Winnipeg Jets: 2016-17 Segment 3 Update

The Winnipeg Jets 3rd ten game segment –

How many points will it take for the Winnipeg Jets to secure a playoff berth?

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.
I think that 88-92 points should do it this year and once again it will more than likely not be decided until the final weekend of the regular season.

The 2016-17 season’s earlier segment updates can be read here:

Winnipeg Jets Segment 3

The Winnipeg Jets started the third segment with three losses that finished off their horrendous (0-5-0) five-game road trip. After that, they finished the segment 4-2-1 and IMHO they may have left a couple of potential points on the table from the Detroit and New York games.

The good news:

The Winnipeg Jets season looked like it was heading off the rails BUT they averted a potential disaster by sweeping two tough Central Division opponents (St. Louis and Chicago) on back-to-back nights on the road.
The continued great play of Patrik Laine has been fun to watch.
The Jets started getting a little healthier with the return of Bryan Little and Mathieu Perreault.
The goaltending is starting to stabilize and become a little more consistent.

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The bad news:

The Winnipeg Jets lost Mark Scheifele for three games but managed 5-of-6 points with him out of the line-up, so no harm no foul.
The Winnipeg Jets special teams are terrible and some of Paul Maurice’s player decisions have been questionable, to say the least.
Mathieu Perreault has done squat, zero, bupkis, this season.
In the Jets next 10-game segment they play 4 at home and 6 on the road.

Playoffs? Playoffs?

Even though the Jets are having a hard time getting above the NHL’s bogus .500 mark, they are still in the playoff race BUT they have played more games than every team in the league.
Winnipeg Jets fans are getting frustrated at the “win one, lose one” rollercoaster. It would be nice to see a winning streak of 3-5 games. This team is right there and like I’ve mentioned previously, there is nothing special in the Western Conference this year.

As of December 9, 2016