Post-Game Talk: Jets 4 - Islanders 3, Streaking to the break

[Wedgeden]

One of the best second periods I've seen the team play this season followed by one of the worst third periods.
There's been a few games where the Jets have blown leads to the Islanders and lost so I was nervous.

 

[surixon]

Well the boys get to go out on vacation with a stranglehold on the western conference.

Not the most even of efforts but let's give the Islanders some credit, they are fighting for their playoff lives right now and there was no quit in their game.

Helle was a bit uneven through 2 but came up big when needed in the third.

DeMelo and JoMo with a so/so effort.

Snerg and Pionk were both solid

Both top 6 lines were going tonight. Some ridiculous plays. Both lines can feel good about their games going into the break.

Third line was a bit off tonight

Heck of an effort by Iafallo on his goal.

Going to talk about Lambert individually tonight. First off, happy he got a point off a good defensive read. I thought he tracked back well and showed his speed and edge work at times.

Here is where my critique is though, he spent all game in the ozone wide on the perimeter. I'm not sure if it's a strength thing or he's not comfortable yet thing but he's not going to put up many points from those spots. There was one sequence in particular where he had the puck in the ozone and he had a step on the dmen and a partial lane to the net, and had he done even a small cut in would have had a quality scoring chance. Instead he elected to take the puck behind the net and then cut wide along the boards and got forced into making a low percentage pass for a turn over. In the first he cut wide around the edge and tried to force a long range shot from the blue line as the last man back that was almost picked off.

The kid is going to need to learn to play in the trenches and in traffic if he wants to produce. He's not near talented enough to dance along the perimeter.

 

[sipowicz]

Jets keep’s roll’n!

Top line good, second line good, third line good and 4th line solid!

D with an okay game, Snerg was shaky!

Helly preserved the win!

Apples dressed!

 

[Guardian17]

 

[kanadalainen]

Coelacanth of the game:

#13 Gabe Vilardi

2 goals and he tops his previous best goal tally. 50 points on the year for him too.

 

[bustamente]

Is 81 points any good with 26 games to play?

 

[RetroWinnipeg]

So the question that remains now is will Scheifele make Team Canada?

And how many fools already bought those Crosby jerseys?

 

[AlaskaJet]

Even during an off-game this team is just so damn good

Great game! If we get another 8 games in a row after the break to make 16, SN will just say that doesn’t count, because of the break in the middle..

 

[John Agar]

So the question that remains now is will Scheifele make Team Canada?

And how many fools already bought those Crosby jerseys?

If Crosby is out... yes...

And no one can stop him...

 

[bustamente]

If Crosby is out... yes...

And no one can stop him...

Wouldn't want to he deserves to be there.

 

[Hobble]

Someone each year has to win the Cup. Why not us?

 

[kanadalainen]

I know this wasn't their most well executed game but the Jets are really doing some amazing hockey.

Good for them, good for us.

 

[kanadalainen]

Guess what?

Its that time. Yep, its TIme To Let out the Clutch!

With this team there's no such thing as beginners luck.

 

[Johnny HFBOARDS]

so much filth, those goals!!

time to clean up after that

 

[kanadalainen]

so much filth, those goals!!

time to clean up after that

 

[Moloch]

NGL we looked pretty horrible for a decent portion of the night. 2nd period was nuts though.

 

[Adam da bomb]

How nice was Fallon’s first goal.

 

[Johnny HFBOARDS]

So the question that remains now is will Scheifele make Team Canada?

And how many fools already bought those Crosby jerseys?

I don't want him or Josh to go

 

[ICdave]

 

[raideralex99]

What a crazy third period … Jets PK dominated the Isles PP on the first 2 penalties. The Isles looked like they checked out … game over. The Jets stopped skating and just like that the Isles took over but Helle said Fuk it boys … I got this and finished the game.
Winning 8 games in a row is tough not all of them are going to be pretty so keep the negative comments down … enjoy the 2 weeks break being the #1 team in the league.

 

[Adam da bomb]

So weird kc was throwing hits.

 

[Jet]

Jets almost blew that one.

Name of your sex tape

 

[johnnyonthspot]

For everyone thinking that splitting the season into 16 game sections was some kind of conspiracy to make the Jets look 'bad'...

It sure is looking good currently.

It is not about splitting the season into segments. It is about how they are playing. This team is playing better now than they did going 16-1. Winning 8 games in a row is obviously impressive, takes consistency, sticking to the plan and some luck but the fact they have not really deserved to lose any of these exvept maybe tonight's has me almost putting my second foot in the Jetplane. This was also a tough game to play mentally under the circumstances. It will be interesting to see how the team is after the break.

 

[gojetsgo]

not the best win of the 8 game streak but a win is a win, 1st wasn't very good led by samberg making a couple mistakes, 2nd was very very good and I thought we started the 3rd off well until we took some penalties, did a good job killing them but they were able to get a goal a bit later and took the momentum, top line was great, what a pass by perfetti, helle made some big saves when needed and were off to the break atop the standings

 

[johnnyonthspot]

Well the boys get to go out on vacation with a stranglehold on the western conference.

Not the most even of efforts but let's give the Islanders some credit, they are fighting for their playoff lives right now and there was no quit in their game.

Helle was a bit uneven through 2 but came up big when needed in the third.

DeMelo and JoMo with a so/so effort.

Snerg and Pionk were both solid

Both top 6 lines were going tonight. Some ridiculous plays. Both lines can feel good about their games going into the break.

Third line was a bit off tonight

Heck of an effort by Iafallo on his goal.

Going to talk about Lambert individually tonight. First off, happy he got a point off a good defensive read. I thought he tracked back well and showed his speed and edge work at times.

Here is where my critique is though, he spent all game in the ozone wide on the perimeter. I'm not sure if it's a strength thing or he's not comfortable yet thing but he's not going to put up many points from those spots. There was one sequence in particular where he had the puck in the ozone and he had a step on the dmen and a partial lane to the net, and had he done even a small cut in would have had a quality scoring chance. Instead he elected to take the puck behind the net and then cut wide along the boards and got forced into making a low percentage pass for a turn over. In the first he cut wide around the edge and tried to force a long range shot from the blue line as the last man back that was almost picked off.

The kid is going to need to learn to play in the trenches and in traffic if he wants to produce. He's not near talented enough to dance along the perimeter.

I recall that play He had no business replacing Ford. He does not fit on a 4th line and is not NHL ready yet. I know the team as a whole was kind of off but why put him in a position to fail?