first of all he had 1 year of control left... secondly we 1000% have a far lesser pool of players we can sign in winnipeg, don't see how that can be argued also don't see why you need to be extremely hyperbolic with what people are saying about the players we can and can't sign...
True, bottom 6 and PK have continued to at least work hard.
What's left is bottom 6, D corps (except JMo), goaltending. Helle didn't drop off nearly as soon, but he is not his usual reliable self recently. He has the same appearance as he did for a time last year of not being ready at puck drop. He gives up 1-2 early goals and then settles in the rest of the way.
How much is the top 6 trouble about lack of effort? We see signs of at least hard work from at least some of them. As you point out, Ehlers and PLD are looking better and were probably playing through a recovery from their injuries. We even had Ehlers fighting to get the team fired up. Didn't work and I hope he doesn't do that anymore - or at least picks a better matched opponent next time.
So we can name 3 of the top 6 Nik, PLD and Nino who are putting out. Wheeler I think works, tries, he just doesn't have enough left in the tank. That just leaves Scheif and KC. They both seem to be avoiding contact more than usual. Could they be playing hurt and cautious?
I'm just thrashing around here trying to figure it out. Looking for answers. I wouldn't want to be on the coaching staff or management.
Its three years now of Scheif clearly tuning out three different coaches... I mean you don't have to look farther than that. If Bowness can't or won't bench Scheif for at least half a game or press box him then nothing is going to change before the playoffs.
This helps, alot .I love this gif .
Yeah because that is how it works. Non playoff teams love those pending UFAs. They even give up their 1st round picks and best prospects for them
I tend to agree. We absolutely don’t have as many options as other teams, and we can’t compete in free agency, but we’ve signed our own players long-term and have traded for guys with limited term who ended up extending (DeMelo, Stafford, and Pionk come to mind). We don’t know whether or not Fiala would’ve signed an extension here or not.
The more you watch it the funnier it gets too.
It's baffling, like the coaches are being told they have to play together by Chipman or something. All i can say is if you are Ehlers are you resigning with the Jets when most of your time here you are moved down the lineup and now moved down before a fading Wheeler is moved down? I know i wouldn't be a happy camper if i was Ehlers.
I can understand swapping out Capo for Samberg as I thought Capo had a rough one but like you, I just don't understand the deployment of the available talent on the forward lines. Are the coaches expecting the new Lowry line to be a scoring line now? Barron, IMO, has been playing much better than to on the 4th line. As for Wheeler..... well, What About Bob, oops, Blake?
Exactly, there is no way he isn't making the decisions , i just don't know what he is seeing out of Wheeler with Scheifele.
Oh im not doubting that... it will just be depressing when they sit on the bench and wheeler stumbles out for the last two minutes
Watching the last few games with Scheifele and Wheeler that doesn't look to be the case. Scheifele wasn't playing with Wheeler when he was playing very good at the beginning of the season.
