Feb. 9 Random Thoughts on the Winnipeg Jets

February 9, 2026 by Leave a Comment

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1. Jets:  The Winnipeg Jets went 0-1-1 this past week, and their record sits at a very underwhelming 22-26-8, eleven points out of the playoffs.  The team is now officially playing for pride, while the management is hoping for a better draft pick.     

2. Jets:  With the Jets now on their 3-week Olympic break, it looks like I’ll be spending quite a bit of time bitching about Kevin Cheveldayoff, so if you’re a Chevy lover, you should look away.

3. Jets:  From the Sour Grapes Department:  Nick Suzuki played 16:56 in the Habs’ win over the Jets, and I didn’t even know he played.  I never even noticed him.  Mark Scheifele really got screwed over, not making the Olympic team.

4. Jets:  Question for Scott Arniel:  HTF can I defend you or support you when you keep doing dumb shit?  Add starting Adam Lowry, Cole Perfetti, and Dylan Samberg in OVERTIME to the list.  BTW, the Jets weren’t short-handed.

5. Jets:  It is time to have another look at Patrik Laine?

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6. Jets:  As of Monday morning, the Jets have 26 games left in the regular season, and although they are not mathematically done, they actually have a better chance of winning the draft lottery than making the playoffs. We will now start tracking both.   

7. Things that make me go hmmm: #1 🤔 …. Vincent Trocheck

8. Jets:  Special Teams:  Rule of thumb. 

Have the power play and penalty kill (PK and PP) numbers total at least 100% when added (as your minimum).

  • PP: 21st at 19.10%, up from 21st at 18.70% last week (net 18th at 17.20%)*
  • PK: 18th at 79.00%, down from 17th at 79.50% last week (net 14th at 82.00%)*
  • FO: 12th at 50.40%, down from 12th at 50.70% last week

9. Jets:  Goaltending:

  • Connor Hellebuyck:  13-16-7 … 2.79 GAA … .900 SV%
  • Eric Comrie:  9-9-1 … 3.07 GAA … .892 SV%

10. Jets:  The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly this past week.

  • Good:  The boys played very well in Dallas last Monday, but their lack of finish reared its ugly head again. 
  • Bad:  This team’s reluctance to shoot the puck and continually play on the perimeter can make an average goalie like Sam Montembeault look good.  
  • Ugly:  The fact that Chevy didn’t make any trades at the mini-trade deadline.  I don’t know why I’m always surprised.   

 

11. Things that make me go hmmm: #2 🤔  I wonder how this team would have done? ******

12. Olympic Hockey:  All times are Central

Canada vs Czechia Thursday 9:40 am   Canada vs Switzerland Friday 2:10 pm

USA vs Latvia Thursday 2:10 pm   USA vs Denmark Saturday 2:10 pm

 

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Feb. 2 Random Thoughts on the Winnipeg Jets

February 2, 2026 by Leave a Comment

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1. Jets:  The Winnipeg Jets went 2-1-0 this past week, and their record sits at a very underwhelming 22-25-7, nine points out of the playoffs.  The team now has two games left before the Olympic break and the 1st mini-trade deadline.   

2. Jets:  I’ve been watching Luke Schenn quite a bit lately and although he is where offence goes to die, I understand why he moves at the trade deadline and why teams like that type of player in the playoffs.  His underlying numbers are weak but isn’t that because of his role and the players he plays behind.  Think about it.  The only line that is scoring is the Scheifele line and he rarely plays behind them so of course his 5v5 efficiency will be skewed.  At playoff time when the officials “let them play” a little more his toughness is valued.

3. Jets:  Elias Salomonsson has surprised me with his level of physicality.  He is shaping into a top-4 defenceman before our eyes.

4. Jets:  From the “Put that in your pipe and smoke it” file.  

Even though he has one of the toughest jobs in the NHL, I think it’s time to move on from Chevy.  For the most part he has done an acceptable job, some good things and some bad things but this past trade deadline and off-season he did the unacceptable and let a top UFA walk for nothing.   Managerial malpractice and should be a firing offence in this market where the Jets have to target 35-year-old players at the end of their careers.  Chevy valued TWO declining assets in the previous couple of seasons prior and him and his whole staff undervalued the importance and value of Nikolaj Ehlers.  For me that was the last straw so put that in your pipe and smoke it.

5. Jets:  The rumor of a deal between Seattle and Winnipeg seems to be gaining some traction with Cole Perfetti and Shane Wright being the main principles involved.  A deal in this realm wouldn’t break my heart but I won’t hold my breath waiting for Chevy to make a meaningful trade until the actual trade deadline if he does anything at all.

6. Jets:  Mark Scheifele is playing at a very high level, and right now I’d say he might be the best passer of the puck in the league.  His vision, stick-handling, and playmaking are elite.

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 7. Jets:  Does anybody miss Neal Pionk and his 8 measly points and his plethora of free pizzas?

8. Jets:  It is time to give another Moose forward a look.  Which one or two?

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9. Jets:  As of Monday morning, the Jets’ have 28 games left in the regular season and their chances of making the playoffs are sitting at a paltry 5.6%, basically slim and none and slim just left town.  As you can see, the percentage fluctuates daily, whether the team plays or not; however, the days following games exhibit larger fluctuations.  

10. Things that make me go hmmm: #1 🤔 I’ve started watching faceoffs a lot more lately and especially on the PK, and I have noticed that for the most part all of our centers do a pretty good job and that it is the wingers and defenseman that are the weak link.  They look like 98-lb weaklings at the beach, getting sand kicked in their faces.  It takes more than a good center to win a draw, and I wondered if it’s something they work on or just talk about because they are very poor at it.  Hmmmmm.

11. Jets:  Special Teams:  Rule of thumb. 

Have the power play and penalty kill (PK and PP) numbers total at least 100% when added (as your minimum).

  • PP: 21st at 18.70%, down from 21st at 19.90% last week (net 18th at 17.30%)*
  • PK: 17th at 79.50%, up from 17th at 79.50% last week (net 14th at 82.60%)*
  • FO: 12th at 50.70%, up from 12th at 50.60% last week

12. Jets:  Goaltending:

  • Connor Hellebuyck:  13-15-6 … 2.71 GAA … .902 SV%
  • Eric Comrie:  9-9-1 … 3.07 GAA … .892 SV%

13. Jets:  The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly this past week.

  • Good:  Two out of three so far on their 4-game road trip. 
  • Bad:  The goals at even strength are still tough to come by, but seem even harder on their PP.  
  • Ugly:   Trying to win a faceoff while being short-handed.  

14. Jets:  Old adage time: This week’s old adage is very pertinent concerning the Winnipeg Jets.  It’s Not the Size of the Dog in the Fight, It’s the Size of the Fight in the Dog

15. Things that make me go hmmm: #2🤔 HTF is Mark Scheifele not on Canada’s Olympic hockey team? (see #6)

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Jan. 19 Random Thoughts on the Winnipeg Jets

January 19, 2026 by

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1. Jets:  The Winnipeg Jets went 2-0-1 at home this past week.  The boys let one slip away on Saturday vs Toronto, but still managed 5 of 6 points on the week, so not too bad.  Their record has improved to 19-22-6, seven points out of the playoffs.     

2. Jets:  The Jets have 9 games left before the mini trade deadline (Feb. 4), four at home and five on the road, and this will probably determine whether they are buyers or sellers when the actual trade deadline rolls around on Mar. 6.  

3. Jets:  It took a couple of injuries, but Elias Salomonsson has received a second call-up, and he looks like a veteran now.  Sometimes, the biggest compliment you can pay a player is that you didn’t really notice him on the ice.  Salomonsson has looked very solid.  He should/could be here to stay.

4. Jets:  From the “Put that in your pipe and smoke it” file.  

Lately, I’ve been extremely disappointed in the play of Adam Lowry.  On the upside, he looks much more dangerous offensively, but on the downside, he’s been poor defensively. More often than not, he has been responsible for blown coverages in the defensive zone or being a step or a second late covering his man.  I can’t remember the last time Lowry has won a key faceoff.  Lowry never cheats the game, but he is definitely off his game, and this Jets team needs their captain to step up.  I don’t take great pleasure in criticizing the captain, but I’m not a cheerleader either, so if you can’t handle the truth, put that in your pipe and smoke it

5. Jets:  I have to admit that since the lines seem to have sorted themselves out, I like what Tanner Pearson brings to the 4th line.  He was never the fastest guy, and he has definitely lost a step, but he knows where to go on the ice.  A perfect example was his goal against Minnesota on Thursday in St. Paul.  I’ll discuss this more on the LIVE show tonight.

6. Jets:  Jonathan Toews will be visiting Chicago tonight for the first time since his return to the NHL.  There should be a lot of emotions in his first game back at the United Center.  Let’s hope JT puts on a show.

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7. Moose:  The Manitoba Moose are 4-2-1-0 since the calendar has flipped to 2026 and now have an overall record of 19-14-3-0.  They sit comfortably in 3rd place in the 7-team Central Division with a winning percentage of .569.  The good news is that the team is very competitive, but the bad news is that they don’t score a lot.  Right now, the Jets’ best prospects seem to be on the blueline and in goal, although some of their forward prospects are playing much better.  One of my faves, goaltender Thomas Milic, has been selected to play in the 2026 AHL All-Star Classic in Rockford, Illinois.

8. Jets:  I think we’ve seen enough of Danny Zhilkin for now, and maybe it’s time to give another Moose forward a look. 

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9. Jets:  As of Monday morning, the Jets’ chances of making the playoffs are sitting at 14.3%, basically slim and none and slim just left town.  As you can see, the percentage fluctuates daily, whether the team plays or not; however, the days following games exhibit larger fluctuations.  

10. Things that make me go hmmm: #1 🤔 Considering the Jets traded up to draft Logan Stanley and they’ve dealt with the ups and downs of his development, plus his injuries, can you see them letting him walk to free agency just when he’s just starting to look like the dman they had envisioned?  This creates an interesting situation.  It has been reported in the past that “Big Stan” has asked for a trade, and considering he is a pending UFA, I can’t help but wonder what is going on behind the scenes.

11. Jets:  Special Teams:  Rule of thumb.  Have the power play and penalty kill (PK and PP) numbers total at least 100% when added (as your minimum).

  • PP: 21st at 19.50%, up from 19th at 18.70% last week (net 18th at 18.00%)*
  • PK: 19th at 78.60%, up from 22nd at 77.70% last week (net 15th at 82.10%)*
  • FO: 11th at 50.80%, down from 9th at 51.20% last week

12. Jets:  Goaltending:

  • Connor Hellebuyck:  12-12-5 … 2.76 GAA … .901 SV%
  • Eric Comrie:  7-9-1 … 3.33 GAA … .884 SV%

13. Jets:  The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly this past week.

  • Good:  Getting points in 6 of the last 7 games.  
  • Bad:  The leads the boys keep giving up. 
  • Ugly:  I don’t think Morgan Barron or Adam Lowry has won a faceoff while the Jets were short-handed.  

14. Jets:  I’ve watched Jonathon Toews long enough not to doubt my belief that he could still be an effective piece in this Winnipeg Jets puzzle.  My evaluation of JT is based on what I was seeing him do and not looking at his points or linemates.  He is doing basically the same now as he was earlier on, but now working with a Cole Perfetti who has come out of hibernation and a legitimate top-6 forward like Gabe Vilardi, it’s not surprising to see the positive results.  It also helped when Scott Arniel stopped treating JT like a 4th liner.  We are still seeing the odd blown coverage and too many careless penalties, but those are correctable.  I’m hoping for a big second half of the season for JT.

15. Jets:  I’m worried because the Jets are on back-to-back, tonight (in Chicago) and tomorrow at home (St.L), and that means Eric Comrie gets a start.  Although he played okay in his last outing versus the LA Kings, that was a low-event game that our ECHL goalies would have won, with all due respect to Winnipegger Isaac Poulter, who tends the net for the Norfolk Admials. 

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Random Thoughts on the Winnipeg Jets for Jan. 5, 2026

January 5, 2026 by

Mitch Kasprick is now the “Westdale Curmudgeon.“ Odds and Ends, Thoughts, and Questions from this past week in Hockey

I am a fan of the Winnipeg Jets, the Manitoba Moose, 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, or is it the 8Ps?  You’ve been warned.

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1. Jets:  The Winnipeg Jets went 0-4-0 this past week and extended their losing streak to nine games.  I believe the 6-5 loss in Toronto officially broke them.  They have hit rock bottom.  Their record is currently 15-21-4.     

2. Jets:  Can you imagine being the GM of a hockey team and trying to explain to your owner how you missed the playoffs with the best goaltender on the planet?  I’d love to be a fly on the wall for that conversation.  

3. Jets:  It’s not just me, folks.

4. WJHC:  From the “Put that in your pipe and smoke it” file.  

Ask me if I was impressed with Gavin McKenna’s 3-goal performance in Canada’s 9-1 victory over Denmark?  NO, I wasn’t!  If you want to impress me, score a couple of goals against a good team like Finland or Team Sweden in a meaningful game.  Padding your stats against the weak sisters doesn’t impress me … So Put that in your pipe and smoke it.  

5. NHL: Olympics:   Team USA announced their roster for the Olympic Games, and to absolutely nobody’s surprise, Winnipeg Jets forward Kyle Connor and goaltender Connor Hellebuyck were named to the team. 

6. Jets:  Question for Scott Arniel:  Why didn’t you pull Comrie … Why didn’t you pull Comrie … Why didn’t you pull Comrie … Why didn’t you pull Comrie … Why didn’t you pull Comrie… WTF is wrong with you?  WTF are you waiting for?  Your season is circling the drain right in front of you, and you’re going to hang your hat on a guy that can’t stop a beachball?  Are you trying to get fired?          

7. NHL: Olympics:  Hockey Canada released their final roster for the Olympic Games, and I guess I have to eat my words as Mark Scheifele did not make the team, even though he is better than Nick Suzuki, Anthony Cirelli, Brandon Hagel, Brayden Point, and maybe even Bo Horvat.  Scheif is still in the Olympic Games’ doping protocol and could end up going if somebody gets injured before the games.  The consensus is that he should have been in the original group.  I don’t usually give a crap about this type of stuff because it doesn’t affect my life, BUT I genuinely feel bad for Scheif.

8. Jets:  The Winnipeg Jets had a guy on their 1st-unit powerplay with 0 goals, and then next game he was a healthy scratch again … I wonder how Brad Lambert would do with that same opportunity?

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9. Jets:  As of Monday morning, the Jets’ chances of making the playoffs are sitting at 9.3%, basically slim and none and slim just left town.  As you can see, the percentage fluctuates daily, whether the team plays or not; however, the days following games exhibit larger fluctuations.  

 

10. Things that make me go hmmm: #1 🤔 Fans are screaming to call up the kids from the Manitoba Moose, and as I pointed out on one of my “playoff odds updates”, why not call up the 3 best players? 

11. Jets:  Special Teams:  Rule of thumb.  Have the power play and penalty kill (PK and PP) numbers total at least 100% when added (as your minimum).

  • PP: 18th at 19.10% down from 11th at 21.00% last week (net 15th at 17.40%)*
  • PK: 21st at 78.30% down from 16th 80.90% last week (net 18th at 88.20%)*
  • FO: 10th at 51.50% down from 10th at 51.60% last week

12. Jets:  Goaltending:

  • Connor Hellebuyck:  9-11-3 … 2.58 GAA … .905 SV%
  • Eric Comrie:  6-9-1 … 3.49 GAA … .880 SV%

13. Jets:  The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly this past week.

  • Good:  Outside of hurt feelings, the team didn’t suffer any major injuries on their 4-game road trip. 
  • Bad:  The team didn’t suffer any major injuries during their 4-game road trip. That seems to be the only way they call up players from the AHL.
  • Ugly:  The Jets were 9-3-0 once upon a time in October, but since then, they have gone 6-18-4. 

 14. Things that make me go hmmm: #2 🤔

It’s been about 22 months since that unnamed player from a Western Conference team called the Winnipeg Jets FRAUDS?

15. Jets:  Kevin Cheveldayoff held his mid-season presser this morning, and nothing earth-shattering was revealed but at least our media guys did ask some tough questions.  If the Jets players could dangle around the ice like Chevy dandles at these pressers, they’d be in 1st place.

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Random Thoughts on the Winnipeg Jets for Dec. 22, 2025

December 22, 2025 by

Mitch Kasprick is now the “Westdale Curmudgeon.“ Odds and Ends, Thoughts, and Questions from this past week in Hockey

I am a fan of the Winnipeg Jets, the Manitoba Moose, 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, or is it the 8Ps?  You’ve been warned.

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1. Jets:  The Winnipeg Jets went 0-2-2 this past week and sit 6 points out of a playoff position.  The good news is they have games in hand on all the teams ahead of them; the bad news is games in hand don’t mean much if you can’t win a hockey game.  

2. Jets:  Although I doubt this could really happen, the Jets are officially in the Gavin McKenna sweepstakes.  

3. Jets:  I haven’t done any in-depth calculations, but I believe the final wildcard position might be had with as few as 88-90 points this season, based on no easy pickings at the bottom of the league.  This year, the bottom-feeders in the standings are not an automatic 2 points.  The Western Conference has much more parity than in years past.

4. Jets:  From the “Put that in your pipe and smoke it” file.  

Sports fans like to analyze what is going wrong, what has gone wrong, and who’s to blame when things go south with their favourite sports teams, and Winnipeg Jets fans are no different.  I have seen a lot of venom being spewed in all sorts of directions, and most are valid for the most part, but I must defend my man, Jonathon Toews.  JT was a risk and a gamble that most fans were excited about, but up until now, it hasn’t worked out exactly as we would have liked.  Fair point, but I don’t think Toews is our biggest problem.

My “blame game” list starts with Kevin Cheveldayoff, who is the architect of this mess.  We have two underachieving forwards that are killing this team, named Gus Nyquist and Cole Perfetti.  We have Dylan DeMelo, who is becoming a liability to his partner, Josh Morrissey, more often than not.  We have Luke Schenn, who does bring some intangibles to the team, but not enough to outweigh his poor analytics.  The inconsistent play of our highest-paid defenceman, Neal Pionk, is concerning and the inconsistency from our best defensive defenceman, the usually reliable Dylan Samberg.  How much of this is on head coach Scott Arniel?  I believe he has to share some of the blame, as he has done some strange things as far as roster decisions, but the man only has the option to play what he has available to him, which brings us back to the top of the food chain.  Mark Chipman and Kevin Cheveldayoff are the ones who are steering this ship, but unfortunately, it is heading straight for an iceberg.  There is still lots of season left and enough time to right the ship, but the boys in charge better get right to it as soon as the Christmas trade freeze is over.  The bottom line is there is plenty of blame to go around, but Jonathon Toews is far, far, far from the biggest problem, so …  Put that in your pipe and smoke it.  

5. Jets:  I don’t consider the Jets a small team, but I’ve never seen a team that loses so many puck battles.   At times, they look incredibly feeble.

6. Jets:  Question for Scott Arniel:  Hey, coach, what were you thinking with your forward choices in overtime vs Ottawa?

1st shift: 81-55-44  2nd shift:  17-14-4  3rd shift: 7-91-54.

Then, to make matters worse, on Sunday night versus Utah, he starts 17  in the OT, where he loses the faceoff, then goes for a big hit and misses, creating a 2 on 1 against and bing, zing, the game is over in a whopping 13 seconds.

Adam Lowry is 51.3% at the dot, and Jonathon Toews is 62.2%.

7. NHL:  FYI:  Reminder: The NHL holiday roster freeze is currently in effect until 11:59 pm ET on December 27th.

8. Moose:  The Manitoba Moose went 1-1 again last week, making their record 15-11-2-0.  The Moose are in 2nd in the Central Division and are in 6th place in the 17-team Western Conference.  The Moose are starting to get a little healthier, which will be important as their schedule gets a little tougher in the new year. 

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9. Jets:  I don’t usually do Money Puck’s playoff percentage odds until the midway point of the season, but I’ve already had requests, so let’s give the readers what they want.

As of Monday morning, after last night’s game in Utah, the Jets’ chances of making the playoffs are sitting at 24.0%.  As you can see, the percentage fluctuates daily, whether the team plays or not; however, the days following games exhibit larger fluctuations.  

 

10. Things that make me go hmmm: #1 🤔  I don’t disagree with this decision, but are you telling me that Cole Perfetti has been the only player deserving of a benching (3rd period vs Col) all year?

11. Jets:  Special Teams:  Rule of thumb.  Have the power play and penalty kill (PK and PP) numbers total at least 100% when added (as your minimum).

  • PP: 11th at 21.00% up from 12th at 20.10% last week (net 13th at 19.00%)*
  • PK: 16th at 80.90% up from 21st 78.40% last week (net 13th at 84.30%)*
  • FO: 10th at 51.60% up from 12th at 51.30% last week

12. Jets:  Goaltending:

  • Connor Hellebuyck:  9-6-2 … 2.48 GAA … .912 SV%
  • Eric Comrie:  6-8-1 … 3.30 GAA … .886 SV%

13. Jets:  The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly this past week.

  • Good:  Kyle Connor might be getting hot again.
  • Bad:  Until Kyle Connor and Morgan Barron scored in the 3rd period versus Utah, a Jets forward hadn’t scored a goal at 5 on 5 since last Saturday night’s 5-1 win over Washington.  Try wrapping your head around that.       
  • Ugly:  The Jets are 2-7-2 in December and 0-2-2 since the return of Helle. 

14. Jets:  I thought Jonathon Toews showed a few flashes of his former self in Colorado on Friday night. 

15. Things that make me go hmmm: #2 🤔

For a team that lacks footspeed and looks slow most nights, I don’t understand why Scott Arniel continues to make Cole Koepke a healthy scratch.  Tanner Pearson took 2 penalties on Sunday versus Utah basically because of his lack of footspeed.

16. WJHC:  Team Canada World Juniors 2026 Schedule

17. Jets:  Two top Jets prospects to keep an eye on at the U20 WHC.

Alfons Freij, D (Sweden)
Sascha Boumedienne, D (Sweden)

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays To All

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