IDK this is tough because I have been a fan of Maurice since he got here but.....I have noticed that he gets stuck on players (Burmi,Thornburn,Stuart) no matter what they bring to the team even had all 3 on the pk today!  The guy has been barely over 500 in his career and only been to the Stanley Cup final I think over 10 years ago. Perhaps we need to move on its tough because he is a great guy and a good coach just wonder is he a great coach?

Enstrom on his way to Sweden and Maurice getting to be a worse coach every mile that plane moves.

Time to rethink Chevy and Maurice.

Maybe Chevy will plug the phone back in.

Looking like another playoffs miss right now and a trip by Maurice to Chevy's office....They better work something out soon.

 does this win make Maurice a better coach now? Can we stop building The Gallows for a while? This is going to be a hard season to judge anyone in management or on the team because of all of the injuries we have them.

No it doesn't.  The Jets were absolutely dominated. 42 24 shots on goal. Jets weren't good. They weren't good at all. They got lucky that helle stood on his head. The PP still sucks... Maurice still made stupid decisions . 

Don't worry, he'll miraculously become a better coach once the injured players are back.

103 man games lost to injury already...

I don't think so. His career record and special team struggles speak for itself 

Isn't special team usually handled by assistants? Isn't that why Kompon was brought in?

It'll be telling this off-season what they do with his contract because isn't next year the last of this deal?

7 minutes ago, Ducky said:

Isn't special team usually handled by assistants? Isn't that why Kompon was brought in?

It'll be telling this off-season what they do with his contract because isn't next year the last of this deal?

During the pre season when MO was at the WC. Our PP was good. He's meddling. 

PK and PP are not set during preseason so you can't take a lot from that.

We're missing a few players from the PP and the PK due to injuries. Is Enstrom not on the 1PK? Armia? Little is on the 1PP or 2PP...hard to say seeing as he hasn't really played this year.

Gotta say again, this team will be better when he gets 5 or 6 games under his belt and MP and our D men come back.

Morrissey's play this year has been instrumental in the Jets not falling even further back from a playoff spot. I see him as a 1LHD in the not too distant future.

The PP hasn't been good for a long time tho. They weren't good last year or the year before. 

The problem is the players on the ice. 

I like Buff and I like Wheeler but they aren't exactly prolific PP producers.

Maybe they need to change up the players. 

Scheif Laine Ehlers Petan plus D man (Trouba or Morrissey) on PP 1. 

Not sure about PP 2 but maybe you go 2 D (Enstrom plus Buff ) with Wheeler Little (when healthy) and maybe a shooter like Connor or a guy who can stand in front with skill like Dano. 

Stafford in the shootout 

Screwing with Laine little ehlers 

 

Shall I go on?  

Geez Louise ... why mess with the lines all the fricken time 

8 hours ago, Goalie said:

Stafford in the shootout 

Screwing with Laine little ehlers 

 

Shall I go on?  

Why PoMo WHY?

Edited December 7, 20169 yr by IC Khari

Stafford in the shootout is just icing on the cake

The real issue was line blending in the 3rd. Broke up Laine Little ehlers because?  

Just stupidity 

 I know it is the coach's decision whether Connor plays or not but whose decision is it iwhether he goes down? Is that Chevy's decision?  is he healthy? Why is he not on the ice developing somewhere?

6 minutes ago, Ducky said:

 I know it is the coach's decision whether Connor plays or not but whose decision is it iwhether he goes down? Is that Chevy's decision?  is he healthy? Why is he not on the ice developing somewhere?

Could be a handshake agreement with the agent and player. Nhl money Is better than ahl money. He needs to develop Tho. Maybe he's sent down around new years cuz roslovic gonna go play in the WJHC soon 

I think the discussion on who goes down / comes up is made between both Maurice and Chevy with Chevy having final say as it effects waivers / development.

The longer Connor has a more diminished role on this team without being sent down to the Moose, the more credence there is to rumours of the "handshake" deal with NCAA prospects that they will get their first year with a full NHL salary.

Breaking up the Little / Laine / Ehlers line in the third period yesterday was mind blowingly dumb from an (my) uneducated fan perspective. I don't know the rational behind that move, nor do I really think that any explanation is going to convince me it was intelligent.

I can't stand the constant line juggling. Especially when I then hear him trot out the "we haven't been healthy enough to build any chemistry" excuse in front of the media. Bull****.

And for all the talk about how Ehlers has been slumping and maybe that's why you don't look his way in a shootout, Stafford has 1 goal in 13 games. And has been horrible lately. So give me a break.

10 hours ago, Goalie said:

Stafford in the shootout is just icing on the cake

The real issue was line blending in the 3rd. Broke up Laine Little ehlers because?  

Just stupidity 

Well you dont know why, so cant really make a judgment on whether the reasoning was stupid or not.  they still had their chances.  Probably most coaches are going to defer to veterans and I think he does with Stafford.  Stafford doesnt fit this team anymore.  He's not fast and he doesnt have the hands he used to.  Wheeler might be in the same boat in 5-6 years because he's not a natural goal scorer but right now he works his tail off and he's fast and he's big.  Stafford just isnt.

But on the shootout, Stafford is a scorer.  So I cant say I hate the decision. 

Although if its me, I keep L-L-E together.  Maybe he was trying to get Wheeler some more opportunities by giving him Ehlers.  Ehlers is dynamic and could be a top scorer when things start going his way.

They didn't have a shot for 13 minutes in the third. The line juggling didn't work 

Just now, Goalie said:

They didn't have a shot for 13 minutes in the third. The line juggling didn't work 

So those six players suddenly cant shoot when two of them are swapped?  The coach isnt out there skating and shooting.

Say what you want about Maurice, chances are he gets a 3 year extension this summer.

1 hour ago, Ducky said:

Say what you want about Maurice, chances are he gets a 3 year extension this summer.

What makes you say that?

I subscribe to the theory that the Jets like their own, and are less likely than many to shake things up....

But no way does he get term like that if this team misses the playoffs again, that I'd put money on.

(And by money, I mean nothing. I'm still waiting for the "I'd be shocked if Laine scored 20" poster to do an about face)