HardCoreBlue

No it's not better because it's pure speculation about what what goals and expectations have been set out for this team, or using your words from the franchise overlords. Some of us believe/speculate it's a combo of development and making the playoffs. I just can't see a conversation between Chevy and Ownership suggesting that making the playoffs will be a bonus as long as we see 'progression'. If indeed that is the case, Chevy has a great gig

No Fantuz is a huge playoff void for them. I'm hoping for a Hammy win, double Wpg win (Jets and Bombers) and Monday all of a sudden is looking good.

While making 4 million dollars. Good gig if you can get it.

Control the line of scrimmage, keep Jennings in the pocket with pressure, frustrate the manny show with tight coverage, win the turnover game and penalties incurred, manage the game of offense, i.e., good time management, limit 2 and outs, keep Medlock busy with field goals, his range in the dome will be awesome, keep their ten fans quiet, score the odd TD, smile for the camera. Pour gatorade on MOS, We win.

Knowing it's coming from your own player, but how does that go in? Yeesh. Hutch just seems to find a way to baffle things. To lose on that goal, I'm surprised Maurice doesn't start Hutch the next game based on his approach with Goalies (i.e., need to bounce back right away). He'll just stew on it now.

A Jet win to warm up a Bomber win resulting in a Monday morning strut around the office.

Yup. Let's get back to regularly scheduled events.

Since we will be one of those teams, our cap space says go for it. A man can dream which I will be using now and then to escape our current reality of societal issues. Don't you just love professional sport. :-)

It's not either (development) or (making the playoffs). You can have a nice blend. Jets not focussed on getting into the playoffs? Well then, unless the Jets management has actually said this, I think he might be speculating somewhat. There's pressure to win in this business so teams have to balance the long term with short term. Some teams have more luxury than others with how much money they can spend. And even that isn't a guarantee. As for Pavs no that would not suggest we want to make the playoffs in keeping him. If anything, it might suggest we do want to make the playoffs in sending him down.

There's a nickname I don't want.

The 'franchise' may (i.e., not spending to the cap), but I guarantee you, Chevy, Paul Maurice and players are playing to make the playoffs with what they have now. No, they are not trying to fool themselves, they actually believe that. They are practicing, putting long hours in not just for development and showing improvement but also going into every game assuming they are going to win with the right preparation. Most of these guys are competitors who want to win. That's the culture I'm assuming the GM and down are trying to create, not the 'in reality we aren't contenders yet' culture.

I completely disagree and so would the team. Our goal is too make the playoffs unless it's mathematically impossible. I can't think of a team who would take a position of not being in the playoff hunt after a half dozen games played.

I see it more as if we adopt this crossover crap then picking a coach of the year award does not mean we need both an East and West candidate.

Yea and at the very least, drop it like a man, don't balloon it up for a easy pick. Those are hard to watch when it goes against you.

Yup. I'm hoping he's like one of those guys you see practically every year in the NHL. Non-existent thru the year but come playoff time they suddenly find their touch.

I think it's more a big thank you Dale Hawerchuk for that pick!

I'm hoping that Smith shows us he's a playoff performer.

At least the Jets won.

We have to take 6 D 12 F 1 Goalie with a reserve that fits with NHL cap space. So he's one of my (hopefully) better point getters for D.

Optics starting Glenn against Ott last week would not have been good on a few fronts. One front being our goal was to win a home playoff game (read revenue) not to make the East crossover. I do however agree Glenn needed more rep time in that game then he had.

He's in my damn hockey pool, he better.

And, having Glenn as an insurance policy feels we have things covered.

Yup and shutting down the Manny show.

I keep on hearing players say they support one another regardless because it's a business. Okay but what some (not all) players aren't sharing is I support you if you're likeable. Another example where sometimes separating out what you think of the person with what you think of the issue can be a difficult process.

?? I said he was being mugged not he was taking clean hits. Big difference. And no, not whatever it takes. It's called the rule book.