Ducky

I posted the following as a mid-season report card…. I have adjusted the grades, if needed, and extra comments in bold. The grades are on the whole season. Here is my half season report card on the Jets. If a 4th liner plays better than expected, he might get a better grade than a 1st liner not doing as well as expected but may be still being better than the 4th liner. Chevy C Gets marks for not making any rash decisions while the Jets aren’t doing well and for stocking the cupboard with great picks at the draft. Loses marks for letting the Buff/Ladd situation drag past Christmas and not doing anything about the LHD depth. B+ Chevy stuck to his guns and didn’t buckle to Ladd’s demands and overpay him and got a very good return on Ladd. Also, by giving Buff 7.6m per year, he is showing everyone around the league that the Jets will pay if you are worth it. He realized they weren’t making the postseason and acted accordingly. It’ll be interesting to see what he does in the off-season. Maurice C Started Petan when he should have been sent down. Not very good special teams. Playing Stu/Peluso too much. Marks for switching around lines looking for good combos and for not letting the team get down and to continue trying to play the right way. Maurice’s grade stays the same for much the same reasons as above. He plays Stu too much and doesn’t play players like Petan and Armia with offensive minded players enough. Also, he didn’t play Postma until he was more or less forced to. Still playing Stu on the PK even though he is the worst PKer in the league statistically. Forwards Dano C Dano has played relatively well and isn’t afraid to go to the tough spots and spaces. Ladd C- Very inconsistent play at the beginning of the season. Starting to play better in the last 7-8 games has saved him from a D grade. The nastiness in his game is starting to co me out again. C Ladd’s grade goes up because his play improved before the trade and how he handled everything surrounding a possible trade with the utmost class. Little B Has played fairly consistent and probably through some injuries. Second leading scorer that kills penalties and plays the PP. Little’s grade doesn’t change mainly because he got hurt and was on pace for a 60 point season. Wheeler A+ Has played well all season and is in the top 10 in scoring in the league and is a team leader for the Jets. He also kills penalties and plays the PP. Best player on the team all year. Grade stays the same as he was the team’s MVP this year. Perreault B Started slowly and that cost him a B+ grade. Excellent on the PP and on pace for a 53 point season. Gives it his all every shift same as Wheeler. Finishes checks and is good with the puck. If Myers played with his moxie, he'd be a Norris contender. Grade stays the same. He can really create offense when playing with the right players but hasn’t played a full season. Scheif B Scheif went MIA for a sting earlier or I would have gave him a B+ or an A. Developing very nicely and is on pace for 47 points. Probably be the captain of the team one day. A- Grade goes up because he upped his game when called upon to take on the 1C role. Future captain of the team. Ehlers C Started nicely but has slowed considerably. The fast start saved him from a D grade. Needs to be better in his own end without the puck and has to put some points on the board and become more consistent offensively. B Ehler’s mark moves up a full grade because his game really picked up in the 2nd half especially when teamed with Scheif and Wheeler. His D game has improved but he still needs some work in his D zone. A star in the making. Staf B + One of the most consistent Jets. Plays PP, PK, does everything that is asked of him and scores big goals. B- His grade goes down. Staf seems to go away for a long periods of time and he is almost invisible ……. this was really noticeable in the 2nd half. Still scored over 20 goals and that is no small feat in this league. Lowry D A horrible start to the season saw him shipped to the Moose until Scheif was hurt. Playing better since the recall. C- His grade goes up marginally because his game improved marginally. As of the last 6 or 7 games, he has played really well but the grade is on the season. Burmi C+ His game has come around nicely in the last 10 games and especially on the line with Lowry and Ladd. Good defensively. Needs to shoot more. Burmi’s grade stays the same. He over handles the puck too much and gives it up in the O zone way too much. Thorbs B- Another player that does everything that is asked of him. C + His played dropped off in the 2nd half and he should be in the press box most of next season. Copp B- Copp hasn’t looked out of place and is very good defensively. He is having a very steady year. Grade stays the same. Copp plays well defensively and hopefully will one day crack the 3rd line. Armia C+ Not many games but certainly hasn’t looked out of place. Good positioning in the D zone, he has soft hands and is a good passer. Armia’s injury came at a most inopportune time. He could have got a lot of 2nd line minutes if not hurt. He was really coming on before the injury. Grade stays the same. Peluso C Peluso played well when he was called on. C- He does what is expected of him but takes too many penalties. Should be playing on the Moose next year. Petan C- Nic was a bit of a disappointment and was sent down to continue his development and is doing well on the Moose. C I moved his grade up because he has played well and has showed improvement since his first tour earlier this season. Halischuk B- Again, not many games but played the PK and brought a lot of energy to the 4th line. He does what is asked of him and never complains about anything. A good emergency call up this year. Grade stays the same. Defencemen Buff B Has been the best D man this year. He hasn’t taken too many games off and a LOT of the Jets’ Offense starts with him. Better defensively than most people give him credit for and breaks up a lot of p lays because he has such great anticipation and sees plays developing. B+ Buff’s grade goes up as he has played a good, sound D game while adding offense and didn’t give up even when eliminated from the postseason. Shows the youngsters what it takes to be a pro. Trouba C- His play the last 10-12 games has brought him up from a D grade. Started badly and was downright horrible some games earlier this season. I wanted to move him up to a C but every 4th game or so he sucks big time…..needs to be more consistent. Grade stays the same. Myers C+ He has played well after an early start but takes off a bit too much still and gets caught up ice too often. His hockey IQ doesn’t match his skill. Has played well on the PP as of late. Grade stays the same and I can’t really expand too much on his mid-season report. A lot of it remains the same. I did expect more O from him this year. Enstrom B- Toby has been our best defensive defenseman this year. Great first passes out of the D zone. Too small to win many battles against the boards brings his grade down fro m a B+. Grade stays the same. A calming influence on the blueline and players play much better when paired with him. Chiarot D Has played well below expectations and was sat for a spell in November. Inconsistent play this year. I’d like to up his grade but like Trouba, every 4th or so game sucks very badly. Grade stays the same. Stuart D- A train wreck and a defenseman that makes poor decisions with the puck. The worst grade possible. If there was a lower mark (pun intended), he would get it. Pardy C- He got in for a few games but didn’t leave a great impression. Slow skater. Grade stays the same mainly because of so few games played before being traded. Postma C- Not many games at all but not the best defence-oriented defenceman on the team. Grade stays the same although I almost gave him a C. Seems to be getting better the more games he played. Goalies Hutch D Started well but hasn’t won a game he has started since the end of October. Nuff said. Grade stays the same. His ceiling is probably a journeyman backup. Helle A- I really wanted to give him an A but getting pulled after a poor showing the other week brings it down….if he had more games under his belt, it might not have. It’s still very early in his career but he looks to be the future goaltender for the Jets for years to come. B+ His grade goes down a bit because his play dropped off before being sent back down. Pavs C- Didn’t play well or consistent before getting hurt and needs to play better when he returns as either he or Hutch will be moved….farm or trade. I almost gave him a D but he has been better than Hutch so………..grade stays the same. Average team mark is a low C. Overall team mark is an average C. Average management mark is a C. B- Chevy’s handling of Buff and Ladd and picking up Tanev brings the management’s mark up. Did I forget anyone?

Pavs is at .500 after yesterday's game.

Winning % is .542 29th sv% is .918 (18th-22nd have .918) GAA is 2.34 15th

http://nhllotterysimulator.com/ Looks like 7.5%.

Man is there going to be a logjam at bottom six this fall.

I would bet that he signs as soon as he can that doesn't conflict with a 2018 expansion draft.

925k plus 92.5k signing bonus not counting other bonuses but he will get all that anyway.......he will be missing his last year's pay, not his first. Mute point as he will be on the Jets' roster after TC this fall. Eichel and Kariya won the Hobey as freshmen and Connor scored at a better pace than Eichel.

probably more than a million.

Connor did win the Tim Taylor Award as the national rookie of the year.

Not saying they didn't, just saying I can't remember.

Four years and still couldn't come up with a better season.......wonder what Connor would do if he went back next season......farce.

I can't remember Little playing wing for the Jets?

Connor had the best season...........what a farce.

Hutch is 45th.

Connor doesn't win the Hobey, what a farce.

Pavs is 36th in winning percentage, 40th in GAA, and 42nd in save percentage.

Wheeler is in 8th place overall in points. Buff is 8th overall for defencemen. Scheif is on place for about 70 points in an 82 game season. That would put him around 7th overall.

Helm for 2-3 years would be okay if they moved Staf........and ya, I know Helm is a center.

hahahahahahhahahahash..........

If he signs for 8 years, he will get more than 5.75 per year. He'll have to be paid for his UFA years. I'd give him 7 per no problem. 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 56m over 8 years.... in 3 or so years it will be a bargain.

I'd be happy with 5th or 6th. Here is a simulated draft that Winnipeg won!!!!!!!!!! Sorry if was already posted. http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/damien-cox-mock-draft-breaking-top-10-picks/

Honestly, I forgot about Burmi....... hmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Trade him with Staf and our 2nd next year and Chicago's 1st this year for another top 10 this year???? It'd be nice if we got a forward AND a LHD in the top 10.....I know, I'm dreaming.

If the ESW line stays healthy and plays together next season, I can see Scheif getting 40 goals. He is really turning it on with the added responsibility. He was a leader in junior too so it might be a natural progression for him. He gave a lot of kudos to Ladd and he watches Wheeler give 100% every shift. His off season with Roberts is well known and he will be the captain of this team one day. I don't know what Chevy's expectations of him are/were but he is well on his way to exceeding mine. I can't say enough about scheifele and I would lock him up for 8 years this summer. 8 x 7m is worth it......... Couturier who?

What about... ESW Connor Little Armia Copp Perreault Stafford Lemieux Lowry Dano Thorbs ------------> pressbox and Peluso to the Moose. If Staf were traded, it would make some room for Petan, if he is ready.

I was listening to this and when he paused I said 4C and then he said that. I'd muc rather see Perreault and Staf on the 3rd line with Connor and Little with Armia and Petan/Dano or Connor even. It would be so nice if Staf was moved this off-seaon but I know he won't be.