Double whammy with Helly, this year:
He is been subpar more nites than certainly, we are used to......guy has played a ton of minutes the last number of years.....might be burnt.
Helly not anywhere near top form.....really exposes our warts on team D - not protecting the front of the net, bad turnovers, not covering the slot area, not picking up the trailer, and some kinda of "system" that has our D-men just running around, from pillar to post, in our own end.
Whole team play in our own end is lacking. I really thought Coach Dad Lowry woukd instill, demand and show this roster how being 200-feet responsible player with full-ice awareness and effort leads to a winning team and environment. I guess Dad Lowry does not run the bench or the practices, etc. Or he forgot how to teach to play on the defensive side of the puck!
Anyways, Huddy's "teaching, leading, overseeing" the defense is now turning Helleboy into a "loser" in 1st periods of 8 out of 10 games.
Would be better potential winning record if Jets could get 0 goals against in 1st 15 shots of each game ( of course while being able to score 1 on every 15 of their shots ). It seems like 3 of 5 games we are down 1-0 or 2-0 on 5 shots against, 9 shots against, type of deficits. Tough for any team to win way more than lose when trending this way, playing from behind, catch up.
Our defense needs a revamp of how to play in front of the goalie, the net and playing with your goalie, not against him!! Coaching change absolutely. Then look to retweeking the roster, the "core". Huddy is negative effect, absolutely exposing with the ( supposed ) upgrade defensive players. I am " missing the playoffs for sure this season" coupled with No bench changes and a couple key roster moves away from not using anymore valued energy or care-cells or cheers for this team.
Very close to buy-buy Jets. As interesting and worthy to me as the New Jersey Devils, not far off.
JMO and rant. Doesn't matter to any importance or world-changing or purpose. Chevy wil be Chevy, True north will True North and Chipman error on the sude of caution, respectability and internal loyalty.
Go Jets Go. One more time around anyways.