I can't believe the Jets won this game. I thought Tanev's goal would stand. One stupid play gave the team hope, but with 17 seconds left I didn't think they had in them. Thanks for proving me wrong boys.
The donnybrook in the 2nd after Burakovksy's cheap shot galvanized the team I thought. Great to see the leadership respond with ferocity and tenacity. Penalty kill came through. I think Wheeler's near scrap got him in a bad mood, he had a lot of jump after that, and nice to see him get rewarded when it mattered most.
I will say the Jets went down pretty damn easy on a couple of penalty calls, and to me that's a team that's lacking some confidence 5 on 5. With 3 top 9 players out by the 3rd period the Jets definitely looked like a less talented forward group than a 2nd year expansion team, but with more star power. And a better defense...
Nice move by Bones to make changes on the PP when its not working, getting Gagner up there contributing on the 1st goal.
Thanks to Scheifele tonight for helping my fantasy team. I just wonder where that extra gear he had to get a 2-1 was we he needed to backcheck last night, but from goat to hero in one night is a nice turnaround.
I think Samberg had a nice start to the game, was terrific on the PK, made some mistakes later in the game, but hopefully coach keeps with him. Same with Perfetti, who still has a learning curve.
Thought Eyssimont had some jump in his first game, was engaged in both ends of the rink. Hopefully gets some more looks with a noticeable performance.
Good enough game for Rittich, to get the W.
The one thing I will say is that I think Gustafsson should get more ice time right now when the bench gets shortened. His defensive awareness is off the charts, and he's been a real nice addition to this team this year.
Otherwise that's a team building victory tonight against a good team.
Jets win, Bombers win, all is well in Winnipeg for one night.
Still, great to see the instant karma for Soucy. Those tears are just so delicious.
