Injury Report: Jets health heading into the playoffs

[Adam da bomb]

Based on the presser today, it sounds like Gabe might be close for Saturday but maybe not likely. Ehlers doesn't sound like he'll be ready to go

We know that this team is capable of winning shorthanded as long as they play the right way.. maybe Arniel waits to see how game one goes before rushing anyone back. A win and they could take their time re-integrating those guys into the line up... a loss and they might rush them back a bit

As long as we have Mo and Helly this team has a chance.

 

[Jets 31]

If we go into the first round without both Vilardi and Nik the Jets will be up against it. We have a deep team but we don't have the top end talent to replace both.

I think Volare is playing game 1 .....

 

[bustamente]

I think Volare is playing game 1 .....

Hope so, they could slide him onto the second line and Nik's absence wont be as bad, I hope Nik makes it back but I don't pay to much attention to updates coming from the Jets about his or anyone's else health.

 

[Jets 31]

I wish he was a band aid. Those are a dime a dozen and easily replaceable!

Again i love Ehlers but maybe his 4 goals and 10 assists in 37 playoff games isn't as hard to replace as we think.

 

[Mad Dog Tannen]

Again i love Ehlers but maybe his 4 goals and 10 assists in 37 playoff games isn't as hard to replace as we think.

 

[Turin]

Again i love Ehlers but maybe his 4 goals and 10 assists in 37 playoff games isn't as hard to replace as we think.

Well, since the Jets haven't done anything meaningful in the playoffs since 2018 they were always going to need him to breakthrough eventually. They will definitely miss him if he misses any significant amount of games.

 

[Howard Chuck]

I’ll reiterate that I have confidence that Arniel can make the most of any lineup he has. He’s done it all year.

 

[ps241]

Again i love Ehlers but maybe his 4 goals and 10 assists in 37 playoff games isn't as hard to replace as we think.

That is assuming he would pace the same this post season and that is tough to predict.

Injuries are part of the Stanley cup playoff runs so if we plan to be playing for two months then Nik will most likely be part of the journey at some point. If this Jets team is going to make some noise then an injury like this won’t get in the way. This team has done a great job adapting all season so let’s get at it.

 

[DRW204]

Samberg being back is huge. I'm not to concerned about the first rd opponent, the Jets are miles ahead of anyone in WC2. They should win even down one of Ehlers or Vilardi.

 

[AlphaLackey]

I’ll reiterate that I have confidence that Arniel can make the most of any lineup he has. He’s done it all year.

He was running Iafallo in Vilardi's place and we were dishing out Ls to some great teams.

There's pretty much only one player whose injury status I dread. I won't say his name. A. I don't need to and B. I ain't putting that evil out in the world.

 

[KingBogo]

Glass half full - if we're in the middle of the second round where guys start getting worn down, we can shoot a fully rested Ehlers into the lineup to give us a jumpstart

Really nice optimistic spin!

 

[Mooche]

Love Ehlers but he is a bit of a......

Love him, too, and was looking forward to him hopefully finally getting the monkey off his back in the POs.

That said, the best ability is availability.

 

[KingBogo]

Listening to the coach and player interviews from today, it sounds like we will be going mostly with our regular players tomorrow. No doubt for us fans, the injury risk will be in the back of all our minds. Good news today on all injury fronts except for Nik.

 

[Jets4Life]

Yup, 1 full season in the last 7. Time to move on. Especially at the price it will take to re-sign him. Not to mention he's been a playoff ghost historically.
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Not nearly as bad as you make it out to be.

He missed:

20 games in 2018-19
0 games in 2019-20
9 games in 2020-21
20 games in 2021-22
37 games in 2022-23
0 games in 2023-24
13 games in 2024-35

Ehlers has played just under 82% of Jets regular season games since 2018. Not great, but hardly a guy who misses significant chunks of a season annually.

 

[Weezeric]

Not nearly as bad as you make it out to be.

He missed:

20 games in 2018-19
0 games in 2019-20
9 games in 2020-21
20 games in 2021-22
37 games in 2022-23
0 games in 2023-24
13 games in 2024-35

Ehlers has played just under 82% of Jets regular season games since 2018. Not great, but hardly a guy who misses significant chunks of a season annually.

How about playoffs?

 

[Jets4Life]

How about playoffs?

Google it.

 

[LucianoBorsato]

Well, since the Jets haven't done anything meaningful in the playoffs since 2018 they were always going to need him to breakthrough eventually. They will definitely miss him if he misses any significant amount of games.

Sweeping the Oilers in 2021 was very, very meaningful to many of us especially us fans with Jets 1.0 vs Oilers playoffs childhood PTSD

 

[10Ducky10]

For those saying that we can't win without Nik and Gabe, weren't those two out of the lineup when we played St Louis the last time? It was one of the best games I've seen them play in person since they've come back.

 

[Buffdog]

Not nearly as bad as you make it out to be.

He missed:

20 games in 2018-19
0 games in 2019-20
9 games in 2020-21
20 games in 2021-22
37 games in 2022-23
0 games in 2023-24
13 games in 2024-35

Ehlers has played just under 82% of Jets regular season games since 2018. Not great, but hardly a guy who misses significant chunks of a season annually.

Missing almost 1 out of every 5 games in his career is indeed significant, but I'm not sure how that compares to an average career

 

[TS Quint]

Lambert confirmed to be out for a couple of weeks with an ankle sprain. So he's someone that could likely help mid to late first round if need be.

Meh. He's a pretty good AHL player. I dont think that makes him a NHL player.

 

[surixon]

Meh. He's a pretty good AHL player. I dont think that makes him a NHL player.

Not saying he's ready to help, just saying it's better to have that option if we really need it then to not have it.

 

[LowLefty]

For those saying that we can't win without Nik and Gabe, weren't those two out of the lineup when we played St Louis the last time? It was one of the best games I've seen them play in person since they've come back.

I agree - if they play the way they can play, there is less need for the players that think they can win it without that effort.
This has always been the question IMO - are we winning most of our games because we have better players or because we have a better team game (and plan)?
You can get by with less talent if you can convince everyone to play the way Arniel wants them to - and for the most part, they have shown they can play that way most nights.
Helle is the other major factor.

 

[Jets4Life]

Meh. He's a pretty good AHL player. I dont think that makes him a NHL player.

Lambert is definitely not ready for a playoff round.

 

[Howard Chuck]

I agree - if they play the way they can play, there is less need for the players that think they can win it without that effort.
This has always been the question IMO - are we winning most of our games because we have better players or because we have a better team game (and plan)?
You can get by with less talent if you can convince everyone to play the way Arniel wants them to - and for the most part, they have shown they can play that way most nights.
Helle is the other major factor.

100%

 

[FFHockey]

For those saying that we can't win without Nik and Gabe, weren't those two out of the lineup when we played St Louis the last time? It was one of the best games I've seen them play in person since they've come back.

Yup, was at that game with 2 of my sons and I had to remind them of that when they were "doomsdaying" over the fact the Jets play the Blues! It's not going to be easy, but we can do it.

I wonder if we go ahead without Gabe for Gm 1, regardless of if he could go? See how it goes...obviously none of us here knows for sure what his injury is, but is every game we hold him out a better chance to get him to 100%?