Round 1 - Game 2 : @ Vegas Golden Nugget Knights

[captaincanuck12]

Jets aren't getting anything going.  Vegas just smothering them.

[Rod Black]

2 minutes ago, captaincanuck12 said:

Jets aren't getting anything going.  Vegas just smothering them.

Shots 36 - 30 for knights. They ‘ve found another gear. 

[TrueBlue4ever]

This feels like a rope-a-dope game. Jets were flying in the first but exhausted themselves while the Knights hung around. Now it looks like they have no jump as they double shift an ineffective top line. 

[captaincanuck12]

Game over...  Missed opportunities in the first.  And then Vegas took.the game over in the 2nd.  

Legit Jets could have been coming back to Winnipeg up 2.  

Edited April 21, 2023 by captaincanuck12

[FrostyWinnipeg]

Not a good night from 55 from what I saw.

[captaincanuck12]

Fucks sake.  Serving up pizzas now??? 

[kelownabomberfan]

16 minutes ago, TrueBlue4ever said:

This feels like a rope-a-dope game. Jets were flying in the first but exhausted themselves while the Knights hung around. Now it looks like they have no jump as they double shift an ineffective top line. 

Jets definitely looked gassed. Boys out at Coyote Ugly last night?

[captaincanuck12]

A split is Vegas is probably what they wanted.  I just wish we had gotten the second game too. Anyways, it's whiteout time in Winnipeg.  The crowd is going to be a huge factor in games three and four.   

[iHeart]

I expected game five to be forced because we are dealing with Vegas here hometown advantage will do them good

[blue_gold_84]

8 hours ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

Not a good night from 55 from what I saw.

Top line kinda disappeared in the third. Morrissey struggled last night, too.

The Jets got away from their game after the Garbage Knights took the lead but I thought Stenlund's tying goal would've helped turn the tide. I just hope they flush the end result, learn from it, and set the tone early on in game 3.

Huge game tomorrow!

[HardCoreBlue]

2 minutes ago, blue_gold_84 said:

Top line kinda disappeared in the third. Morrissey struggled last night, too.

The Jets got away from their game after the Garbage Knights took the lead but I thought Stenlund's tying goal would've helped turn the tide. I just hope they flush the end result, learn from it, and set the tone early on in game 3.

Huge game tomorrow!

It all comes down to pace. What we saw the first 5 periods of this series, Vegas can't compete, they don't have the horses. As soon as we slowed, it fits Vegas's style of play.

We keep at the right clip, we are by far the better team. 

[TrueBlue4ever]

12 minutes ago, HardCoreBlue said:

It all comes down to pace. What we saw the first 5 periods of this series, Vegas can't compete, they don't have the horses. As soon as we slowed, it fits Vegas's style of play.

We keep at the right clip, we are by far the better team. 

The return of Ehlers would be huge in that regard. Hopefully we see him soon. I suspect he’s dealing with whiplash. 

[JCon]

We got 4 good periods out of them. Let's hope they can find it again. 

[Wideleft]

4 hours ago, HardCoreBlue said:

It all comes down to pace. What we saw the first 5 periods of this series, Vegas can't compete, they don't have the horses. As soon as we slowed, it fits Vegas's style of play.

We keep at the right clip, we are by far the better team. 

The Jets pace dropped because the top line (especially 55) refused to cut their shifts short when the opportunity arose.  The long change really hurt them in the second, but you have to be smarter about making the change when you can.  Don't know how long 55 was on for the first goal and the second goal was a result of icing and another gassed line.  Jets were winning all the races in the first when their shifts were shorter.

Edited April 21, 2023 by Wideleft

[Noeller]

it's one thing if 55 had been absent.....invisible... but he was an outright liability last night. Not sure if he's hurt or what, but that's a guy that should be leading the way....he's the definition of a passenger at this point. 

[blue_gold_84]

He had a hell of a scoring chance after the Garbage Knights took the lead 3-2 but other than that, Scheifele stunk last night.

It's gotta be something between the ears with him. I can't conclude anything else.

[Mark F]

radio broadcast didnt say much about 55.

 

if he cant play two good games in a row, get rid of him.

 

[JCon]

1 minute ago, Mark F said:

radio broadcast didnt say much about 55.

 

if he cant play two good games in a row, get rid of him.

 

I honestly think it would be best for both parties. He just hasn't developed into the leader they thought he would be and is too inconsistent. But, he still has a great game when he's playing and engaged (and in the offensive zone). 

[Noeller]

I still think he has it in him to be a really great player in this league, but I don't think it'll be in Winnipeg. He needs a fresh start, so hopefully they can deal him without getting completely fleeced. 

[JCon]

17 minutes ago, Noeller said:

I still think he has it in him to be a really great player in this league, but I don't think it'll be in Winnipeg. He needs a fresh start, so hopefully they can deal him without getting completely fleeced. 

I feel like if PLD goes this summer, they should just blow the whole thing up and rebuild through the draft. They could stockpile a lot assets and trade capital. 

[rebusrankin]

22 minutes ago, Noeller said:

I still think he has it in him to be a really great player in this league, but I don't think it'll be in Winnipeg. He needs a fresh start, so hopefully they can deal him without getting completely fleeced. 

He's 30. I think if he was going to be this, we would have seen it by now.

[Wideleft]

25 minutes ago, Noeller said:

I still think he has it in him to be a really great player in this league, but I don't think it'll be in Winnipeg. He needs a fresh start, so hopefully they can deal him without getting completely fleeced. 

There are very few scoring centres who make their linemates better.  Connor needs a pure playmaker at centre.

[Noeller]

1 hour ago, rebusrankin said:

He's 30. I think if he was going to be this, we would have seen it by now.

Well, the thing is we DID see it from him circa 2018, but he's since lost it. I think it's still in him, it just looks like he's stopped caring. He might get back to where he was as arguably the Jets best player (hard to remember those times) with another team where he's re-energized. 

[FrostyWinnipeg]

2 hours ago, Mark F said:

radio broadcast didnt say much about 55.

Whose the colour commentator? 🤔

[HardCoreBlue]

5 hours ago, Wideleft said:

The Jets pace dropped because the top line (especially 55) refused to cut their shifts short when the opportunity arose.  The long change really hurt them in the second, but you have to be smarter about making the change when you can.  Don't know how long 55 was on for the first goal and the second goal was a result of icing and another gassed line.  Jets were winning all the races in the first when their shifts were shorter.

That to me is a coaching issue then. I.e., don't buy in to this then find yourself on the end of the bench.