GDT: GAME 52 - Tuesday, January 28th, 2025 - Winnipeg Jets at Montreal Canadiens - 6:00pm CST - TSN3 - CJOB/Power 97

[robertocarlos]

Barnaby's on another case for the time being. I'm stepping in, to beef up ongoing investigations.

Gumshoe!

 

[John Agar]

@macmaroon ...

I no longer have my parents with me... it's been a while...

They live with Me as I am a product of them... their work with me when I was young made me who I am today... a happy, productive, caring person...

Your courage to honor your Mother publicly is not the norm, but I have done what you have done and I am very proud of family and friends I have lost... and always honor them here publicly when I can... I can relate...

They live on through me... your Mother lives on with you...

Awesome...

 

[White Out 902]

Pregame Portuguese chicken downtown mtl! Go Jets

 

[BoneDocUK]

I always felt that they should've been bigger especially in the States, I mean Roller is as good as any arena rock band tunes that American bands were pumping out. For some reason they never hit down south. Jerry Mercer was a beast on drums

He was a brilliant drummer, absolutely rock-solid. IIRC they had two guitarists when I saw them, and Myles' mum was introduced and then spotlit in the crowd, but that may have been the endless pitchers of 8% beer. Anyway, it was a great night out and one to remember in my time there.

IIRC Just Between You and Me was a modest US hit, and the only song I can ever recall hearing in the town I grew up in over here. They def had the tunes and the musicianship but breaking the US must have been hard graft in that era. Time on the buses and fighting for space on the FM playlists, etc.

I was a big Clash fan growing up, and so many top bands before and after them seem to have largely baffled US audiences, despite having loyal followings in NZ, Canada, Oz and loads of other places. I guess it took Adele. Go figure.

Anyway, back to the game -- let's make it four in a row, Jerts.

 

[John Agar]

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Pregame Portuguese chicken downtown mtl! Go Jets

What White Out' is talking about...

ma poule mouille – Grillades urbaines portugaises

mapoulemouillee.ca

#44 on TripAdvisor out of over 6000 restaurants in Montreal...

It's yummy...

 

[bustamente]

It seems that everyone has a fav April Wine song this is mine

 

[bustamente]

Montreal has upped their game since the Jets last played them and have actually gotten back into the playoff race, they have lost 2 in a row though. Lets start this road trip with a win and move on to Boston

 

[Zhamnov5GoalGame]

I was referring to the whole comment which claimed they were deeper than us at lines 2, 3 and 4 as well.

To be fair most of their posters are saying something in the "Jets are good, Jets will win" range.
It's really just one guy who I recognize from his full time job of posting in trade threads that everyone is signing with or being traded to the Habs.
He's pushing the Habs are deeper at forward than the Jets narrative.
With Lowry out of the lineup our depth is quite thinned out.

Outside of Ehlers most average fans scanning our lineup wouldn't recognize or really respect anyone in our bottom 9.
Our current 3rd line centre has 3G and 5P in 47 games.
I can see why the average person would look at that and say that we don't have much depth.

Overall the stats aren't that scary for a team fighting for first in the league.

Perfetti 10G 28P 51 Games
Nino 13G 26P 51 Games
Vlad 9G 23P 47 Games
Apples 7G 16P 40 Games
Iafallo 6G 15P 51 Games
Barron 5G 8P 51 Games
Gus 1G 3P 19 Games

If Cole and Vlad were a bit more consistent/productive and you add Lowry back in there then it looks a lot better.

The Jets have won 3 in a row... BUT the first line finally just got their groove back so hopefully they can run roughshod over MTL for us.

 

[Howard Chuck]

Agree fully - they were a great Canadian band - My first concert as a kid! I know they have some links to Montreal, but weren't they actually from Tufts Cove (suburb of Dartmouth/Halifax Nova Scotia)? Regardless, they are Canadian gold!

Also my first concert! Lord beaverbrook arena in Saint John NB in 1976. The stand back tour.

They were from Woodstock NB I believe.

 

[Howard Chuck]

I always felt that they should've been bigger especially in the States, I mean Roller is as good as any arena rock band tunes that American bands were pumping out. For some reason they never hit down south. Jerry Mercer was a beast on drums

The night I saw them in 1976 or so, was the first time that they played with 3 guitar players and also the very first time they performed Roller live.

 

[Jets 31]

To be fair most of their posters are saying something in the "Jets are good, Jets will win" range.
It's really just one guy who I recognize from his full time job of posting in trade threads that everyone is signing with or being traded to the Habs.
He's pushing the Habs are deeper at forward than the Jets narrative.
With Lowry out of the lineup our depth is quite thinned out.

Outside of Ehlers most average fans scanning our lineup wouldn't recognize or really respect anyone in our bottom 9.
Our current 3rd line centre has 3G and 5P in 47 games.
I can see why the average person would look at that and say that we don't have much depth.

Overall the stats aren't that scary for a team fighting for first in the league.

Perfetti 10G 28P 51 Games
Nino 13G 26P 51 Games
Vlad 9G 23P 47 Games
Apples 7G 16P 40 Games
Iafallo 6G 15P 51 Games
Barron 5G 8P 51 Games
Gus 1G 3P 19 Games

If Cole and Vlad were a bit more consistent/productive and you add Lowry back in there then it looks a lot better.

The Jets have won 3 in a row... BUT the first line finally just got their groove back so hopefully they can run roughshod over MTL for us.

Agreed not alot of offense from our 2nd , 3rd and 4th lines but they don't give up many goals either.

 

[GeorgeJETson]

Just to clarify, I was very comfortable posting my stories and pictures about my mother, I was disappointed with some of the posters who threw up "bouncin' boobie" pictures. I felt that was disrespectful to me and to my late mother. I have never liked these pictures, but whatever floats your boat, I guess, but when I poured my heart and soul into this GDT (it was two days of writing, remembering, and trying to find photos) and to have it immediately besmirched, it got me angry.

I am who I am, unlike @Inanna and @Stumbledore, I do not hide behind a fake avatar. What you see is what you get. I just thought I would share some of the fond memories of my mother with you all, it was kind of therapy for me. But unfortunately, those pictures on THIS GDT really bothered me, no respect at all. The pictures are fine, but just not on this GDT.

I had a very rough night, as I was stewing about all this, so please forgive me. I try to make this place a lot of fun and something for everyone to enjoy, but when "I" don't even get to enjoy it, then there is a problem. I see the pictures have been removed by the mods and I thank them for that.

Sorry about all this, I hope that you will understand...

I didn't get the chance to comment before now, as it's been one of those days.

I was lucky enough to have read your original post. It was very moving. A lot of nice memories between you and your mom.

I respect your decision to remove it, and for whatever it is worth, I'm sorry you felt so disrespected.

Hopefully knowing that I thought it was a nice tribute helps in some small way.

 

[Gm0ney]

A beauty LMFAO moment from their site. Oh Habs fans....never change or become lucid:

"Jets have solid D with goaltending but I feel the Habs have an advantage on lines 2, 3, 4 and the top line is neutral."

That last part......whoa......someone has gotten into the crystal meth early today......

	Jets	Habs	Verdict
5v5 Scoring	106-76 (+30, 2nd)	100-115 (-15, 26th)	Jets
Powerplay	33.3% (1st)	20.3% (21st)	Jets
Penalty Kill	79.1% (16th)	81.7% (9th)	Habs

Have to give the edge to the Habs...it's just science.

 

[raideralex99]

Agreed not alot of offense from our 2nd , 3rd and 4th lines but they don't give up many goals either.

Thats the thing ... do you want to lose a game 5-4 with your 2nd and 3rd lines scoring more or do you want to win more games with good defensive play.
The Jets are the highest scoring team in the league but people are greedy for more goals.
The MacKinnon line before the trade had more points than all other Avs lines combined.

 

[Buffdog]

Agreed not alot of offense from our 2nd , 3rd and 4th lines but they don't give up many goals either.

Our "bottom 9" is almost the definition of low event hockey, which is OK

 

[macmaroon]

Thank you all for the kind words and support, it means a lot to me. When I posted the GDT last night, I had no idea any of this was going to happened. It has been a year since my mother has passed away and I thought I would share with you some of my memories of her. These were not private stories, as I have told them to friends, co-workers, and the staff that took care of my mother. What was private were the photos that I posted. My mother did not like to have her picture taken, so anytime I could sneak a snap of her, it was meaningful for me. I only have one picture of my mother and me together (which I have previously posted) and it is my most cherished photo of all. If my mother knew that I had posted these photos, she would be so mad. She probably would have hit me with the flyswatter I bought her as a child. So when I saw those "Bouncin' Boobies" pictures on the same page of my precious memories, I got quite upset and deleted the whole GDT.

I have an anxiety disorder, just like my mother, and just like her father (my Swedish Grandfather). I always joke about me falling asleep, but it's the pills that I take to calm me down that do it. Before I started taking the medication, I was worried all the time, even about stuff that hadn't even happened yet. It got to a point where I almost died, I had a blockage in my brain which almost caused me to have a stroke. I now have Horner Syndrome which causes me to have a droopy eye on my left side of my face. The surgeon uses me as an example in her teaching class at the University of one of the few people in Manitoba to have survived this. Anyway, with the medication, along with proper exercise and eating well, I am fine and can handle stress much better.

The incident today did not help me and I am having a hard time coping. The last few years of my Mom's life, I visited her every weekday for a few hours, and most of the day on the weekends. I did not have much time to myself, but when I look back, it was time well spent and I will certainly cherish that time we had together. It was very tough doing this and juggling the GDT and Prediction Contest threads, but I managed. Now that she is gone, I have more time, and now my HFJets activities keep me focused and prevents my mind from going to a dark place.

I am not the Internet Police. Posting pictures of "Bouncin' Boobies" is fine, if that is what you want to do. Those that view my posts in the "Humour Thread" know some of my T-Shirt and Meme of the day pictures are sometimes not "family friendly". My issue was that I posted what I thought was something a little different, something I felt was special (at least to me), and it was ruined. It will take me a few days to "calm down" from this, so please bear with me. By posting this message, it will help me immensely in dealing with this and I hope you understand.

This isn't how I wanted the GDT to end up, it was supposed to be something different, I'm sorry...

 

[DharmaBum]

The Jets have been held to just 18 PP opportunities in the past 13 games, it's the fewest in any 13-game span in franchise history.
Ref's for tonight are, Dan O'Rourke and Garrett Rank.

In the previous game, Montreal took 6 minor penalty's. Jets scored 2 PP goals.

Jets are 8-4-0 vs Atlantic this season, including winning 6 of the last 7.
Montreal is 5-3-2 vs Central.

Jets have held opponents to under 30 shots in 12 straight games.
Montreal averages 26.1 shots per game, which is 3rd worst in the NHL.

Vilardi is coming off a 4 point night (2G, 2A), tying his career high. Vilardi has not gone longer than 3 games without a point this season.

Montreal and Winnipeg have identical records for the month of January at 7-3-2. (WPG GF 38, GA 28) (MTL GF 36, GA 37)
and nearly identical records in December (WPG 9-5-1) (MTL 9-5-0).

Let's help Montreal out with their rebuild tonight.

 

[bustamente]

Thank you all for the kind words and support, it means a lot to me. When I posted the GDT last night, I had no idea any of this was going to happened. It has been a year since my mother has passed away and I thought I would share with you some of my memories of her. These were not private stories, as I have told them to friends, co-workers, and the staff that took care of my mother. What was private were the photos that I posted. My mother did not like to have her picture taken, so anytime I could sneak a snap of her, it was meaningful for me. I only have one picture of my mother and me together (which I have previously posted) and it is my most cherished photo of all. If my mother knew that I had posted these photos, she would be so mad. She probably would have hit me with the flyswatter I bought her as a child. So when I saw those "Bouncin' Boobies" pictures on the same page of my precious memories, I got quite upset and deleted the whole GDT.

I have an anxiety disorder, just like my mother, and just like her father (my Swedish Grandfather). I always joke about me falling asleep, but it's the pills that I take to calm me down that do it. Before I started taking the medication, I was worried all the time, even about stuff that hadn't even happened yet. It got to a point where I almost died, I had a blockage in my brain which almost caused me to have a stroke. I now have Horner Syndrome which causes me to have a droopy eye on my left side of my face. The surgeon uses me as an example in her teaching class at the University of one of the few people in Manitoba to have survived this. Anyway, with the medication, along with proper exercise and eating well, I am fine and can handle stress much better.

The incident today did not help me and I am having a hard time coping. The last few years of my Mom's life, I visited her every weekday for a few hours, and most of the day on the weekends. I did not have much time to myself, but when I look back, it was time well spent and I will certainly cherish that time we had together. It was very tough doing this and juggling the GDT and Prediction Contest threads, but I managed. Now that she is gone, I have more time, and now my HFJets activities keep me focused and prevents my mind from going to a dark place.

I am not the Internet Police. Posting pictures of "Bouncin' Boobies" is fine, if that is what you want to do. Those that view my posts in the "Humour Thread" know some of my T-Shirt and Meme of the day pictures are sometimes not "family friendly". My issue was that I posted what I thought was something a little different, something I felt was special (at least to me), and it was ruined. It will take me a few days to "calm down" from this, so please bear with me. By posting this message, it will help me immensely in dealing with this and I hope you understand.

This isn't how I wanted the GDT to end up, it was supposed to be something different, I'm sorry...

Mac, you be you never apologise for heartfelt thoughts and always keep the memories of your mother close to you. You know down deep this place is much better for having you here

 

[John Agar]

The Jets have been held to just 18 PP opportunities in the past 13 games, it's the fewest in any 13-game span in franchise history.
Ref's for tonight are, Dan O'Rourke and Garrett Rank.

Garrett Rank is a good Ref...

But certainly the best golfer... better than any of the NHL players...

In 2019 he won the Western Amateur in the U.S.... it is one of the top 5 amateur tournaments in the U.S. including the the U.S. Amateur...

In 2012... Garrett was runner-up in the U.S. Amateur... impressive...

Had to quit hockey due to a cancer diagnosis when younger... got back into hockey as a Ref after defeating cancer...

 

[bustamente]

 

[Buffdog]

Thank you all for the kind words and support, it means a lot to me. When I posted the GDT last night, I had no idea any of this was going to happened. It has been a year since my mother has passed away and I thought I would share with you some of my memories of her. These were not private stories, as I have told them to friends, co-workers, and the staff that took care of my mother. What was private were the photos that I posted. My mother did not like to have her picture taken, so anytime I could sneak a snap of her, it was meaningful for me. I only have one picture of my mother and me together (which I have previously posted) and it is my most cherished photo of all. If my mother knew that I had posted these photos, she would be so mad. She probably would have hit me with the flyswatter I bought her as a child. So when I saw those "Bouncin' Boobies" pictures on the same page of my precious memories, I got quite upset and deleted the whole GDT.

I have an anxiety disorder, just like my mother, and just like her father (my Swedish Grandfather). I always joke about me falling asleep, but it's the pills that I take to calm me down that do it. Before I started taking the medication, I was worried all the time, even about stuff that hadn't even happened yet. It got to a point where I almost died, I had a blockage in my brain which almost caused me to have a stroke. I now have Horner Syndrome which causes me to have a droopy eye on my left side of my face. The surgeon uses me as an example in her teaching class at the University of one of the few people in Manitoba to have survived this. Anyway, with the medication, along with proper exercise and eating well, I am fine and can handle stress much better.

The incident today did not help me and I am having a hard time coping. The last few years of my Mom's life, I visited her every weekday for a few hours, and most of the day on the weekends. I did not have much time to myself, but when I look back, it was time well spent and I will certainly cherish that time we had together. It was very tough doing this and juggling the GDT and Prediction Contest threads, but I managed. Now that she is gone, I have more time, and now my HFJets activities keep me focused and prevents my mind from going to a dark place.

I am not the Internet Police. Posting pictures of "Bouncin' Boobies" is fine, if that is what you want to do. Those that view my posts in the "Humour Thread" know some of my T-Shirt and Meme of the day pictures are sometimes not "family friendly". My issue was that I posted what I thought was something a little different, something I felt was special (at least to me), and it was ruined. It will take me a few days to "calm down" from this, so please bear with me. By posting this message, it will help me immensely in dealing with this and I hope you understand.

This isn't how I wanted the GDT to end up, it was supposed to be something different, I'm sorry...

Thanks for your vulnerability and transparency

I'm sure @Inanna would approve of your posts

 

[John Agar]

Thanks for your vulnerability and transparency

I'm sure @Inanna would approve of your posts

 

[bustamente]

Inanna and Stumbledore are going to haunt this place a long time it seems, whoever the person is probably takes some satisfaction by that.

 

[Ponds]

Inanna and Stumbledore are going to haunt this place a long time it seems, whoever the person is probably takes some satisfaction by that.

 

[bustamente]

Heads up Jets there's a Jack Ass on the ice