Jets Positivity Thread

[voyageur]

3rd in the league in GAA, that's a clear sign of the coaching change.

 

[KingBogo]

Jets are 7th in the league in points % at .682. Works out to 112 point pace.

 

[Hunter368]

Counting games in hand the Jets now sit 4th OA in the entire NHL, not counting games in hand Jets are still 5th OA in the entire NHL. Pretty impressive so far

 

[snowkiddin]

I am quite the pessimist; however, this team is playing much better under Bowness than under the Maurice-Lowry dirty duo. Actual good systems, improved effort as of late, and, obviously, Bowness is a much more intelligent tactician than Maurice. I was and am critical of the lack of roster moves we made, but early returns on Bowness and company have been nothing short of positive.

 

[ERYX]

Jets are 7th in the league in points % at .682. Works out to 112 point pace.

Counting games in hand the Jets now sit 4th OA in the entire NHL, not counting games in hand Jets are still 5th OA in the entire NHL. Pretty impressive so far

I am also, frankly, quite enjoying the fact that the Jets are getting pretty much zero respect. Yes, they were rated highly on a power rankings, but you still hear nothing about them, no articles or anything on the major sites like TSN. I prefer it for us to be underdogs and have a bit of a chip on our shoulders over no response. I remember 2017/18 was like this too until about February (which coincidentally is when the negative posters say we need to wait til until we're allowed to be happy about the Jets record/play).

 

[Hunter368]

I am also, frankly, quite enjoying the fact that the Jets are getting pretty much zero respect. Yes, they were rated highly on a power rankings, but you still hear nothing about them, no articles or anything on the major sites like TSN. I prefer it for us to be underdogs and have a bit of a chip on our shoulders over no response. I remember 2017/18 was like this too until about February (which coincidentally is when the negative posters say we need to wait til until we're allowed to be happy about the Jets record/play).

I prefer to be rated as a underdog TBH, let other teams be overrated by the media/other teams. We will quietly go about our business and just keep winning games

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

'Jets Positivity Thread' can be found here:
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[Buffdog]

Foe the record...

I'm one of the OGs who was in here hooking the horses up to the bandwagon this summer while (it seems like) a majority of HFJets were decrying chevy for not making some random useless trade.

That said, maybe we should pump the brakes on the "we're a cup contender talk" that I see creeping up in some threads. It's still awfully early and I get a sneaky suspicion we might not be as good as our record reflects but I'm still confident that we will make the playoffs and maybe have some homen ice advantage.

As long as the roster keeps playing to its strengths we will gather points. This uptempo style has to be physically taxing and I could see periods where the boys will look gassed during shitty stretches in the schedule. If helle isn't able to bail them out, we will go through lulls and winless streaks like the rest of the league.

My point is that if/when that happens, don't ghost this thread to bump the tank thread. It's normal and inevitable

 

[WPGChief]

I think my pessimism and low expectations have been well-stated across here and other places across the internet, so let me post something to the contrary: in the opening 4 weeks of the season, if the Jets manage to win 7+ of their 11 games - even if it's with subpar underlying metrics and on the back of outstanding shooting and goaltending or whatever - it'll go a long way in building some confidence and belief in Bowness and his coaching staff, and "the vibes of the locker room", that will erase all the bad juju that they ended last season with and has carried into the offseason. Getting the Jets best players to buy-in early is likely to go a long, long way.

Now, of course, there's a real tough 5-game gauntlet near the beginning of the season that starts in COL and ends vs TOR and STL at home, but if they can hold through that, then November is an easier month with a lot of rest in-between games that gives the coaching staff time to make tweaks to get them from "just managing to win" to "building good habits that will win games more often than not".

For some players, it'll be their last hurrah. For others, it'll be their first opportunity to prove what they can do contrary to what the previous staff tried to peg them as. Finally, particularly vocal players on the team will be speaking the truth when they say "everyone and the media doubted us". Hopefully they put it all together and give fans something optimistic to cheer for.

Checking in... the Jets got through the mid-October gauntlet, had a somewhat unexpected dreadful road trip, but then came back and put together three strong performances in a row: two against teams they should, and one against a surprisingly strong DAL team (albeit they're missing their own #1 goaltender). A record of 8-3-1, with somewhat subpar underlying metrics (but rising) on the back of outstanding goaltending, and optimism is building in both the fanbase and the locker room. Scheifele is 100% bought-in, and Ehlers should be back soon. The Bowness vibes are real.

Although, I am currently considering putting together a piece on how I think the Jets still need to trade for another RH RW, regardless of Ehlers' health, and now would be an excellent time to do it (although certainly hard) while the team is getting through forming/storming and into norming/performing.

Can they use the two 3-day breaks (Nov 9-11 and 14-16) with some mixed opponents (slumping CGY and PIT, but a surging SEA, CAR, and MIN) to put together those good habits and get back to positive underlying metrics? Should be an interesting rest of November.

 

[Jets 31]

How i look watching the Jets this season.

 

[ps241]

Hellebuyck is having the most blistering start to a season one could have with a .938 save % so there are going to be allot of positive downstream team effects like low GAA and Winz. Further good news is this is happening while Connor is fighting a goal scoring slump, Ehlers has been absent, and Bones missed most of the early games.

Having a player like Mark Scheifele with full buy in is critical. I don’t think you can go very far when your best skater is not aligned. Right now at this snapshot in time the team feels like that is beginning to believe. That is a good thing.

Its a long season but this is a great start and that can be critical in making the playoffs.

 

[kanadalainen]

Helly is rated in the top 5 goalies in the league right now by TSN. Within that analysis he places #2. I enjoyed this as the mix includes intangibles rather than obvious numbers (rolling together a meaningful discussion).

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[Jaska]

All the best for the Jets! Greetings from Finland. Looking forward to Jets having the next Finn to follow after Numminen, Selänne, Laine...

 

[ERYX]

How i look watching the Jets this season.

Really?

I thought you'd look more like this:

 

[Jets 31]

Really?

I thought you'd look more like this:

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Yes that's after the game.

 

[Jet]

I am also, frankly, quite enjoying the fact that the Jets are getting pretty much zero respect. Yes, they were rated highly on a power rankings, but you still hear nothing about them, no articles or anything on the major sites like TSN. I prefer it for us to be underdogs and have a bit of a chip on our shoulders over no response. I remember 2017/18 was like this too until about February (which coincidentally is when the negative posters say we need to wait til until we're allowed to be happy about the Jets record/play).

Can you imagine if the Jets managed to win a couple of cups in a row? Tsn and snet might just disband

All the best for the Jets! Greetings from Finland. Looking forward to Jets having the next Finn to follow after Numminen, Selänne, Laine...

You already do! His name is Big Sak!!!

 

[Jet]

Hellebuyck is having the most blistering start to a season one could have with a .938 save % so there are going to be allot of positive downstream team effects like low GAA and Winz. Further good news is this is happening while Connor is fighting a goal scoring slump, Ehlers has been absent, and Bones missed most of the early games.

Having a player like Mark Scheifele with full buy in is critical. I don’t think you can go very far when your best skater is not aligned. Right now at this snapshot in time the team feels like that is beginning to believe. That is a good thing.

Its a long season but this is a great start and that can be critical in making the playoffs.

I am not intending to discount 37s incredible play this season, but what has to be considered is how much better the Jets are defending this year. REAL high danger chances (not ones that some nerd who's never played decides is one) such as seam breakers, unexpected chances from turnovers, and bonus chances due to clearing failures are down significantly.

I think Helle is getting far more help for the 5 guys on the ice with him and that's a factor.

Of course, you can't deny his confidence level is stratospheric, and he's so well positioned and quiet.

Of course, that's just the perspective of this assholes old eyes

 

[JetsFan815]

STOP THE COUNT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[macmaroon]

STOP THE COUNT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[ps241]

I am not intending to discount 37s incredible play this season, but what has to be considered is how much better the Jets are defending this year. REAL high danger chances (not ones that some nerd who's never played decides is one) such as seam breakers, unexpected chances from turnovers, and bonus chances due to clearing failures are down significantly.

I think Helle is getting far more help for the 5 guys on the ice with him and that's a factor.

Of course, you can't deny his confidence level is stratospheric, and he's so well positioned and quiet.

Of course, that's just the perspective of this assholes old eyes

I am late to the dance and haven’t watched enough (well any) Jets hockey this season so I will take your word for it. In the one game I did watch vs Dallas we played great but there were a few breakdowns as I recall and Helle looked slick as hell which is not unusual. Team looked phenomenal v Dallas thats for sure.

 

[Hunter368]

Since Oct 30th the Jets have the best GAA in the entire NHL. Yup part of that is Helle (who is a player on the team), partly coaching and partly the players.

1st OA in the Central

2nd OA in the West if counting games in hand

4th OA in the NHL if counting games in hand

I guess its a good thing Chevy wasn't fired last year or this past summer eh?

Let's keep it rolling!!!

 

[Boreal]

We're not half-bad.

Once again, everybody who whined, female dogged and moaned during free agency needs to go take a long walk with a tall double or triple in hand, forest bathe, come back and realize for eternity that free agency is the devil, Bobby Boucher - - at least the first day or two. And be happy that Chevy goes to the cabin when Canada Day rolls around.

 

[WolfgangPuck]

Really enjoy watching the Jets again We beat Dallas twice. Beat Colorado twice. We have been near or at the top of the central standings Feeling we have a good chance of getting back to Western final
Looking forward to our next games against the tougher clubs. Vegas/Devils/Bruins to see how we match up

 

[Packofwolves]

Jets are ranked #4 overall and climbing

 

[Hobble]

Thompson did not score 5 goals in one game against us.