Mitch Kasprick is now the “Westdale curmudgeon”
Odds and Ends, Thoughts and Questions, from this past week in hockey –
Just so there’s no confusion when I’m spewing my bias, I am a fan of the Winnipeg Jets, Arizona Coyotes, Manitoba Moose, Winnipeg Ice, and all Team Canada Hockey teams.
I am NOT a fan of Gary Bettman or as I call him, Count Chocula. I am a big believer in the 7Ps. You’ve been warned.
1. Jets: The Pierre-Luc Dubois drama is settled for the time being as he accepted the Jets qualifying offer of $6,000,000 although it still doesn’t settle the big picture. It will be very interesting and probably be very frustrating watching this play out. [Read more…]
In a year that has gone off the rails, it makes sense to me to start the retooling right now. 
1. Jets: The Winnipeg Jets won their only game this past week, defeating Detroit 3-0 in a solid road win. This win keeps them within striking distance of the final wildcard spot in the Western Conferfence. This was a huge win with the Jets heading out on a four-game road trip next week with games against four very tough teams. With games in Washington, Nashville, Boston, and Pittsburgh this could be a season defining road trip and I would think four points is a must. Right now the Jets record sits at 17-12-5 and they are 3 points out of the last wildcard position. 
Winnipeg Jets grades for the defencemen and goaltenders – 