Post-Game Talk: For the first time... 100 points! 3-2 Jets

[Robinson2187]

Patty was looking like Mario tonight.

Good to see the dominant Chef back in his kitchen.

Pretty sure that was the most lopsided game that went to OT that I've ever seen.

Even Myers was good.

Kyle Connor is a sex panther!

 

[winnipegger]

About Maurice: Maybe the man deserves some credit ? To his credit he seems like he has learned to be flexible in his approach to the game. There hasn't really been a lineup decision that baffled me this year. It could just be the players are way better so the team is way better, effect of the coach is hard to quantify. Maybe Mo finally has a good team to work with. Dunno

 

[Adam da bomb]

Would like to see Niku fill in for enstrom chances are tho it will be Poolman.

 

[antiqueslivers]

I hope niku comes in and pulls a morrissey!

 

[PhilJets]

I thought he was excellent all night! Confident in the ozone and that back check in the third..... Oh my

Coach should tell him not to dive like that he might injure his shooting hand ...

kidding

that was some 200 ft sequence there. Offense to defense.

 

[RageQuit77]

Seldom stats line full of zeros for Laine feels so good than it does this morning.

First I checked his TOI, and then I thought that everything is fine.

Kyle "Farmboy" Connor is now my official Spare-Laine too, joining to Ehlers who has hold that spot in my heart before. How many teams can boast with this magnitude of goals scoring from these young guys. Not many, I think (without checking). Not even in historical inspection.

GJG!

 

[Aavco Cup]

Pretty dominant game. Probably should have been 6-1. But hey I'll take it. A win's a win!

I don't think we should have any fear about playing the Ducks in the playoffs.

28 home wins now

 

[Dayofthedogs]

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domination...

 

[Howard Chuck]

NHL allows old slow teams to compete through garbage officiating.

That was the worst reffing I’ve ever seen. In one play alone Wheeler was speared and Scheifele was punched in the head. How is that even possible? I just don’t understand. If I was a player or the coach I would have taken the fine tonight. Someone is going to get seriously injured.

 

[Georgetown Al]

What do you all good people think?

Just for the Playoffs should we lose the Train Goal Horn for home goals and go to sonic booms instead?

We are the Winnipeg Jets no?

 

[Gm0ney]

I agree he has really stepped up his play and my observation of the puck sticking to him more probably has a lot to do with his improvement overall.

It's just when the kid dangles or protects a puck along the boards he's coming away with the puck no matter what when earlier in the season he just couldn't get a bounce either...

I agree - he's having better luck with the dangles. But is that because he's figuring out what he can and can't do? Is his stickhandling improving? I think that's part of it too.

 

[Georgetown Al]

About Maurice: Maybe the man deserves some credit ? To his credit he seems like he has learned to be flexible in his approach to the game. There hasn't really been a lineup decision that baffled me this year. It could just be the players are way better so the team is way better, effect of the coach is hard to quantify. Maybe Mo finally has a good team to work with. Dunno

No Dunno...

You are absolutely right!

Cheers and thanks...

Go Jets Go

 

[LucianoBorsato]

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domination...

Sir Jim approves

 

[Gm0ney]

That was the Jets' best adjCF game of the season at 76.58% - the 2nd best was a 4-0 win at 70.81% adjCF on December 17 against the Blues. Tonight's game was the 2nd best xGF% of the season at 78.29%, topped only by the 7-2 win over Florida on February 18 (with an astounding 82.01% xGF).

Here's the updated table:

	W	L	OT	Pts%	GF	GA	Diff
adjCF% > 50	33	8	5	.772	162	96	+66
xGF% > 50	32	7	3	.798	149	80	+69
adjCF% < 50	12	11	5	.518	83	95	-12
xGF% < 50	13	12	7	.516	96	111	-15

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

After a mini-CF/xGF slump on the past road trip, the Jets have righted the ship over the last four games of this home stand. The 20-game average is still being dragged down by that slump but things are certainly looking up.

 

[snowkiddin]

Holy fried rice with veggies, we just have way too many people who can put the puck in the net. Connor is almost an afterthought on this team.

It’s not even fair. Way better than the early years when it was predominantly Kane, Ladd and Buff providing the offense.

 

[Dayofthedogs]

I agree - he's having better luck with the dangles. But is that because he's figuring out what he can and can't do? Is his stickhandling improving? I think that's part of it too.

The stickhandling part is what i'm most interested in. he's using the same moves as earlier it's just these ones keep working or if he happens to hit a skate or stick the puck still gets back to him. I'd like to say he's just smater when he tries the dangles and its in the offensive zone so it looks better but then i think about his double toe drag to get out of the the defensive zone a couple games ago....

Whatever it is i'm on board...

 

[Adam da bomb]

perrault still snake bitten. Or whatever the term for not putting the puck in the net is.

 

[DowntownBooster]

This is truly a great day. For the first time ever a Winnipeg Jets team has hit the 100 point mark. It never happened in Jets 1.0 history and never in the Thrashers/Jets 2.0 history until now. It always seemed so elusive and it's almost surreal. I'm so proud of this group of players. Well done!

 

[Aavco Cup]

So we're now tied with Vegas in points. They have one more ROW against us and control the next head to head tie breaker as well. It would be nice to finish with more points. That would get home ice if both teams happen to reach the conference finals

 

[LowLefty]

About Maurice: Maybe the man deserves some credit ? To his credit he seems like he has learned to be flexible in his approach to the game. There hasn't really been a lineup decision that baffled me this year. It could just be the players are way better so the team is way better, effect of the coach is hard to quantify. Maybe Mo finally has a good team to work with. Dunno

It was never hard to quantify when they were losing.
Giving credit where credit is due should be just as simple as hammering him when they are playing poorly.
He's done a ton to get this young team playing a solid, consistent game at both ends of the ice - that's on the coach.

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

Second game in a row that we dominated but still needed OT to get the win. Its great to watch the Jets controlling the game like that but would be easier on the nerves if they could build a little cushion.

Hope Toby and Trouba get back soon. We need to be healthy for the PO's. If healthy, we can go toe to toe with anybody.

Edit: and how could I forget Kulikov.

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

LET'S ****ING GO BOYS!

FARMBOY LIVING LARGE TONIGHT!

CONNOR GETS FREE DRINKS AT PALIMINO TONIGHT!!

I missed something about Connor. What's with all the farmer/farmboy comments?

 

[Dayofthedogs]

I missed something about Connor. What's with all the farmer/farmboy comments?

It's an avgard thing....

 

[bumblebeeman]

Maybe somebody mentioned this already, but it's pretty funny/sad that the Las Vegas Golden Knights got to 100 points in a season before the Jets/Thrashers franchise who had a 20 year head start.

 

[Royale With Cheese]

Jets really dominated tonight. Wheeler and Scheifele stood out.

I think Laine looked better than I’ve ever seen him play and he didn’t even score. When this kid adds 20 pounds and a year or two of experience he’s going to be unstoppable.