Thoughts on the Winnipeg Jets, Manitoba Moose, Winnipeg ICE, and the NHL
Lately, there has been a lot of unrest in Jetland. Growing discontent from one segment, the “what has Chevy done” crowd and even the supporters “for patience” have been somewhat at a loss for what has transpired or more to the point what hasn’t. [Read more…]
Updated: Aug. 2, 2014
There has been a lot of discussion as to who could, who might, who should, and who you’d like to see make the Winnipeg Jets opening night roster (23 players). When I look at who the Jets have under contract with the big club and in the AHL, I am going to base my opening roster on a mix of what could realistically happen along with what I hope will happen. [Read more…]
Instead of being serious all the time and writing a commentary or an opinion piece we will jot down some random musings once a week. It might be a mix of serious, playful or maybe even a little sarcastic but it should be fun. If you have answers please let us know. [Read more…]
In no particular order these are some tweets that caught my eye this week.
Even during a quiet off-season day in Jetsville, interesting hockey conversation can still be found on twitter. That’s what we hockey fans do. We can’t help ourselves. If something actually newsworthy happens, the conversation will probably get ramped up ten fold. Well, the other day something that was actually newsworthy did come up. The Toronto Maple Leafs fired Assistant General Manager, Claude Loiselle and V.P. of Hockey Operations, Dave Poulin and hired young gun Kyle Dubas as their new Assistant General Manager. Why is this news worthy? Kyle Dubas is supposedly the new wave of hockey executives that use “Advanced Stats” and “Hockey Analytics” as an evaluation tool. Supposedly, you ask? Well, it is Toronto and anything that happens in the center of the hockey universe is noteworthy even if they are a little late to the dance. [Read more…]
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