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7 minutes ago, Brandon said:
I think it's more of a case of the pure football fan aging out. The NFL is also experiencing this.
Thankfully the gameday atmosphere has made it a much more appealing outing for the younger crowds.
Good points,i would add immigration has affected the CFL as well when you look at the popularity of Soccer here in Canada now. No slag intended just that Soccer is THE sport outside of North America.
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1 minute ago, HardCoreBlue said:
Nearing the end of season and how grueling it can be on some athletes physical and mental health, I wonder how many Jets will tell us after they were playing thru a significant injury?
For arguments sake, let's say 55 is playing at 70%, is it better to sit him to have ready for potential playoffs, dress a press box guy or remain status quo and hope he breaks out of his funk even though he is only playing 70%.
Tough one.
You never know maybe 55 is hurt but then why would Bowness say he needs alot more out of his top players? And then why play him 20 min? Doesn't fit, Schiefele has done this in the past so the pattern is there unfortunately. Only 55 knows why he is playing like crap...
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20 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:
Like we said Scheifle is a goal scorer. Lowry is not.
And like i said he ain't scoring now and is basically floating out there doing jack squat....
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Here is a CFL problem i can turn on my TV and watch crappy XFL games on regular cable but Most CFL games i have to get TSN 1-5 to watch? Sad.
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1 hour ago, SpeedFlex27 said:
The guy has 38 goals. Lowry has 11 goals, that's why.
O goals in the last what 10 and looks totally disinterested....something has to give. I know Lowry is limited offensively but he hits and is tough to play against. Scheifele right now is killing us on both sides of the rink.
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14 minutes ago, JCon said:
Feels like low hanging fruit?
Right now our league leadership is killing us, we need to get a person with marketing skills for today. Need an app and more innovation. Any chance Wade Miller would interested in taking over league leadership?
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4 hours ago, blue_gold_84 said:
IIRC, it was Nic "Self-Proclaimed NHL Insider" Kypreos who made some speculative comments back in January on Tim & Friends; I'd take those comments with a grain of salt considering the source. It was barely discussed anywhere else back then.
Of course this comes up again now that the Jets are struggling. That doesn't make any of the speculation credible or accurate, though - then or now. Kypreos is a clown.
Yeah that and Dubois showing up at the NHL draft in Montreal. it may be conjecture, but where there is smoke ...we will see in the offseason i guess.
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Just now, JCon said:
Sounds like our GM did not do his homework.
Maybe, if Chevy knew any of this before he traded for him....ugh.
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Just now, JCon said:
PLD hasn't screwed us. He's still playing out his contract. He doesn't owe anyone anything beyond that. He's played long enough to be a UFA next year.
Yeah but the fact that it was released that Montreal is the only place he wants to play has definitely screwed us. Normally at least we would have a few teams to trade him to.
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46 minutes ago, TrueBlue4ever said:
I am not thrilled at all with the way the Jets have been playing, especially the power play and seemingly chasing the game early so much, BUT…..
I had zero expectations of them being in the playoffs at the start of the year. So they overachieved big time through mid-January, and I did not drink the Kool-aid and get false expectations. So the slide has not eaten away at me so much. Getting into the playoffs would be pleasant but not a “successful” year, and I believe they banked enough points early that they will get in. It would take a playoff series victory to qualify as a “successful” year. Is there a team they can upset in round 1? Colorado extremely doubtful, even with the early season success they had (Avs were injured so those results in October/November don’t really mean anything). Minnesota I’d say no because the Wild just seem to know how to play the Jets well. Dallas might be the most plausible, if puck luck and goalie match-up is won. That and the power play gets un-stuck. And who knows who will win the Pacific, but I think any of them are beatable with a goalies they would face. But the Jets could easily be swept in 4 by any of them as well.
I think the play has been better than the results more nights than not (blew a lead in Jersey, got a bit goalied in Long Island, blew a lead against LA and San Jose, got goalied big time against San Jose and Minnesota, probably outplayed Boston but you need to be perfect against them and not just better, played decent enough to deserve a point in Carolina) but their bad efforts have looked really bad, and that is what gets noticed.
Having said all that, come the summer this team does need an overhaul of some sort. First thing is sign Hellebuyck to another extension and build the team around his likely $9-10 million per year salary. Then go to Dubois and determine if there is any chance he will sign long term this summer. If he says he wants to rest free agency, move him immediately to Montreal for one their first round picks this year (and another one next year if Florida makes the playoffs and their pick is lower) plus a solid centreman and depth defence in return. Once Dubois is figured out then it will determine if Scheifele is a “must keep” or “move on”. If there is no clarity early on those three, then fans should brace for, and more importantly accept, a tear down and re-build that means 3-4 years out of the playoffs. Reality of today’s NHL is that to be really good, you first have to be really bad for a while and get those top 3 draft picks - and get them to stay.
Anyway, just my random rambling thoughts on things.
Some good points, but why would Montreal give up anything for a player they will get for free the next year? Dubois has really screwed us if he doesn't sign long term.
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The player that concerns me the most is KC. Is he hurt? Lost confidence or given up on this team? Did that benching piss him off? He is not the same player effort wise...
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On 2023-03-18 at 6:54 PM, TBURGESS said:
This reminds me of when everyone found "Rusty Bedsprings" by IP Nightly funny in grade 6.
Your looking for high brow humor in a football forum? The shame🤫
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1 hour ago, GCn20 said:
Maybe...but he panicked and completely lost composure at even the sight of a DL even when they were protecting him. I never saw that from Evans. He just made some awful decisions under pressure. Willy was a hot mess and never rebounded.
Add to the fact he should of watched some Danny Mac film...get the ******* ball out already ,man he had a slow release.
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The only positive that i can see if we miss the playoffs is that the GM will finally have to realize it ain't the coach...
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How to really spike a football by Kerwin Bell. ( with detailed illustrations !)
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1 hour ago, Goalie said:
55 has been pretty good this year all things considered. It's 81 that's been MIA for some time
Kc has always been a streaky scorer he will snap out of it...i would like to see him back with PLD when healthy.
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Poink killing us with bad positioning and decisions but Helly saving the day.
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14 hours ago, kelownabomberfan said:
The Jets had a good team the year that they were 4th in the league, but they had no chance against the Oilers in Round 2 after Hawerchuk had his ribs busted by Jamie Macoun of the Flames in the third game of the first round series against the Flames. The previous seasons the Jets had made the playoffs with a losing record, thanks to the crappy division they were in. Those teams weren't that great.
Reading this history book it is heartbreaking to read all of the "would haves" and "should haves" including Fergie trading away his third round draft pick in the 1984 draft to Montreal, which they used to draft Patrick Roy. That being said, the Jets did have a 2nd round pick in that draft that they used to draft Peter Douris, who played a grand total of 6 NHL games with Winnipeg.
That is nothing look at the year we drafted Jimmy Mann and what we COULD of drafted,ugh. Fergie made some great draft picks , but too many terrible ones .
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It's bigger than just the GM and coach this team has always had one arm tied behind it's back. Every year it gets worse with whining millionaire players that won't play here or want to play somewhere else. We ( fans) might have to decide is it better just to have a team here no matter how competitive or no team?
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3 hours ago, BomberBall said:
Don’t really agree that the Jets lack toughness. Do we have the old school cement heads? No. Do we have a bonafide fighter? No. But we have some guys that can play a tough, gritty style of game. Lowry and Dillon were mentioned, but there’s also Stanley and Dubois…. And Nino is a willing hitter.
The Jets have problems, but I wouldn’t put toughness near the top of the list.
I will qualify toughness with size on the backend( Stanley is a defensive minefield) but we definitely lack the nastiness factor we used to have with Buff, Trouba, forgot about Chariot too...and Myers too. Dubois is more an agitator imo.
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I think one of our big problems is that lack of toughness in our lineup. It has been a problem since we lost Buff, Myers, Trouba. We have Lowry and Dillion and Lowry ain't nasty but will fight. Not sure why Chevy has not addressed this, even the Oliers added toughness. The Wild are gonna try to run us. 😕😞
The 2023 Wildcard Standings Thread
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We get in,Helle can steal any first round series....but we can only ride that horse so long.