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Post by Ric O. on Apr 4, 2024 21:55:18 GMT -6
Yikes! 3pm gametime on Saturday. Hope I can makes it... I had no chance for the 11am times.(that was crazy) G'night all, see ya's Saturday! Lets hope the extra few hours of sleep will help the guys put on a performance worth watching.
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Post by ekjet72 on Apr 4, 2024 21:57:50 GMT -6
Calgary are and always have been dirty bastards. A non playoff team delivering 2 headshots to 2 of the most important players on a playoff team. F them ! how is Lowry?
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Post by Rocky Mountain Jets Fan on Apr 4, 2024 23:38:18 GMT -6
Calgary are and always have been dirty bastards. A non playoff team delivering 2 headshots to 2 of the most important players on a playoff team. F them ! I was thinking the exact same thing always dirty since Mccoun hit Ducky. Mostly senseless too.
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Post by sgtbarnes on Apr 4, 2024 23:41:30 GMT -6
Nice win. Nothing about beating Calgary gives me any more confidence than I've had before. Far too many lapses that the Avs or Stars will exploit.
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Post by ekjet72 on Apr 5, 2024 0:32:28 GMT -6
Two things that give me pause are: they can't exit the D zone when pressured and they can't enter the O zone when theyre on a power play.
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Post by wolfmannick on Apr 5, 2024 4:22:06 GMT -6
There is no end to Chipman’s virtue signaling. I missed the game because of work, what are you referring to?
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Post by PadreSK on Apr 5, 2024 5:51:26 GMT -6
There is no end to Chipman’s virtue signaling. I missed the game because of work, what are you referring to? Maybe taking issue with having a Parkinson's awareness theme night? No...it couldn't be that. Could it? Like, why would have a problem with a community business (the Jets) using their platform to bring more awareness to various social issues/concerns? I'd rather they do that than take hundreds of dollars from fans while sitting in their multi-millionaire overstuffed chairs saying "It's fine...everything's fine..."
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Post by bigoljetairliner on Apr 5, 2024 9:46:48 GMT -6
Here are my Game Observations from my recap article, if interested.
While the advanced stats and shot charts from MoneyPuck seem to show a dominating performance by the Jets (86% Deserve To Win/4.51-2.26 xG all situations advantage/2.21-1.12 xG 5 on 5 lead), the reality is that our squad didn’t play very well for the early parts on the 1st & 2nd periods. In a rare occurrence for Winnipeg, it was actually the momentum gained with the man-advantage that sparked better play by the team. The PP units ended up going 2 for 4 with the extra skater, including the Jets’ opening goal of the game & the eventual game winner.
With the victory over the Calgary Flames, our franchise has officially punched their tickets to the NHL’s “second season“. All the Central Division teams that played last night won, so no changes to the standings (Jets 4 pts behind Avs & 6 pts up on Preds).
Welcome back, Gabe!! Picking up a hattrick (including a PPG) on a team-leading 9 shots, Gabriel Vilardi was excellent in a game where he put up a massive 2.313 expected goals. The winger also seriously improves Winnipeg’s top PP unit, as his down-low play opens up so many other passing options for other Jets and that is not even mentioning his slick hands & ability to step right in front to challenge opposing goaltenders. Other Winnipeg shot leaders included Tyler Toffoli (6), Kyle Connor (5), Sean Monahan (4), & Josh Morrissey (4).
A couple other players who performed well versus the Flames are Nikolaj Ehlers (goal, assist, 3 shots, +2, and a takeaway) and Connor Hellebuyck (.939 save percentage & 0.27 goals saved above average on 6 medium & 3 high danger scoring attempts).
The Winnipeg Jets ended up winning 58.8% of the face-offs against Calgary, with Mark Scheifele leading the way (13 of 17 for 76.5%). The only center who didn’t do well at the dot was Vladislav Namestnikov (1 of 4 for 25%), but that one win played a big role in the Tyler Toffoli powerplay marker.
I really don’t like what seems like panic moves in-game by Winnipeg’s coaching staff. The team starts off a bit uninspired and Rick Bowness quickly reverts to the tried & true units, even though history & stats show that some of them don’t work well. He seemed to realize his mistake and did change back to the original starting lines, but it isn’t a great look. Here is how the Jets’ lines did last night in terms of expected goals percentage: Connor/Monahan/Perfetti (87.8%), Ehlers/Scheifele/Vilardi (82.2%), Appleton/Lowry/Toffoli (77.6%), Iafallo/Barron/Namestnikov (65%), Connor/Scheifele/Vilardi (35.4%), & Ehlers/Monahan/Perfetti (12.3%).
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Post by lenny on Apr 5, 2024 11:29:58 GMT -6
Nice win. Nothing about beating Calgary gives me any more confidence than I've had before. Far too many lapses that the Avs or Stars will exploit. Indeed. First and particularly 2nd period lapses. Are the vets pacing themselves knowing its been several games now where they have bagged and tagged the playoffs? I'm sure if you still have a lot to prove, contract renewals etc., young, you're hyper every game some exceptions excluded. Boston last year is a lesson in max performance in the regular season and laying an egg come playoff time. Coach himself has tacitly suggested this by a revolving door in the 5,6 d positions.
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Post by ekjet72 on Apr 5, 2024 11:30:23 GMT -6
BOJA thanks for the postscript. To what extent do others use these "advanced metrics"? Teams or fantasy players?
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Post by ekjet72 on Apr 5, 2024 11:33:54 GMT -6
Nice win. Nothing about beating Calgary gives me any more confidence than I've had before. Far too many lapses that the Avs or Stars will exploit. Indeed. First and particularly 2nd period lapses. Are the vets pacing themselves knowing its been several games now where they have bagged and tagged the playoffs? I'm sure if you still have a lot to prove, contract renewals etc., young, you're hyper every game some exceptions excluded. Boston last year is a lesson in max performance in the regular season and laying an egg come playoff time. Coach himself has tacitly suggested this by a revolving door in the 5,6 d positions. Bagged and tagged? LOL. That's usually a negative. Hopefully they survive in the playoffs. Although I am skeptical. Revolving door in the 5&6 D positions. I wish the in door on Pionk was closed!
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Post by truejetective on Apr 5, 2024 11:48:20 GMT -6
Bundle up, a WHITEOUT is coming
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Post by bigoljetairliner on Apr 5, 2024 12:03:59 GMT -6
BOJA thanks for the postscript. To what extent do others use these "advanced metrics"? Teams or fantasy players? I think it varies from NHL franchise, but some of them are supposed to heavily rely on them ( heard the Hurricanes often mentioned in this category). I am fairly certain that every team has an advanced stats section, but they probably vary in size between one person and a whole crew. Personally, I believe the experienced eye test is probably better to judge a team's performance on a game basis, but I don't think the trends noticed by advanced stats over a longer period (ranging from multiple games to multiple seasons) should be overlooked either. For example, we all know from our eyes that Scheifele-Connor-Wheeler were horrible defensively and the adv. stats confirmed that for years. Therefore, Maurice either didn't look at the stats, didn't care about the stats, or other forces (personal relationships) were in the way. But I also think the differences between expected goals & actual goals by the 3rd line this year should have made someone think that the team should try putting a better finisher on that line to see if you could take advantage of their puck possession more often. It took a fluke of circumstances for Winnipeg to try Toffoli on the Lowry line and they had a successful debut. Wonder if they play together the entire time Nino is out? Would be nice if they can string a few games together and open up the possibility of Niederreiter replacing Perfetti if he falters on the 2nd or him going in for one of Barron/Iafallo/Namestnikov on the 4th.
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Post by Tracker on Apr 5, 2024 12:26:32 GMT -6
The consensus of the game postings and post-game comments is that few of us, if any, have any great expectations about the Jets surviving or even threatening in the first round of the playoff- just like previous years. To add to the miseries, we will probably have a different coach (and maybe a new GM) next season with little prospect of significant improvement next season. Its a Hobson's choice: remain as is and repeat the previous performances or clean house and look at a 2-3 year rebuild.
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Post by bigoljetairliner on Apr 5, 2024 12:58:35 GMT -6
The consensus of the game postings and post-game comments is that few of us, if any, have any great expectations about the Jets surviving or even threatening in the first round of the playoff- just like previous years. To add to the miseries, we will probably have a different coach (and maybe a new GM) next season with little prospect of significant improvement next season. Its a Hobson's choice: remain as is and repeat the previous performances or clean house and look at a 2-3 year rebuild. I don't think the future is all that bleak if whoever is in charge is willing to walk away from players at the right time. The Jets have at least three good top 6 forward prospects due to enter the NHL either starting next year (Lambert/McGroarty), or for sure by the next. With Barlow, I would think he is a season or two away from adding another pure goal scorer (possibly in time to replace Connor's production?). Really it is only the defense that is unknown, with only a couple defensive RHD prospects in the weeds (Lundmark/Salomonsson). Unfortunately, the best way to get a great d-man is to finish as the 3rd to 10th worst team, which isn't really something I see for the Jets anytime soon. So that is likely to remain an issue unless Winnipeg strikes gold with a later pick or pulls out a d-man in a trade for one of our current top players (most likely Ehlers/Connor since their contracts are up next).
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