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Was at the game last night, Philly was able to break out of their zone way too easily and won the board battles too frequently. Jets kept trying long break out passes that were not working. But had Connor scored on that short-handed breakaway (had the goalie beat, but was in too tight to tuck the puck in) how different that game might have gone? Something still not clicking on the power play and it has cost them 3 points now in the last two games, but they did get the right look and set up for Ehlers’ slot shot, just got robbed by the goalie, so at least the process was OK. Noticed the anthem flub, if it was deliberate (highly doubt it) it was a lost effort as no one could make out what he was singing. Before the game I spoke with some American friends (all live in St. Louis, one is an ex-Marine and police officer) about the booing of the anthem. All understand it, one said she doesn’t blame Canadians for doing it, and if the shoe was on the other foot she would expect some Americans to boo the Canadian anthem equally, she is disgusted by the current US administration and would like to boo the President to his face. Her husband (the ex-military) says he understands the booing, would not boo himself in any circumstance, but respects people’s freedom of expression to do it - he tries to ignore the politics and just enjoy the game for itself). My other friend is an ex-pat Canadian who still holds on to her Canadian roots proudly, and has been offered apologies by every American who crosses her path. She is very politically active, and says not only is she OK with the booing, but says those Americans who are bothered by Canadians’ reactions and who remain silent and don’t criticize what is going on and speak out against it they are just as responsible for what is going on, a less violent supporter than the J6ers but still a tacit supporter, weaponizing their alleged patriotism to be offended in the face of justified criticism. All this to say I did not boo last night, but instead refused to stand for the US anthem in light of the Oval Office confrontation the day before. All 3 of my American friends accepted if not whole-heartedly supported my stance. Final thought on the game, kept a close eye on Logan Stanley last night, we give him a rough ride, quite justifiably most nights, but yesterday I felt he was one of the best players on the ice. Smooth skating, confident with the puck, positionally sound on almost every play, and made quick smart decisions with his passing out of the d-zone all night. Yes, he had a couple of errors (dropping to a knee on the 2 on 1 instead of sprawling most notably) but that is hockey, a game of quick action and mistakes, and he did not stand out in that area as much as many others. Even on a play where he took the body rather than back up which led to a 1 on 1 play, he did not lose the man he checked to create an odd man rush. Right now “he looks better” is a low bar to clear for him, but maybe things are hopefully starting to click a bit more. I remember Wayne Gretzky speaking of a game in Ottawa when he was a Ranger when he told his coach “any time that big guy goes on the ice, put me on, I can dominate him every time”. 4 months later they played again and he told his coach “any time that big guy is on, keep me in the bench, I can’t compete with him”. That was Zdeno Chara he was talking about. Now not at all saying Logan projects to anything near that, but it shows that you can’t predict when the lightbulb comes on for any player. Tepid praise overall at this moment, but I hope to see more growth in his game like I saw last night, and maybe he becomes serviceable, or more lucrative trade bait at least.

Agreed, that why I put multiple steps in. But winning the division is a big advantage, so that’s the goal I am interested in

Leave the math to me. Just revel in the numbers getting smalller.

LOVE this title!! Kudos, sir. Since anthem singing has become political now, and the club shows no signs of not singing the US despite the boos, after today would really like to see the Hoosli Men’s Ukrainian Chorus sing the anthems tomorrow and include the Ukrainian anthem like they did once before. I would stand and cheer for that.

How did the dog die then?

Jets salt away their 11th straight win with Scheifele’s empty netter. Honestly, not their best performance tonight, got caught running around on their d zone at times, missed offensive opportunities despite Ottawa giving them a bunch of odd man rushes. And the power play has suddenly gone cold. But a workmanlike 3rd period limiting shots. Hopefully this non-taxing game gives them a better shot tomorrow against the banner boys.

Even if part of it is in French, at least there will be no anthem booing tonight.

We can blame Buck for the ridiculous Grey Cup scheme that used the league MOP as a decoy rather than actually run the ball. Was quietly very happy when BC scooped him up to be the head coach. I put a lot of the last Cup loss on Pierce’s game plan.

CJOB has an audio vault where you can listen to past broadcasts up to 10 days ago.

Thank you @Mark H.

Wondering if a mod could pin this topic for the time being, as updates will occur daily.

With any kind of win tonight, Jets guarantee that they will finish ahead of San Jose in the standings this year (has been a foregone conclusion for months, but tonight would make it official).

Jets 1.0 had a nine game winning streak (and combining the playoffs, a 15 game undefeated streak) back in 1984-85, but for the Thrashers/Jets2.0 franchise, 9 is the record. They had 8 to open this season and 8 to close last season (technically a 16 game win streak spanning two seasons, but the league does not regard that as one streak) and another 7 gamer this year.

I don’t think the effort was as lousy as portrayed here. Jets dominated good stretches and it showed in the shots (the double minor late made the shot gap closer than the zone time would suggest). They should have buried another two or three in the third period alone, Hofer and puck luck kept the.Blues in it, then a fluky broken stick leads to the double minor. Jets deserved the win, overcame some bad puck luck IMO. Having said that, I won’t disagree on Pionk’s struggles and Stanley’s usual deficiencies.

No problem! If one of the mods wants to pin this topic I will update it daily without the need for bumping it