Odds and Ends about the Winnipeg Jets and the NHL that crossed my mind this past week —
Some random facts and a few thoughts from this past week about the Winnipeg Jets, the Manitoba Moose, and the National Hockey League.
Team Canada’s WJC Achilles’ Heel?
January 8, 2017 by
A look back at a decade of Team Canada U20 WJC Goalies –
Author’s Note: I just want to preface this by saying that I don’t in any way think it was the goalie’s fault that Team Canada lost the 2016-17 WJC U20 “Gold Medal Game” against the Americans. I thought that Carter Hart played a solid game. He was also great in the shootout while his teammates didn’t give him any support. Overall, he didn’t play well enough to steal the game but he also didn’t play poorly enough to cost Canada the game. He was just kind of … there.
Winnipeg Jets Mid-Term Report Card: Defence, Goal, And Special Teams
January 7, 2017 by
Winnipeg Jets grades for the defencemen, goalies, special teams and coaches –
Winnipeg Jets grades for the defencemen, goalies, special teams and coaches – The first half of the regular season saw the Winnipeg Jets play some absolutely terrific hockey mixed in with some of the most frustrating hockey you have every seen. This team is the poster child for inconsistency. When you look up the word inconsistent in the dictionary there is a team picture of our beloved Winnipeg Jets. You get the picture, it’s been quite the rollercoaster ride. At the halfway point in the season, the Jets record is 19-19-3. [Read more…]
Winnipeg Jets Mid-Term Report Card: Forwards
January 5, 2017 by
Winnipeg Jets grades for the forwards –
The first half of the regular season saw the Winnipeg Jets play some absolutely terrific hockey mixed in with some of the most frustrating hockey you have every seen. This team is the poster child for inconsistency. When you look up the word inconsistent in the dictionary there is a team picture of our beloved Winnipeg Jets. You get the picture, it’s been quite the rollercoaster ride. At the halfway point in the season, the Jets record is 19-19-3. [Read more…]
Winnipeg Jets: 2016-17 Segment 4 Update
January 4, 2017 by
The Winnipeg Jets 4th ten game segment –
The Winnipeg Jets 4th ten game segment –How many points will it take for the Winnipeg Jets to secure a playoff berth?
A minimum of eleven points each segment gets you to eighty-eight points plus there is games eighty-one and eighty-two to get a couple extra points. This should put you in the eighty-eight to ninety-two point range and close to or in the playoffs.
- In 2013-14 the Dallas Starts needed 91 points to secure the last wildcard position.
- In 2014-15 the Calgary Flames needed 97 points to secure the last wildcard position.
- In 2015-16 the Minnesota Wild need 87 points to secure the last wildcard position.
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