Thoughts on the Winnipeg Jets, Manitoba Moose, and the National Hockey League
For me, being a hockey fan today is light years away from the way I viewed my favorite team 40 years ago. It’s not even close! To say I’ve become skeptical, cynical and jaded would be an understatement. [Read more…]
Flashback … Winnipeg, MB … Summer of 2014 … Jets Nation is up in arms, full of angst and pessimism because Winnipeg Jets General Manager was unable to come to a long-term contract agreement with Michael Frolik’s agent Allan Walsh. Most Jets fans figured it was going to be a tough negotiation with Allan Walsh, especially after the way he had his way in the Ondrej Pavelec negotiations a couple of years earlier. Based on the one year deal it looks like the fans were right. [Read more…]
Some things that crossed my mind this past week about the Winnipeg Jets and the National Hockey League.
Eleven every ten
My theory is that if you can garner a minimum of eleven points in every ten game segment (on average) and win those two extra games you should be in the playoffs (92 points) or be in the hunt on the last weekend of the season. The team would have ninety-two points. In 2013-14 the Dallas Stars grabbed the last playoff spot with 91 points.
The original article explaining my theory can be seen here.
Michael Hutchinson versus Ondrej Pavelec
Despite Ondrej Pavelec making improvements this season, his sliding numbers in the past month or so have left a sour taste in some fans mouths. AND with the emergence of Michael Hutchinson, do the Winnipeg Jets Have a “Goalie Controversy” on their hands?
