Round 1 : Game 6 - @Cruisin' for a Bluesin'

[FrostyWinnipeg]

Time: 1900 SNW/CBC
Winnipeg leads best-of-7 series 3-2

Jets projected lineup
Kyle Connor -- Vladislav Namestnikov -- Gabriel Vilardi
🥰Nikolaj Ehlers -- Adam Lowry -- Cole Perfetti
Nino Niederreiter -- Morgan Barron -- Mason Appleton
Brandon Tanev -- Dominic Toninato -- Jaret Anderson-Dolan
Josh Morrissey -- Dylan DeMelo
Dylan Samberg -- Neal Pionk
Logan Stanley -- Luke Schenn
Connor Hellebuyck
Eric Comrie
Scratched: David Gustafsson, Haydn Fleury, Colin Miller, Ville Heinola
Injured: Mark Scheifele (undisclosed), Rasmus Kupari (concussion)

Blues projected lineup
Pavel Buchnevich -- Robert Thomas -- Jimmy Snuggerud
Jake Neighbours -- 🤡Brayden Schenn -- Jordan Kyrou
Mathieu Joseph -- Oskar Sundqvist -- Zack Bolduc
Alexey Toropchenko -- Radek Faksa -- Nathan Walker
Cam Fowler -- Colton Parayko
Philip Broberg -- Justin Faulk
Ryan Suter -- Nick Leddy
Jordan Binnington
Joel Hofer
Scratched: Alexandre Texier, Nikita Alexandrov, Matthew Kessel
Injured: Dylan Holloway (lower body), Tyler Tucker (lower body)

Status report
Scheifele did not travel for Game 6 and will not play after the center was injured in the first period of a 5-3 win in Game 5 on Wednesday. ... Ehlers is a game-time decision and could return after being out since April 12 because of a lower-body injury. ... Toninato will play for the first time in the series. ... Joseph could play for the first time since Game 1 and replace Texier, a forward.

 

 

Edited 18 hours ago by FrostyWinnipeg

[HardCoreBlue]

4 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

Time: 1900 SNW/CBC
Best-of-7 series Jets lead 3-2

 

Good to see Ehlers back if indeed he is ready to go and can be effective based on his current health status. JOMO lets go.

It just angers me to see #55 missing and makes me think of not good thoughts when it comes to Blue Players.

With no disrespect to Names, such a drop off in what we need on our first line.

Hope they can rise to the challenge tonight, win by committee, Helle shows his Vezina self.

Gonna be interesting to see how the Jets respond tonight, missing one of their leaders, no last change, hostile environment, no consistency in what's being called, five games it has been shown lots of latitude given in how top players are treated, not sure how much grief we've given Kyrou, Thomas to challenge this apparent inconsistency etc.

Knowing it won't happen, but it would be real interesting if Lowry took out Kyrou exactly the way Schenn took out Scheif and what the Refs would call, 2 minutes interference right?

Go Jets Go.

 

[Rich]

Unfortunately NHL tends to punish retaliation more harshly.   We’d probably get a suspension.  

[HardCoreBlue]

23 minutes ago, Rich said:

Unfortunately NHL tends to punish retaliation more harshly.   We’d probably get a suspension.  

Probably right but ironically would prove the original offense was much more violent and illegal than interference.

Not wise though to risk a suspension to prove a point especially if we can make it to the second round.

[iHeart]

Ehlers is......IN

[captaincanuck12]

Win it for Scheifs.    Let's send the blues packing!

[Goalie]

Tough task but I believe they can get it done tonight. LFG. 

[iHeart]

Don't forget to breathe

[Goalie]

1 0 blues. 1st shot. 

[HardCoreBlue]

Out of all the games thus far, best start by far by the Jets.

But first shot by the Blues goes in. Helle has a hard time tracking down soft fluttering shots. He was screened somewhat on this one but still frustrating.

[Goalie]

2 or less for Helle ideally tonight. Without mark it’s gonna be tough to pot 3 or 4 I think. 

[Goalie]

Very defensively strong first for both teams so far. See the shot counter. Wow. 

[Noeller]

Helle had no chance on the first one... Weird knuckler that hit Perfetti, too, on the way by. Plus Samberg causing problems in the sightlines...

[captaincanuck12]

Of course the blues get another flooky bounce or puck luck or something stupid.

We have had nothing all series aside from demelo's goal in the game five

[captaincanuck12]

Omg these refs.   That was such a b******* call on Baron.  And nothing for the guy that ran pionk after the whistle

[HardCoreBlue]

4 minutes ago, Noeller said:

Helle had no chance on the first one... Weird knuckler that hit Perfetti, too, on the way by. Plus Samberg causing problems in the sightlines...

Didn’t see it hit Perfetti but just very frustrating goals against to watch. 
Puck luck coming our way hopefully.

[Goalie]

Helle keeps the Jets in it. Put names back with nik and Cole. Move Barron up with KC and gabe. That’s a good first for the Jets. Need more O tho. 

2 shots ain’t gonna do it. 

Edited 11 hours ago by Goalie

[iHeart]

edit: go to hell refs

Edited 11 hours ago by iHeart

[itchy]

Get onside Apples! Barron is a student this series tho

Edited 11 hours ago by itchy

[iHeart]

Cole gets a legit one

[Goalie]

Imploding 

3 1 blues. 

No chance but pull him. 
 

4 1

Edited 10 hours ago by Goalie

[captaincanuck12]

What the f*** is wrong with this goddamn team.  Do you not know how to f****** play hockey

[itchy]

Game 7 here we come I guess...

[Goalie]

No chance on 3 of 4 but ffs 11 shots, 4 against. **** off with this crap. Oh ya here we go. Morrissey goes to the box. lol. 

Why are the blues allowed to play music during the play? 

[captaincanuck12]

I seriously cannot believe this.  We have no chance in game 7.   Absolutely f****** ridiculous.  Are vesna goalie is a piece of s***.  He cannot let in those crappy goals.  All f****** series