Post-Game Talk: Winter Is Here - Jets Win Game 3 (7-4)

[Aavco Cup]

 

[NotCommitted]

I couldn't catch this one, seems I missed quite a game... I've criticized Buff quite a bit last season and early on this season, but since then he has changed his game to become more what the Jets need of him and man he has been awesome. When I started following Winnipeg I knew Buff was supposed to be something special and had a big paycheck and I kept expecting a star calibre #1 D and was disappointed over and over again and kept seeing an overpaid defensive liability with some offensive upside which is totally negated by his bad decision making. The Buff I see now and have seen for some time is not a defensive liability and makes great decisions. And that contract looks like a complete bargain.

He still does the Buffy things but he does them at the right times and the team also seems better overall covering, like instead of Buff doing a really stupid solo play it all actually flows with the whole team. When it works like this he is awesome to watch. And I really get the feeling he doesn't feel like he needs to do everything by himself anymore, instead he can just focus on doing his part and do it well. I think I need to give credit to Maurice or someone for that as well. Plus seeing Buff manhandle two preds at once is pretty priceless (that was last game but I bet he did it tonight as well )

It seems Connor and Ehlers were swapped between lines, was this an in game adjustment? How did it look?

 

[KingBogo]

Before signing off for the night, I just want to say how much better it is being part of the Stanley Cup discussion rather than the top draft pick discussion. Please let it be this way for many more years

 

[Guffman]

I think I’ll go to the Nashville forum...not to rub it in but just to bask in their saltiness. Very enjoyable after a game like this.

BRB!

 

[surixon]

Going to the game Thursday, and with an 8:30 start will most definitely need to take a vacation day Friday. I'll be in no shape to show up at the office

Also going and already took the Friday off!

 

[surixon]

Both Laviolette and Subban were complaining about the officiating.

IN THEIR HEADS!!!! WOOOO!!!!

Subban complaining after he is allowed to cross check, mug and elbow our players for three games straight, say it aint so.

 

[Eyeseeing]

While I definitely see the reasoning in that principle, if such folks are reticent -- and take their appointed Chevy Troll ribbing with good spirits -- I welcome them to return to the flock for next game.

We’ve all been there

 

[Adam da bomb]

I couldn't catch this one, seems I missed quite a game... I've criticized Buff quite a bit last season and early on this season, but since then he has changed his game to become more what the Jets need of him and man he has been awesome. When I started following Winnipeg I knew Buff was supposed to be something special and had a big paycheck and I kept expecting a star calibre #1 D and was disappointed over and over again and kept seeing an overpaid defensive liability with some offensive upside which is totally negated by his bad decision making. The Buff I see now and have seen for some time is not a defensive liability and makes great decisions. And that contract looks like a complete bargain.

He still does the Buffy things but he does them at the right times and the team also seems better overall covering, like instead of Buff doing a really stupid solo play it all actually flows with the whole team. When it works like this he is awesome to watch. And I really get the feeling he doesn't feel like he needs to do everything by himself anymore, instead he can just focus on doing his part and do it well. I think I need to give credit to Maurice or someone for that as well. Plus seeing Buff manhandle two preds at once is pretty priceless (that was last game but I bet he did it tonight as well )

It seems Connor and Ehlers were swapped between lines, was this an in game adjustment? How did it look?

Agree with everything you said.

 

[Ducky10]

How's that MVP poll going?

Yeah.....it's Buff, not even close.

 

[JetsFan815]

A buddy of mine watched the game with Victor Arvidsson's family and took a picture of them as they watched the Buff train rumbling towards him, pic taken 1/10th of a second before he ducked the Buff hit :

 

[AlphaLackey]

Imagine if we had prevailed in OT in game 2?

That's why Nashville looked so shellshocked I think, not just because the game blew up in their face, but it sunk in that they were a virtual coin toss (NOT because there's no skill, but because it's a high variance sudden death thing, put down the pitchforks!) away from being down 0-3 in the series.

 

[tntkid]

If Laine , Connor and Ehlers can finally figure their shit out we score 14 goals.
smh

If...
Helly gets back on the beam
Laine, Connor and Ehlers starts finding the net

We can move on

 

[surixon]

They have been doing this to top lines all playoffs. Lavoie was smart to get them away from those two the first two games but we have the last change now.

 

[Snot Rocket]

Brandon Tanev now has 8 goals in his last 14 games!

Kid's a f***ing Honey Badger, Randall Style Honey Badger.
Love his 110% all the time, every shift, every game.

 

[tntkid]

I like Carrie Underwood about as much as I like Pk Subban.

 

[AlphaLackey]

And here's a little something else I brought attention to in game one, where I (erroneously) thought that the xGF was very lopsided against us and we got lucky.

Well, game 2 and especially in game 3, Nashville was on the other end of "had this game in the bag, miracle come back despite being huge statistical favorites" that they plied so heavily on during the regular season. Eventually, the pendulum swings like the pendulum do.

 

[Aavco Cup]

How's that MVP poll going?

Yeah.....it's Buff, not even close.

It's closed now....I'll run another poll after we finish round 2

 

[broinwhyteridge]

Subban complaining after he is allowed to cross check, mug and elbow our players for three games straight, say it aint so.

He suffers from selective memory.

 

[bustamente]

So many of our weapons are not in sync yet, just wait they will figure it out. Stastny has made this a more complete team, you don't really know anything about a player from another team until he plays for your team.

 

[Ducky10]

 

[Aggie204]

Love all the hate surrounding us in some threads. The tears of our enemies only embolden us further.

 

[thejaf7]

Preds fans are legit debating if Subban high stick on Ehlers was actually a high stick or not. If you want a laugh read their GDT now

 

[bustamente]

Preds fans are legit debating if Subban high stick on Ehlers was actually a high stick or not. If you want a laugh read their GDT now

What all ten of them?

 

[Aavco Cup]

Preds fans are legit debating if Subban high stick on Ehlers was actually a high stick or not. If you want a laugh read their GDT now

Well Ehlers was bent over but as a ref once said " you can't do that"

 

[VictoriaJetsFan]

that was sick...as the kids say...just unreal...