apologies to Frosty. 

Thoughts on this series? I have no clue, but the Blues fans at HFboards are concerned that their goalie will return to his mean, and that the Jets are better at the hitting game, and with the man advantage.

1 hour ago, Brandon said:

Expectations were much lower back then.    

We were just happy to make the playoffs.

This corrupted us all.  A mind is a terrible thing to waste.

 

Edited April 20, 20196 yr by SpeedFlex27

1 hour ago, HardCoreBlue said:

Hmmmmm heartbreak kids. Yup, you're onto something.

Brainfart kids. Much more accurate. 

I guess.. Football forum side thread section here.. Bombers host 6 playoff games in 6 years.. Lose them all. How many coaches you think in those 6 years? More than 1 cuz losing 6 playoff games at home in a row gets u fired.

Watch them win tomorrow tho and lose game 7. 

I half expect St Louis to run us out of the building tomorrow tho. 

Edited April 20, 20196 yr by Goalie

Who ever was the D man behind the net...a right hand shot just needed to rim the puck around and up the far side boards where the right winger was properly situated as an outlet. Instead he tries to tie it up along the boards with too much time on the clock and it gets turned over.

2 minutes ago, DR. CFL said:

Who ever was the D man behind the net...a right hand shot just needed to rim the puck around and up the far side boards where the right winger was properly situated as an outlet. Instead he tries to tie it up along the boards with too much time on the clock and it gets turned over.

Trouba

4 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

This corrupted us all.  A mind is a terrible thing to waste.

 

Doc and Marty screwed this up.

15 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

This corrupted us all.  A mind is a terrible thing to waste.

 

This was the worst thing that happened to our fan base. Gave us completely unrealistic expectations. This team is not Cup or Bust yet. Firing Maurice right away because we lost to a hot goalie and a team that was tied with us in the standings will not propel us forward. 

Ummm this team totally has Stanley cup caliber players... it’s not unreal at all - we were in the conference finals last year

team needed muzzin or stone that’s all...  giving up roslovic doesn’t seem that extreme now

45 minutes ago, TrueBlue4ever said:

This was the worst thing that happened to our fan base. Gave us completely unrealistic expectations. This team is not Cup or Bust yet. Firing Maurice right away because we lost to a hot goalie and a team that was tied with us in the standings will not propel us forward. 

Playing 500 hockey and getting worse as times goes on...  this is not the trend we want.  

2 hours ago, Floyd said:

Ummm this team totally has Stanley cup caliber players... it’s not unreal at all - we were in the conference finals last year

team needed muzzin or stone that’s all...  giving up roslovic doesn’t seem that extreme now

Big difference between Stanley Cup contender and “the guarantee” 4 years out. But that’s all anyone seems to see. We have SC caliber talent, but so do Tampa, Boston, Washington, Pittsburgh, Toronto, and now arguably NYI and Columbus (given their results in the first round) in the East, and Calgary, Nashville, Vegas in the West. San Jose, minus the goaltending woes no one saw at season’s start, have as much talent as anyone. And given their second half play, one could make an argument that St. Louis and Colorado have that caliber of talent too. And Dallas has the defence and goaltending that could carry them a long way. Point is, only one team can win - you don’t fire a coach just because you don’t make the conf. finals. 27 teams aren’t firing their coaches this year. We have not been outplayed in this series, we certainly have not had a lot of luck on our side. Even with talent, so much needs to happen to win a Cup. A lot more than a magazine article proclaiming it to be so a half decade ago. 

2 hours ago, Brandon said:

Playing 500 hockey and getting worse as times goes on...  this is not the trend we want.  

I am of the belief that the team chose to rest up down the stretch as much as anything. Their first round play would indicate that they are not “fundamentally broken” like the nay-sayers would proclaim. Pushing hard to 114 points last year left us worn out by round 3 last year. It didn’t do Tampa or Calgary any good to pile on the points in the regular season. I see no indication based on their play in this series that Maurice has “lost the room” or that we are being outclassed by our opponent. The series had been remarkably tight, as it should be for two teams that each had 99 points. And it isn’t over yet. People need to stop firing the coach after each individual loss in a 7 game series.   

3 hours ago, TrueBlue4ever said:

This was the worst thing that happened to our fan base. Gave us completely unrealistic expectations. This team is not Cup or Bust yet. Firing Maurice right away because we lost to a hot goalie and a team that was tied with us in the standings will not propel us forward. 

It would be his replacement that scares me. 

28 minutes ago, TrueBlue4ever said:

Big difference between Stanley Cup contender and “the guarantee” 4 years out. But that’s all anyone seems to see. We have SC caliber talent, but so do Tampa, Boston, Washington, Pittsburgh, Toronto, and now arguably NYI and Columbus (given their results in the first round) in the East, and Calgary, Nashville, Vegas in the West. San Jose, minus the goaltending woes no one saw at season’s start, have as much talent as anyone. And given their second half play, one could make an argument that St. Louis and Colorado have that caliber of talent too. And Dallas has the defence and goaltending that could carry them a long way. Point is, only one team can win - you don’t fire a coach just because you don’t make the conf. finals. 27 teams aren’t firing their coaches this year. We have not been outplayed in this series, we certainly have not had a lot of luck on our side. Even with talent, so much needs to happen to win a Cup. A lot more than a magazine article proclaiming it to be so a half decade ago. 

It starts with championship goaltending & goes out from there.  When the game is on the line how many of us have faith that Hellebuyck will make THAT save to preserve a win? I'm willing to say Biddington would have made the save with 15 seconds left on Thursday that Hellebuyck didn't. If fans don't have that confidence in our goaltending then what do his teammates think & how do they react in pressure situations?

Helle has carried this team - ridiculous to blame him

something has been wrong since all star break and there were cracks in the system before that

if there’s not a locker room conflict, then Maurice needs to go - we’ll see

St. Laurent is one of the refs tonight

57 minutes ago, Floyd said:

Helle has carried this team - ridiculous to blame him

something has been wrong since all star break and there were cracks in the system before that

if there’s not a locker room conflict, then Maurice needs to go - we’ll see

He hasn't carried the team. Not this past season.  He's not the only problem with this team but he's part of it. 

30 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

He hasn't carried the team. Not this past season.  He's not the only problem with this team but he's part of it. 

No other team has as many high slot scoring chances a the jets... our D is not Stanley cup level - helle and our power play covered that up for a long time

1 hour ago, Floyd said:

No other team has as many high slot scoring chances a the jets... our D is not Stanley cup level - helle and our power play covered that up for a long time

I've seen the guy let in more soft goals than a lot of other starting goalies. Like I said, there are other issues not just goaltending.

 festival of cliches on 1290 radio pregame.

 

 

Edited April 20, 20196 yr by Mark F

40 minutes ago, Mark F said:

 festival of cliches on 1290 radio pregame.

 

 

Austin Matthews interview yesterday was over the top - not sure how he kept a straight face

I am downing my gin....one glass at a time.

Come on guys force game 7  i really dont want to throw my jersey down for washing tonight especially since my left shoulder is in pain

edit.

Edited April 20, 20196 yr by Mark F

Lol  whatever.