GDT: Game #36 - December 23, 2024 - Twas The Game Before Christmas. Your Winnipeg Jets Visit The Laffs. Puck Drop @ 11:00am PT / 1:00pm CST / 2:00pm EST

[Ponds]

Your Winnipeg Jets were in the spirit of giving on Saturday, sending the Wild back to Minnesota with another loss to unwrap.

That same evening, the Blue and White Shites were also in a charitable mood, letting the Islanders open some early gifts in a 6-3 loss.

After being treated to such a lovely win, most Jets fans would prefer going into the Christmas break on a high. Despite being a bunch of goofs, Toronto has had Winnipeg by the wings of late, creating a slight unease in the frosty air.

What a Christmas story it would be, if the Jets could make this losing streak die hard and get their fans rocking around the Christmas tree. Will it be a wonderful life tomorrow afternoon, or will the Laffs be the Grinch that stole Christmas? Here's hoping your Jets have a Christmas vacation to remember and leave the Spuds home alone.

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Gonna keep it short and sweet this time. The season isn't about gifts, but another shout out to my old man. My favorite Christmas present of all time was the Nintendo 64 he bought for my brother and I, back in the 90's. It came with the Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time and Diddy Kong Racing. What a time to be a kid.

Also, super fond memories of going to the Assiniboine Valley Railway with my family when I was younger. A hidden Winnipeg gem. Times you take for granted. Was saddened by the passing of the owner and operator, Bill Taylor, over a decade ago now. Not sure if anyone has taken on the conductors hat since. Would have loved to take my wife and daughter there.

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I wish you all a healthy, happy and safe holiday season, however and whoever you're celebrating it with.

Much love and Go Jets Go.

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[Zhamnov5GoalGame]

The Leafs seem to always piss in our cornflakes as of late.
It sure would be nice to not let that happen.

 

[FiveHoled]

Every time we play the Leafs I think back fondly of that Laine overtime winner for the trick. "Hatrick, game winner, Patrik Laine!" Holiday Cheers to everyone. Let's smoke the Leafs!

 

[Jets 31]

Thanks again for a very good GDT @Ponds . Well i hear Matthews might not play today, upper body injury and i know where.....

 

[Jets 31]

Music for today, Christmas music tomorrow, today i want the Jets to make Toronto Hurt so good.

 

[Jets 31]

Hopefully Toronto takes a bunch of penalties because our PP is just.......

 

[UFO]

can't wait!

 

[macmaroon]

Thanks again @Ponds for the GDT and for your fond Christmas memories. Unfortunately, over the years, the holiday season has lost it's lustre for me. Back in the 1990s, my Grandfather passed away on Christmas Eve and my mother took it very hard being an only child, so we stopped celebrating. Then in 2005, my father passed away on Christmas Day, and that sealed it. After that, my brother and I took my mother to Las Vegas during this time of year as it was my father's favourite place in the whole wide world...

My parents did relay a funny Christmas story though, I wasn't even born yet, and my father brought home a stray cat and name it Puss. My sister was quite mean to the cat and it would hide in my brother's room whenever she got home from school, because the cat knew she could not go in there. Anyway, my sister was particularly mean one Christmas and the cat got it's revenge, it peed over all of my sister's Christmas gifts! Very smart cat...

Wishing you all a merry and joyous Christmas season filled with love and happiness...

Go Jets Go!

 

[KingBogo]

1:00 PM is a crazy ass time to start a game but since I’m retired and my online retirement teaching gig ends at Noon everyday it works out pretty good actually.

 

[RetroWinnipeg]

2pm EST game on what is still technically a work day. Happy Festivus, folks!

 

[Guardian17]

Thanks for another great GDT @Ponds !

A win over the Leafs would be a great gift to start Christmas!

Would be fun to leave Toronto with a win before Christmas!

 

[Tasteless Beaver]

The schedule makers are absolute idiots. I genuinely don’t understand why there would be a hockey game during work hours on a non-holiday, it’s not like they had to schedule around anything else. I’ll be watching from my desk, but if this were in Winnipeg, the arena would still be full of unemployed Leaf fans. Boo NHL and GJG.

 

[John Agar]

Thanks again for a very good GDT @Ponds . Well i hear Matthews might not play today, upper body injury and i know where.....

Oh no...

What a horrible injury...

He was scalped...

 

[SUX2BU]

thanks @Ponds for the GDT ........

and a

 

[Channelcat]

Your Winnipeg Jets were in the spirit of giving on Saturday, sending the Wild back to Minnesota with another loss to unwrap.

That same evening, the Blue and White Shites were also in a charitable mood, letting the Islanders open some early gifts in a 6-3 loss.

After being treated to such a lovely win, most Jets fans would prefer going into the Christmas break on a high. Despite being a bunch of goofs, Toronto has had Winnipeg by the wings of late, creating a slight unease in the frosty air.

What a Christmas story it would be, if the Jets could make this losing streak die hard and get their fans rocking around the Christmas tree. Will it be a wonderful life tomorrow afternoon, or will the Laffs be the Grinch that stole Christmas? Here's hoping your Jets have a Christmas vacation to remember and leave the Spuds home alone.

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Gonna keep it short and sweet this time. The season isn't about gifts, but another shout out to my old man. My favorite Christmas present of all time was the Nintendo 64 he bought for my brother and I, back in the 90's. It came with the Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time and Diddy Kong Racing. What a time to be a kid.

Also, super fond memories of going to the Assiniboine Valley Railway with my family when I was younger. A hidden Winnipeg gem. Times you take for granted. Was saddened by the passing of the owner and operator, Bill Taylor, over a decade ago now. Not sure if anyone has taken on the conductors hat since. Would have loved to take my wife and daughter there.

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I wish you all a healthy, happy and safe holiday season, however and whoever you're celebrating it with.

Much love and Go Jets Go.

Yes! Zelda OOT was a magical game. An absolute masterpiece in its day!

GJG!

 

[Buffdog]

The schedule makers are absolute idiots. I genuinely don’t understand why there would be a hockey game during work hours on a non-holiday, it’s not like they had to schedule around anything else. I’ll be watching from my desk, but if this were in Winnipeg, the arena would still be full of unemployed Leaf fans. Boo NHL and GJG.

I was thinking that maybe there was some mandatory minimum of days or hours that teams need to have off for the break but there are teams that play later than us tonight who play on Friday

Very weird

 

[macmaroon]

I believe the Leafs game is early because it is the annual kids day game, and the arena will be filled with school kids. Hope we can send them home crying...