Game 22 : Donner Party @ In The Wild

[FrostyWinnipeg]

Game time : 6PM Wednesday

Story so far : A tired an injured group seek shelter from the wild on a long road trip that is not nearly as done as they think.

Starring : Ravenous fans out for blood

Local Celebrity Quote of the Game : I get quite fed up being on a film set day after day, six days a week. It can get to be a grind - Josh Hartnett

Edited November 22, 2016 by FrostyWinnipeg

[Ducky]

These are always hard fought games and there is no love lost between the two ...

Winnipeg is in 5th place in their division and the teams behind them still have games in hand...

 

Jets have 20 points in 21 games

Preds have 19 points in 18 games

Avs have 18 points in 18 games

The two teams ahead of them...

Wild have 20 points in 18 games

Stars have 21 points in 20 games

The Jets are not sitting in a very good position right now and need to put some wins on the board.

[FrostyWinnipeg]

And playing one of the best G in the league. Yeah Dubnyk haters!

Edited November 22, 2016 by FrostyWinnipeg

[BomberBall]

Looks like Stafford will be on the 2nd with Tanev and Petan.  Laine will drop to the 3rd with Lowry and Copp.  And yes, Thorburn and Burmistrov continue to play, with De Leo sitting out.

Howden looks to be the odd man out and will be sent back to the Moose.

[The Unknown Poster]

I had a bit of twitter war with a couple people about Laine being on the "third line" even though he played 4th most minutes among forwards.  Its not a bad spot for him to see the game a bit differently.

[Ducky]

1 hour ago, BomberBall said:

Looks like Stafford will be on the 2nd with Tanev and Petan.  Laine will drop to the 3rd with Lowry and Copp.  And yes, Thorburn and Burmistrov continue to play, with De Leo sitting out.

Howden looks to be the odd man out and will be sent back to the Moose.

Howden should be the player sent down.

[Goalie]

We are a 1 line team. 

4th straight loss incoming 

ESW

Tanev Petan Stafford 

Copp Lowry Laine 

Dano Burmi Thorburn 

Just terrible really. 

 

Edited November 23, 2016 by Goalie

[JCon]

22 hours ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

And playing one of the best G in the league. Yeah Dubnyk haters!

Haha! Dubnyk is one of the best keepers in the league?

[FrostyWinnipeg]

28 minutes ago, JCon said:

Haha! Dubnyk is one of the best keepers in the league?

1.59 GAA - 3rd in league

.949 SP - 3rd in league

4 SO - 1st in league

[JCon]

18 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

1.59 GAA - 3rd in league

.949 SP - 3rd in league

4 SO - 1st in league

14 game sample size.

.916 SP - Career.

[Ducky]

For sure one of the better goalies.

If you divided the NHL into levels, he is with the 2nd level....the first level is Price.

[FrostyWinnipeg]

40 minutes ago, Ducky said:

For sure one of the better goalies.

If you divided the NHL into levels, he is with the 2nd level....the first level is Price.

Price is alone at first level.

There's pre-Minn Dubnyk and post-Minn Dubnyk. Focus on the latter.

[JCon]

12 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

Price is alone at first level.

There's pre-Minn Dubnyk and post-Minn Dubnyk. Focus on the latter.

Okay, Dubnyk had a .918 SP last year. Slightly above his career average.

[Ducky]

He has a .928 since joining the Wild.

[BomberBall]

Who the hell cares what level Dubnyk was/is?  How are we going to score some goals tonight?  We haven't been exactly filling the net lately, regardless of who has been tending it.

[iHeart]

Donner Party? isn't that a little over dramatic?

[JCon]

4 minutes ago, BomberBall said:

Who the hell cares what level Dubnyk was/is?  How are we going to score some goals tonight?  We haven't been exactly filling the net lately, regardless of who has been tending it.

I think it's fair to debate Dubnyk the goaltender.

I also think it's fair to discuss scoring on the Jets.

I would like to see Laine up top with Sheif and Ehlers. I don't understand why PoMo constantly wants to juggle the lines.

This team played poorly on Saturday and then Sunday but I think they were good against the Flyers.

Keep putting the pucks on the net and the goals will come. (Especially against that sieve, Dubnyk )

[Brandon Blue&Gold]

6 hours ago, The Unknown Poster said:

I had a bit of twitter war with a couple people about Laine being on the "third line" even though he played 4th most minutes among forwards.  Its not a bad spot for him to see the game a bit differently.

And learn how to better take care of the puck too, hopefully.

[iHeart]

holy neon orange hats

[Ducky]

The coach said he was going to be switching up the lines before the season even started so it shouldn't be a surprise to anyone. This is a development year not a run for the cup.

[iHeart]

but what if they end up in the playoffs? would it still be a development year?

[Ducky]

What a setup by wheeler. Dubnyk is playing well.

[Ducky]

I honestly think that it is a development year and if we do make the playoffs that is just gravy. This team has not been built or is not being built for this year. Chevy has done a hell of a good job with the salary cap and I really don't forsee any problems in the next 2 or 3 years.

Edited November 24, 2016 by Ducky

[Ducky]

Besides isn't making the playoffs part of the development? Most great teams in the NHL in the past have lost and had heartbreak before going on to become a very good team. The New York Islanders and the Edmonton Oilers are two good examples.

[iHeart]

Scoreless after one