soon. Good for the Jets that they're rolling right now. Hopefully this puts them in a position where they can take it a little easier after the deadline and rest up a bit for a long playoff run. Would love to see them win a Cup.
God I remember those threads from years ago. No, a team can't peak too soon. Good for the Jets that they're rolling right now. Hopefully this puts them in a position where they can take it a little easier after the deadline and rest up a bit for a long playoff run. Would love to see them win a Cup.Damn gurl, don't be so insecure.
To answer your question: Neither. They aren't the world beaters as the standings are suggesting, but they aren't chumps either. Last night against the Avs would have been lost if it weren't for Hellebuyck. Games will tip the other way. They'll just regress to the mean which is probably slightly above average.
Just posted this in the Winnipeg forum: The 2007-08 Senators were the last ones to go 13-1-0 at the start of the season. Three weeks later they were already 16-7-3, played .500 hockey for the rest of the season and finished with 94 points, which is exactly where the Jets would land with a .500 pace from here. I expect the Jets to do a little bit better, but not much.
Just posted this in the Winnipeg forum: The 2007-08 Senators were the last ones to go 13-1-0 at the start of the season. Three weeks later they were already 16-7-3, played .500 hockey for the rest of the season and finished with 94 points, which is exactly where the Jets would land with a .500 pace from here. I expect the Jets to do a little bit better, but not much.
@Mortimer Snerd see, no surprise. Everyone knew the Jets would be 13-1. Even the people who clearly don't/haven't watched them this year. 
Romang67
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I don't get this take either. The Jets haven't been consistent contender for the past 7 years or whatever like the Leafs. After the 2018 playoffs, the team rapidly fell off. They failed to reach 100 points in 2019 (and predictably lost to the hottest team in the league in the Blues, who had the same number of points), and then the team was a wild card level team up until last season. They played at a 92 point pace in 2020 and 2021, finished with 95 points in 2022, and then actually had a good regular season last year.
This is all despite having likely the best regular season goalie in the league.
They failed to make it past the first round of the playoffs because they haven't been a good team. Their regular seasons have reflected this.
Probably somewhere in between. They'll come down to earth at some point for sure, but still be contenders
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Jets have at least been to the conference finals once unlike the Leafs who finally won a playoff series last year
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