Thoughts on the Winnipeg Jets, Manitoba Moose, and the National Hockey League
Layered throughout recent conversations about the Winnipeg Jets is a quibble shared by both fans and pundits alike: The Jets lack depth and talent on the left-side of the defense. Often lost in the outcry is that the Jets actually do have a very talented, young left-handed defenseman, and his name is Josh Morrissey. [Read more…]
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.
With all the excitement over the Winnipeg Jets new highly coveted gems like Patrik Laine and Kyle Connor, has Nic Petan become lost in the shuffle? [Read more…]
With their 2015-16 season soon coming to an end the Winnipeg Jets brass certainly have more questions than they do answers about what this team will look like when the camp opens next September. Arguably, the team is not as bad as its record will suggest making the post-mortem on the worst season since the teams return hotly contested amongst the pundits and fans alike. Over the next few weeks, we will attempt to look into the crystal ball and try to piece together the opening day lineup, a roster that likely will and should get younger. [Read more…]
