Time : Saturday 6PM, CityTV

Stats : Jets 17-8-4 , Lightning 20-6-2

Streaks : Jets L2,  Lightning W3

Local Celebrity Quote of the Game : Statistics are like bikinis-they show a lot but not everything. Lou Piniella

The Return of the Maurice Watch : 1 more loss and Paul sets the NHL record for most losses by a coach. Haters be damned y'all!

Edited December 8, 20178 yr by FrostyWinnipeg

Maybe they start Budaj , who am I kidding he'd probably shut us out.

okay I don't know if it was the players or the goalie that let us down last night. Let's just hope for the best and all that junk

10 goals not including empty net the last 2 games suggests team D is a problem. 

CSW great in O zone.. Awful defensively tho. 

We actually play good in Tampa historically. And weirdly enough.. Tampa plays well here in Winnipeg. 

Things were getting rough in Sunrise. I wonder if it boils over tonight.

Some good Maurice times in Tampa.

Copp opens the scoring for the Jets

1st Period

Copp gets us on the board on a nice pass from Lowry.

Helle named 1st star of the game already.

1-1 as Chiarot was in the box and the period ends.

I feel lucky, damn lucky the score only 1-1.

 

Edited December 10, 20178 yr by FrostyWinnipeg

That a boy Chiarot, way to take a high sticking penalty on a nothing play where the lightning player was coming down on a 1on4 and your goalie had already frozen the puck. How the Jets figure this clown is an upgrade over Poolman ill never know. Poolman is your future who has already shown well against NHL players, while Chiarot is a #7 D on his best day who has already hit his very low ceiling.

Is Chariot eligible for trade or free agency next year or does he have a no move clause too?

He's signed through next season unfortunately.

Dear lord, i just saw on CapFriendly  that we are still paying Mark Stuart(buyout) until 2018-2019. 1.4 million this year and another $583,000 next year. Puke.

2nd Period

Myers goes down like his leg was shot.

Myers back on the ice. That was just odd.

Great PK on a Ehlers penalty.

2-1 Tampa. Possible goalie interference? Jets challenge. Jets win challenge 1-1.

2-1 again. Helle omplains about interference but he needs to get stronger straps on his mask.

KConnor tips a shot from the point as does #55 and we are tied.

Edited December 10, 20178 yr by FrostyWinnipeg

Can we all agree that Maurice is stubborn?

Yes. He's the Mike O'Shea of NHL coaches.

the game remains tied after 2

Ehles gives us the lead

Why cant we have nice things? In hindsight we were lucky to get a point. Felt like they spent 3/4 of the game in our zone.

eh a point is a point, we'll take it. And thus ends a disastrous road trip

Apparently Chiarot didnt see the ice since for the last half of the 3rd even with Buff being out. Hopefully that means Poolman gets his chance. Mind you if Buff is out for a while(which it looks like) then that bum Chiarot will still be in the lineup. The guy is like herpes, just cant get rid of him.

Good effort tonight we still lost, this team has some holes to fill before we every can be considered a contender.

Little had a garbage game and has looked a step behind all year. Is it time to switch him and Scheifele? Its almost like he's too slow to keep up with Ehlers and Laine. Scheifele has centered those 2 before and its been money. I think a Little/Wheeler/Connor line could also put up points.

10 minutes ago, Bubba Zanetti said:

Little had a garbage game and has looked a step behind all year. Is it time to switch him and Scheifele? Its almost like he's too slow to keep up with Ehlers and Laine. Scheifele has centered those 2 before and its been money. I think a Little/Wheeler/Connor line could also put up points.

No harm in doing that but i thought Little faster then Laine.

Sure doesnt look like that to me. Little looks slow this year. Ive always thought of Little as a shoot first type player and now they have him squished between 2 pure goal scorers so its almost like he's trying to be too much of a passer. I think putting him back with Wheeler would wake him up.

Thought Vasilevsky made several huge saves to keep it 3 2. 

Boy we suck in OT. Ehlers Little Myers? Stylistically can you have a worse 3 on the ice? 

Helle gets us a point tho. Overall thought we were good.. If we played like that earlier this trip.. 2 0 1 instead of 0 2 1. 

 

Agreed about Little. Hes off. 

CLW or PLW with ESL and P/CLA would give us 3 good lines. 

Edited December 10, 20178 yr by Goalie

Roslovic with Elhers and Laine.

51 minutes ago, Goalie said:

Thought Vasilevsky made several huge saves to keep it 3 2. 

Boy we suck in OT. Ehlers Little Myers? Stylistically can you have a worse 3 on the ice? 

Helle gets us a point tho. Overall thought we were good.. If we played like that earlier this trip.. 2 0 1 instead of 0 2 1. 

 

Agreed about Little. Hes off. 

CLW or PLW with ESL and P/CLA would give us 3 good lines. 

Yup, 2 point blank saves to keep it a one goal game. As much as I was pissed that we lost, thought we stacked up well against the best team in the league. 

Those kinds of games are worth the prices of admission.

ps if Ehlers was more accurate, he'd be the leading scorer in the league right now.

pss is Bob Cole a Tampa Bay fan?