Tony Fresco

Mike Reilly

Here's an except of a write up on David Gustafsson from Scott Wheeler of the Athletic. This was written pre-draft when previewing potential targets for the Leafs ... (There were also some GIFs in the article if some of the comments seem a little out of context. Again, one man's opinion, so we will have to wait to see how Mr's Gustafsson projects down the road.

Ernest Jackson

Adarius Bowman

Agreed, I wasn't berating Hellebuyck for the less than .900, he faced far more high danger scoring chances, and there weren't too many soft goals. But Fleury's .940 or whatever it was against the Jets was a significant difference in the series.

While it is oversimplified, I tend to agree. Not accounting for momentum swings and a whole slew of other intangibles (hence the oversimplification), that would amount to 9 extra goals for the Jets in the 4 games the Jets lose. Jets likely win at least 2 of those 4 and force a game 7 at a minimum. Unfortunately, it was the Jets who had sub .900 SP% for the series.

Rumours are the Jets are getting a third jersey next year .... and, if true, it won't be the Heritage Classic retro style. Sounds like Atlanta-style baby blue (sorry Aviator blue) as the main colour. https://jetsnation.ca/2018/05/27/are-the-jets-getting-a-third-jersey-next-season/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

Exactly, those were deals to either expose a certain player so as not to lose another or deals to take on salary. Marchessault specifically was left exposed on the condition the Knights took on Smith’s contract. Same with Karlsson. Columbus exposed home so the Knights wouldn’t take Josh Anderson. McPhee navigated the expansion waters very well in hindsight. I admit at the time there were other players exposed that seemingly could have made the team even stronger but who knows if there were side deals to leave them alone.

This was interesting too. McPhee debatedly may have had the best individual season by a GM ever. Midas touch.

Not as much here, but reading a lot over the last couple of days, how Vegas was gifted their team, etc, etc. Found this Tweet very interesting:

Logan Stanley named co-winner as his team's MVP for the playoffs. Have to say this has been a positive year for him in his development so good for him to get some recognition. Will be interesting to see whether that continues with the Moose next year. http://www.570news.com/2018/05/04/logan-stanley-mario-culina-share-playoff-mvp-kitchener-rangers/

I can't understand how that was interference (which is now called by the war room in Toronto) when the Neal homerun swing to Helle's head was not interference. I'd like to cue up those two plays side by side and let non-hockey fans decide which one they thought should be called interference. I honestly think they roll a dice to determine the outcome.

Re: Foster. Westwood retweeted this earlier ... End the career with a bang!

I didn't see Maurice on the ice last night. Not sure why this is on him. Jets did not have their head's in this game from puck drop. Comrie's teammates let him down, not Maurice. Chicago is a team 30 points behind us in the standings. When else do you play your back-up?

You'll find that most pundits have held Tolvanen's season in very high regard, with many polls/articles having Tolvanen and Vancouver's Elias Pettersson (drafted 5th overall) as the best prospects outside the NHL among forwards. I'll leave Pettersson out of the discussion as he has just had an historic year for a teenager in the SHL, but if you compare Tolvanen's and Vesalainen's seasons, the numbers are pretty interesting: Tolvanen Player Vesalainen Nashville Team Winnipeg 2018 - 30th Overall Drafted 2018 - 24th Overall KHL 17-18 League Liiga (Finland) Jokerit 17-18 Team HPK / Karpat 49 GP - 19G - 17A - 36 pts 17-18 Stats 49 GP - 22G - 21A - 43 pts 0.73 17-18 Pts / game 0.88 5 GP - 1G - 5A - 6 pts 17-18 WJC stats 5 GP - 2G - 4A - 6 pts Now, the KHL is generally regarded as a higher calibre league, so while Vesalainen's regular season stats are better on the surface, Tolvanen's season would be viewed as stronger. Small sample size but their World Junior tournament stats are pretty much a wash. The thing that is interesting to me is that Tolvanen burst out of the gates, scoring 4 pts in his first game, 30 points in his first 31 games, but only 7 pts in his last 20. Vesalainen's season was the opposite, starting slowly and gaining momentum as the season went on. In any event, I'm not going to claim Vesalainen is a better prospect. It is way too early to make that kind of statement, but there are lots of reasons to be pretty excited about another Jets prospect. Oh yeah, one other thing, Tolvanen is 5'10, 180 lbs, while KV is 6'3, 210.

Nice assist from Berdin. Now up to 1G and 3A on the season. Not bad for a keeper ... https://twitter.com/jets_prospects/status/970008096755060736

How's this?

Actually you could see all the ice. Just not the scoreboard without looking at a 13” tv in the rafters in front of each section. I’ll agree it was smelly.

I believe they wanted to protect against losing Josh Anderson. Young physical winger, but I'm guessing he tops out as a 3rd liner. No logic at all.

Nice company for Patrik

This dive warrants a fine ... https://twitter.com/spinohockey/status/965432243777875968

I disagree that it is irrelevant. I do feel +/- is imperfect specifically for the reasons you point out, but those examples are more the exception than the norm. +/- again is also less useful over small sample sizes, again for the same reasons, but using it over larger samples, and using it as a measure say in relative terms to one's teammates, can provide some insight to one's play. As with all stats, +/- can be used in conjunction with many other stats and observations to assess a player's overall performance. Now, when it comes to using +/- as a scoring category for fantasy hockey, I would completely agree, it has no value.

http://ajournalofmusicalthings.com/chris-tsangarides-producer-tragically-hips-fully-completely-dead-61/ Chris Tsangarides, producer of the Hip's Fully Completely, and other artists, has passed. Fully Completely was a significant part of the soundtrack of my youth.

Exactly, and yet they are #2 and #3 in all-time losses. I'm not saying Maurice is anywhere near those 2 as a coach as they are HOF'ers, but continuously tying the loss record to Maurice's shortcomings is ridiculous. There are far worse coaches out there that only stayed in the show for a season or two. They will be nowhere near the top of the loss column. Tie Maurice's shortcomings to things that are relevant, like loyalty to the vets, PP and line combinations, offensive or defensive structures, etc. Anything other than the loss record. The fact he holds the record only proves he has been good enough to coach for about 20 seasons, and started at a very young age.

I don't agree with everything Maurice does, but can we stop harping on the loss record. Number 2 and 3 on that list are Al Arbour and Scotty Bowman. The only thing the record proves is longevity, not that he is the worst coach of all-time. He's also 10th in games coached and 16th in wins. If he's still coaching at the end of the season, he's likely just outside the top 10 in all-time wins. I agree with you that he is not likely to change in the short term, but that's human nature more than anything to do with some loss record.