Post-Game Talk: Farmboy Strikes Again! Jets Win 2-1

[DharmaBum]

Farm boy is a great nickname.

I'd love to see someone try and explain it to Connor and the changes in his facial expressions throughout that explanation would be priceless.

 

[JetsFan815]

Wheeler does not look good out there. I am nervous, hoping this is just a rough patch.

 

[Mud Turtle]

Was at the game tonight. Tanev looked great, he was bouncing all over the place like a pinball. Kyle Connor is just a great player, just so fun to watch now. Roslovic also looked pretty good when he got to play. I'd consider putting in a large order of popcorn for Vesalainen next game and put Lemieux or Dano in.

I'm in agreement with some others, they should put Rosolovic with Laine and Ehlers and see what they can do.

Don’t worry. It will become obvious to Paul Maurice about two years after everyone else. Only a year and a half to go.

 

[sipowicz]

Good rebound from a p poor outing in Dallas!

D played well, even Myers turned it around from a shaky first period.

We may need a thread and poll on who scores first: Little, Ehlers or Perreault and at which game in the season they get that goal. I'm going Ehlers in game 23 for his first, Little in game 12 and Perreault in game 36!

 

[Tom ServoMST3K]

Neither team gave up an odd man rush tonight. Might be the first time I've seen that.

 

[Jack722]

Connor is turning into a star right before our eyes. And Connor-Scheifele-Wheeler is as dominant line as there is in the NHL. It is only the unique circumstances of having 2 other young star wingers that would even have people suggesting spitting up C-S-W.

Not to single you out Bogo but a lot of people say this. What is it based on?

I think they look good too but they are also playing huge minutes.

 

[Mud Turtle]

Wheeler does not look good out there. I am nervous, hoping this is just a rough patch.

He’s fine. But the poor guy is probably dead tired. Scheifele didn’t look great as the third period went on either.
30 minutes of ice time will do that to you.

 

[ocdaddy]

Like others have said Little and Wheeler should be tried for a few games for Wheeler may be the spark that can re-light Little...

As was mentioned before- would have been good to have experimented a bit with that in the preseason.

 

[BullLund]

Not to single you out Bogo but a lot of people say this. What is it based on?

I think they look good too but they are also playing huge minutes.

They certainly dominate TOI.

I think their play suffers from playing such huge minutes. I reckon they would be more dominant if they played a little less.

 

[Tom ServoMST3K]

And holy beans, what a night on the OOT scoreboard.

 

[AlphaLackey]

I read a tweet... Jets have given up 7 goals this year.. Myers has been on the ice for 5 of them.. He was in the box for a 6th.

And yet on several occasions he showed some excellent defensive play. Almost like plus-minus is trash

 

[tbcwpg]

Wheeler does not look good out there. I am nervous, hoping this is just a rough patch.

He usually starts slow. I think last year was his first decent start in awhile.

I thought all 9 forwards who played tonight had a pretty good game.

 

[sipowicz]

He’s fine. But the poor guy is probably dead tired. Scheifele didn’t look great as the third period went on either.
30 minutes of ice time will do that to you.

Even with a talented lineup the Paul Maurice coaching shortcomings are on full display!

 

[Tom ServoMST3K]

LMFAO

 

[VictoriaJetsFan]

What did they do ES today? Tanev set up Scheif's goal, Connor scored on the PP.
I watched the Pizza line in Ottawa, Sedins during Vancouver's contending years. The CSW line is nowhere near as dominant as they were.

You can argue CSW has done more in one playoff run than the other lines mentioned ever did in many playoff flops.

 

[Board Bard]

And yet on several occasions he showed some excellent defensive play. Almost like plus-minus is trash

He's a blind squirrel. Every advanced stat I've seen identifies him as trash.

 

[LucianoBorsato]

LMFAO

 

[Mud Turtle]

He usually starts slow. I think last year was his first decent start in awhile.

I thought all 9 forwards who played tonight had a pretty good game.

Ha. I see what you did there. Nice one!

 

[AWSAA]

You can argue CSW has done more in one playoff run than the other lines mentioned ever did in many playoff flops.

Both made it to the finals. Ottawa probably wins a Cup if the lockout is resolved in 2005, Hasek doesn't get injured at the '06 Olympics.

 

[HPsauce]

I really think Lowry is the best option with Laine and Ehlers. Lowry is far better than Little at this point. I'm not saying that Little is the only reason why they don't look great, Laine and Ehlers are always way off their routes and always get to the puck late. Maybe a guy like Lowry can teach them how to run their routes clean and win some more board battles. Everyone who creates offense has been great at that, Laine and Ehlers want to be set up in open ice.

 

[DRW204]

What did ELL do 5v5

 

[VictoriaJetsFan]

Both made it to the finals.

And in both finals they flopped miserably and their respective franchises were never the same again.

I especially remember the Pizza line getting owned by Pronger, Niedermayer, Pahlsson et al.

I'll stick with CSW.

 

[Whileee]

Quick thoughts (8.3)...

Connor-Scheifele-Wheeler - Really strong game. They dominated most of the game. Wheeler's best game this season. Very sharp. Scheifele is just outstanding. He works his tail off every shift. Connor with another strong game.

Ehlers-Little-Laine - They didn't score, but I thought Ehlers had a better game and Little was fine. Laine wasn't as good as his first two games.

Copp-Lowry-Tanev - Beastly game by this line. They terrorized the Kings' D. Tanev with another really effective game. Lowry was great. Copp was fast and strong on the forecheck.

Vesalainen-Roslovic- Perreault - They were effective in limited usage. Roslovic is a dynamic player. He needs more ice time. I liked Perreault again. Vesalainen was okay.

44-8 Outstanding game for both of them. Trouba was rock solid and Morrissey had another outstanding game.

7-33 Buff was really solid. Chiarot's best game. Quite solid other than a couple of his customary icings in the 3rd.

70-57 Morrow had a decent game. Myers was steadier than his first two games, but was caught out of position and puck watching on the Kings goal and then took a bad penalty late. He really needs to play better.

Hellebuyck was fine. No work until the 3rd. Needs to tighten up his puck handling still.

Overall, a dominant two periods, and full marks for the win.

 

[Whileee]

Wheeler does not look good out there. I am nervous, hoping this is just a rough patch.

I thought Wheeler was good tonight. Very sharp with the puck.

 

[Guardian17]

I was surprised how slow the Kings looked out there.