Post-Game Talk: Jets 5 - Blues 3, Lead series 1-0

[johnnyonthspot]

They skipped the 3rd pair a couple times. Stan, Samberg and Schenn all struggled. I'm usually quick to defend Stanley, but how are we not playing Miller..... assuming either him or 5 can play left side

the 3 s dmen all struggled.
I doubt they take schenn out but Stanley has to sit to see if Miller is more poised back there.
Samberg gets a mulligan

 

[Jet]

On the plus side we (should we make it that far) get him in the second round. For some reason he's less performative then.

Orrrr is he MORE performative??

 

[Gil Fisher]

I guess posters don’t like my idea of moving Morrissey up to the wing

too cute by half

 

[Gil Fisher]

the 3 s dmen all struggled.
I doubt they take schenn out but Stanley has to sit to see if Miller is more poised back there.
Samberg gets a mulligan

wouldn't be surprised if Miller came in for road games where we don't have last change

 

[johnnyonthspot]

Looked like it was headed for a hit directly on the chest until Scheifele sidestepped it.

He wanted to put Scheifele out for the series. It was a close call.

 

[johnnyonthspot]

wouldn't be surprised if Miller came in for road games where we don't have last change

That would make sense.
The interesting thing is that Stanley was not on the ice for any of thd goals agsinst but Morrisey and Demelo were! But his point shot led to JAD's goal. It just seems like it is chaos in the defensive end when he is out there.

 

[Jets 31]

Saw that Perfetti had a decent cut high on his cheek bone, good job refs ...

 

[WolfHouse]

I was there, birds eye for the goals. Helle was down early and goal line sitting for those goals. Timid and gave up the whole top of the net. Easy goals. Not helle.

Through the 2nd after that 3rd goal there was a TV time out I saw Comms and Helle talking and it looked like maybe he told him to get big or something bc helle depth was great from them on. On the Bway i thought he got a little lucky that Kyrou didn't raise that puck, but I'm not the all world G and he saw something I didn't and made the game saving save imo.

Helle, we trust. This team finds ways to win, they have been doing this all season. Clutch.

Wasnt too far from helle for two of the goals... first one had everyone puck watching and was a bit of a weird pause before the shot

Second one i saw - the 4th line stuck out there and gassed... same kind of weird timing and puck fumbling

Id say the biggest thing the jets dealt with was the shitty reffing - you could see those first two ghost calls get in their head a bit

Without that 'roughing' call on schenn and pionk i think the jets would have dominated the whole game

 

[GeorgeJETson]

Put the whistles away refs shit calls on both teams made that game terrible for a long stretch

This is funny as I was just telling Judy before the game started how the refs don't usually call many penalties in the playoffs.

And then we got that shitshow

 

[Do or Die]

55 got bounced around pretty good, all nite.....but still set up the tying and winning goals
Need him to keep that up...

 

[PhilJets]

They should really go back to white for the home teams even for just the playoff games.


Just weird the opponents in white

 

[jjniner]

Congrats on a nice comeback win! Hopefully our Blues can keep this a tight series!

 

[Weezeric]

Glad to see that people just bash Stanley, regardless of what happens in the game.

Also, I guess the blues solved Helle. As if a shot that perfectly hits the crossbar and post, through a screen like this wouldn’t go in on every goalie.

 

[GeorgeJETson]

15 more wins and I'm taking y'all out to Earl's* for dinner!

* seperate cheques and you pay for yourself

 

[GeorgeJETson]

He absolutely face f***ed Jake Neighbors.

I know we're supposed to love thy Neighbour but that seems a little extreme...

 

[AtomicJets]

Awesome game. Nothing like game 1 in Winnipeg

 

[bustamente]

15 more wins and I'm taking y'all out to Earl's* for dinner!

* seperate cheques and you pay for yourself

Always and I mean always read the small print

 

[ps241]

Part 1 (yes overcaffeinated chatty Cathy posts incoming)

So I was at game one of the playoffs last year and this year. Last year as I was walking with my kids and their mom to the vehicle I jokingly said “if we keep playing them like that we are going to lose in 5 games” I was joking but it capture how I felt by the absolute mess of a game we had that night saved by their sieve of a goalie.

Some of these points have been touched on but here goes. Yes the team seemed to have allot of nerves early in the game which I haven’t seen this season. Game 83 is different and they have allot of demons to exercise. The white out might be a bit intimidating for the home team too. Blues had a game plan formula and executed it quite well in the first period. Stretch pass, tip, hard physical forecheck and physically knock our team to hell. Reminds me so much of when the Ducks tried to do this to the Hawks in the semi final on the way to the Hawks last cup win. Schenn led the Blues with 9 hits (nuts), Neighbours, Walker, and Toropchenko all around 7 hits each. For the most part I thought our team handled that physical style ok. We didn’t get run out of the building and nor do I believe it was a major cause for the blues success. Good old “the playoff have clearly started” hockey though.

I never complain about the refs as far as them singling the Jets out. Refs make mistakes and some nights it’s worse on us and some nights it’s worse on the other team. It all evens out so I don’t waist much time on it. That being said I didn’t like how involved the officials were in the first period and I didn’t like any of the calls on either team based on the tone of the game. I thought they settled down a bit as the game went on.

We lost the special teams battle 1-2 and have to clean up or PK.
To Helle I think it was a mixed bag. The 3rd goal he was screened and it was a perfectly placed shot in the top corner. The first two I didn’t hate since they were once again good shots but I am open to the argument he was a bit deep in the net and that might have cost him. He seemed to lack his normal swagger early. I think him stopping the break away late in the second period was one of the turning points in the game. Connor needs to elevate as this series goes on. He will need to be our best player and next game is a good time to start.

I thought at 5 on 5 we were pretty good most of the night and really took over as the second period wore on and that carried into the 3rd where we were dominant. Did the Blues run out of gas because they were running around hitting too much, did they get tight because they were sitting on a lead in the 3rd vs the top team in the league on the road, or did Winnipeg just pick it up and get to their dominant style. Who knows for sure maybe a combination of all three but we were playing vintage Presidents Trophy Jets hockey.

I was inordinately excited when Connor scored with under 2 minutes left. The place went crazy and my somewhat puzzling stoic evening was disrupted. That carried into the Apples bank pass to Lowry for the 5th.

Last night as we left Canada Life Centre I had a completely different feeling as I walked to the vehicle with my son. We got to our game and we choked out the Blues in the 3rd. Much different start to the 2025 playoffs.

 

[Skidooboy]

actual footage of the Jets last night.

 

[Jets 31]

Glad to see that people just bash Stanley, regardless of what happens in the game.

Also, I guess the blues solved Helle. As if a shot that perfectly hits the crossbar and post, through a screen like this wouldn’t go in on every goalie.

This is exactly the goal i was talking about, how is any goalie saving that ? I will answer that question , they aren't.

 

[Gil Fisher]

Crack appeared in the ceiling and at one point I counted 8 separate droplets all falling fast. It calmed down and I got to enjoy the third and have a sleep before it started again a few hours ago.

Landlord replied quickly at least.

Are you retired in France?

Curious about the Kiwi-in-France-Jets-fan backstory.

Would also love to retire in France one day.

 

[Jets 31]

Part 1 (yes overcaffeinated chatty Cathy posts incoming)

So I was at game one of the playoffs last year and this year. Last year as I was walking with my kids and their mom to the vehicle I jokingly said “if we keep playing them like that we are going to lose in 5 games” I was joking but it capture how I felt by the absolute mess of a game we had that night saved by their sieve of a goalie.

Some of these points have been touched on but here goes. Yes the team seemed to have allot of nerves early in the game which I haven’t seen this season. Game 83 is different and they have allot of demons to exercise. The white out might be a bit intimidating for the home team too. Blues had a game plan formula and executed it quite well in the first period. Stretch pass, tip, hard physical forecheck and physically knock our team to hell. Reminds me so much of when the Ducks tried to do this to the Hawks in the semi final on the way to the Hawks last cup win. Schenn led the Blues with 9 hits (nuts), Neighbours, Walker, and Toropchenko all around 7 hits each. For the most part I thought our team handled that physical style ok. We didn’t get run out of the building and nor do I believe it was a major cause for the blues success. Good old “the playoff have clearly started” hockey though.

I never complain about the refs as far as them singling the Jets out. Refs make mistakes and some nights it’s worse on us and some nights it’s worse on the other team. It all evens out so I don’t waist much time on it. That being said I didn’t like how involved the officials were in the first period and I didn’t like any of the calls on either team based on the tone of the game. I thought they settled down a bit as the game went on.

We lost the special teams battle 1-2 and have to clean up or PK.
To Helle I think it was a mixed bag. The 3rd goal he was screened and it was a perfectly placed shot in the top corner. The first two I didn’t hate since they were once again good shots but I am open to the argument he was a bit deep in the net and that might have cost him. He seemed to lack his normal swagger early. I think him stopping the break away late in the second period was one of the turning points in the game. Connor needs to elevate as this series goes on. He will need to be our best player and next game is a good time to start.

I thought at 5 on 5 we were pretty good most of the night and really took over as the second period wore on and that carried into the 3rd where we were dominant. Did the Blues run out of gas because they were running around hitting too much, did they get tight because they were sitting on a lead in the 3rd vs the top team in the league on the road, or did Winnipeg just pick it up and get to their dominant style. Who knows for sure maybe a combination of all three but we were playing vintage Presidents Trophy Jets hockey.

I was inordinately excited when Connor scored with under 2 minutes left. The place went crazy and my somewhat puzzling stoic evening was disrupted. That carried into the Apples bank pass to Lowry for the 5th.

Last night as we left Canada Life Centre I had a completely different feeling as I walked to the vehicle with my son. We got to our game and we choked out the Blues in the 3rd. Much different start to the 2025 playoffs.

Great post.

 

[scelaton]

Part 1 (yes overcaffeinated chatty Cathy posts incoming)

So I was at game one of the playoffs last year and this year. Last year as I was walking with my kids and their mom to the vehicle I jokingly said “if we keep playing them like that we are going to lose in 5 games” I was joking but it capture how I felt by the absolute mess of a game we had that night saved by their sieve of a goalie.

Some of these points have been touched on but here goes. Yes the team seemed to have allot of nerves early in the game which I haven’t seen this season. Game 83 is different and they have allot of demons to exercise. The white out might be a bit intimidating for the home team too. Blues had a game plan formula and executed it quite well in the first period. Stretch pass, tip, hard physical forecheck and physically knock our team to hell. Reminds me so much of when the Ducks tried to do this to the Hawks in the semi final on the way to the Hawks last cup win. Schenn led the Blues with 9 hits (nuts), Neighbours, Walker, and Toropchenko all around 7 hits each. For the most part I thought our team handled that physical style ok. We didn’t get run out of the building and nor do I believe it was a major cause for the blues success. Good old “the playoff have clearly started” hockey though.

I never complain about the refs as far as them singling the Jets out. Refs make mistakes and some nights it’s worse on us and some nights it’s worse on the other team. It all evens out so I don’t waist much time on it. That being said I didn’t like how involved the officials were in the first period and I didn’t like any of the calls on either team based on the tone of the game. I thought they settled down a bit as the game went on.

We lost the special teams battle 1-2 and have to clean up or PK.
To Helle I think it was a mixed bag. The 3rd goal he was screened and it was a perfectly placed shot in the top corner. The first two I didn’t hate since they were once again good shots but I am open to the argument he was a bit deep in the net and that might have cost him. He seemed to lack his normal swagger early. I think him stopping the break away late in the second period was one of the turning points in the game. Connor needs to elevate as this series goes on. He will need to be our best player and next game is a good time to start.

I thought at 5 on 5 we were pretty good most of the night and really took over as the second period wore on and that carried into the 3rd where we were dominant. Did the Blues run out of gas because they were running around hitting too much, did they get tight because they were sitting on a lead in the 3rd vs the top team in the league on the road, or did Winnipeg just pick it up and get to their game and choke them out. Who knows for sure maybe a combination of all three but we were playing vintage Presidents Trophy Jets hockey.

I was inordinately excited with Connor scored with under 2 minutes left. The place went crazy and my somewhat puzzling stoic evening was disrupted. That carried into the Apples bank pass to Lowry for the 5th.

Last night as we left Canada Life Centre I had a completely different feeling as I walked to the vehicle with my son. We got to our game and we choked out the Blues in the 3rd.

Nice post.
The Blues never really outplayed us, but were the beneficiaries of a few really well-placed shots and that was deflating for all. And every time the Jets tried to show some playoff edge (eg Pionk) they were made to pay for it by the refs. But there was no panic, no breakdown in the system, and the tide slowly turned.
At the end of the game, the Blues showed their cards--if you can't beat them with skill then try to intimidate them--and the Jets gave it right back to them, unfazed.
I'm proud of the team and of the fanbase. The whiteout was raucous but no one is getting too high or too low.
It's a long road.

 

[PhilJets]

Glad to see that people just bash Stanley, regardless of what happens in the game.

Also, I guess the blues solved Helle. As if a shot that perfectly hits the crossbar and post, through a screen like this wouldn’t go in on every goalie.

Helly should see that though

 

[Jets 31]

Oh Happy Easter everyone and Happy 420 from the Dude....