Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2015 9:07:48 GMT -6
Just by reading Lawless previous articles, I've noticed they seem to follow a pattern. They usually appear 24-48 hours after the Jets related topic of the day on JHF and HFBoards. Nothing wrong with it, I just see too many similarities in his articles, in relation to what we discuss. Example:
"This isn't the moment for Jets management to get nervous. Panic is the enemy. This is a moment for faith in what has been built. For trust and for strength. A moment of distrust right now would prematurely send the Jets reeling. What message would be sent by a third goalie walking into the Winnipeg Jets dressing room?
Panic. That's exactly what coach Paul Maurice can't have in the minds of his players. No, the Jets can't make a frantic call to the farm and have AHL rookie goalie Connor Hellebuyck shipped to Florida for the weekend. It would rattle the entire operation and now is the time for calm, not frazzled guesswork. Maybe Hellebuyck is the best goalie in the organization. But maybe he's a rookie who would grow weak-kneed at the sight of Jaromir Jagr or Steven Stamkos. It's simply a risk the Jets can't and won't take right now.
The Jets have been at their best this season when they've combined team defence with steady goaltending. It's their formula for success and they have to get back to it. Just two games ago, they put it together against the Nashville Predators. It's not a distant memory.
The Jets have a plan where Hellebuyck is concerned and that's to play big minutes for at least a season and more likely two in the AHL before climbing to the NHL. Interrupting that developmental scheme is always a possibility but only if the Jets think he's ready for tougher competition. That's a test to be made in December or January. Not as March and the regular season grow old.
There's a history of young goalies appearing on the NHL scene and having an impact late in season or even in the playoffs. Could Hellebuyck be the next Ken Dryden? Perhaps. But Maurice hasn't seen much of him and has little to go on. The coach isn't at the point of blindly throwing darts at the board. Blaming the goaltenders is always the easy answer. Sometimes it's right. But Hutchinson has proven he's good enough when the Jets give him the right support. That's the move to make right now. If the players in front of the goalie straighten out their work, Hutchinson's play will follow.
www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/hockey/jets/rattled-jets-need-to-stick-with-hutch-296024591.html
Rebuttal:
1. Considering Hutch has played at 0.881 since All-Star break, there is reason to panic
2. Virtually no chance Hellebuyck is going to grow "weak kneed" at Jagr and Stamkos. That's ridiculous.
3. Steady goaltending? We haven't had both goalie's steady since November. Now that Hutch has collapsed, a better word for the Jets goaltending is erratic.
4. I believe Hellebuyck is ready for the competition now. It is certainly not unprecedented. Two years in the AHL? Not a chance.
5. Hutch has not been good enough. Lawless seems to be a month behind, in the schedule.
6. Does not matter what Maurice sees. Chevy is the GM, and if he decides that Hutch and Pavs are incapable of paying well down the stretch, I can see him bringing up Hellebuyck soon.
7. Sure, Gary. Blame the defense. Was that not your M.O. with Pavelec?
"This isn't the moment for Jets management to get nervous. Panic is the enemy. This is a moment for faith in what has been built. For trust and for strength. A moment of distrust right now would prematurely send the Jets reeling. What message would be sent by a third goalie walking into the Winnipeg Jets dressing room?
Panic. That's exactly what coach Paul Maurice can't have in the minds of his players. No, the Jets can't make a frantic call to the farm and have AHL rookie goalie Connor Hellebuyck shipped to Florida for the weekend. It would rattle the entire operation and now is the time for calm, not frazzled guesswork. Maybe Hellebuyck is the best goalie in the organization. But maybe he's a rookie who would grow weak-kneed at the sight of Jaromir Jagr or Steven Stamkos. It's simply a risk the Jets can't and won't take right now.
The Jets have been at their best this season when they've combined team defence with steady goaltending. It's their formula for success and they have to get back to it. Just two games ago, they put it together against the Nashville Predators. It's not a distant memory.
The Jets have a plan where Hellebuyck is concerned and that's to play big minutes for at least a season and more likely two in the AHL before climbing to the NHL. Interrupting that developmental scheme is always a possibility but only if the Jets think he's ready for tougher competition. That's a test to be made in December or January. Not as March and the regular season grow old.
There's a history of young goalies appearing on the NHL scene and having an impact late in season or even in the playoffs. Could Hellebuyck be the next Ken Dryden? Perhaps. But Maurice hasn't seen much of him and has little to go on. The coach isn't at the point of blindly throwing darts at the board. Blaming the goaltenders is always the easy answer. Sometimes it's right. But Hutchinson has proven he's good enough when the Jets give him the right support. That's the move to make right now. If the players in front of the goalie straighten out their work, Hutchinson's play will follow.
www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/hockey/jets/rattled-jets-need-to-stick-with-hutch-296024591.html
Rebuttal:
1. Considering Hutch has played at 0.881 since All-Star break, there is reason to panic
2. Virtually no chance Hellebuyck is going to grow "weak kneed" at Jagr and Stamkos. That's ridiculous.
3. Steady goaltending? We haven't had both goalie's steady since November. Now that Hutch has collapsed, a better word for the Jets goaltending is erratic.
4. I believe Hellebuyck is ready for the competition now. It is certainly not unprecedented. Two years in the AHL? Not a chance.
5. Hutch has not been good enough. Lawless seems to be a month behind, in the schedule.
6. Does not matter what Maurice sees. Chevy is the GM, and if he decides that Hutch and Pavs are incapable of paying well down the stretch, I can see him bringing up Hellebuyck soon.
7. Sure, Gary. Blame the defense. Was that not your M.O. with Pavelec?
