🕗 2000 📺 TSN3
Last Ten: 6-4-0 @ 6-4-0
Season Series: UTA leads 2-0
Stats: 35-33-12 @ 42-32-6
Streaks: L2 @ L2

Jets projected lineup
Kyle Connor -- Mark Scheifele -- Gabriel Vilardi
Cole Perfetti -- Adam Lowry -- Brad Lambert
Cole Koepke -- Jonathan Toews -- Isak Rosen
Nino Niederreiter -- Brayden Yager – Nikita Chibrikov
Josh Morrissey -- Dylan DeMelo
Dylan Samberg -- Colin Miller
Haydn Fleury -- Jacob Bryson
Eric Comrie
Connor Hellebuyck
Scratched: Ville Heinola
Injured: Morgan Barron (lower body), Alex Iafallo (undisclosed), Neal Pionk (undisclosed), Vladislav Namestnikov (undisclosed), Gustav Nyquist (undisclosed), Elias Salomonsson (concussion)

Mammoth projected lineup
Clayton Keller -- Nick Schmaltz -- Lawson Crouse
Kailer Yamamoto -- Logan Cooley -- Dylan Guenther
JJ Peterka -- Alexander Kerfoot -- Michael Carcone
Liam O’Brien -- Kevin Stenlund -- Brandon Tanev
Mikhail Sergachev -- MacKenzie Weegar
Nate Schmidt -- Dmitri Simashev
Ian Cole -- Sean Durzi
Karel Vejmelka
Vitek Vanecek
Scratched: Nick DeSimone, Kevin Rooney
Injured: Barrett Hayton (upper body), Jack McBain (lower body), John Marino (upper body)

Status report
The Jets, who did not hold a morning skate Tuesday, are expected to dress the same 18 skaters they used in a 6-2 loss at the Vegas Golden Knights on Monday. ... Marino participated in the Mammoth morning skate in a full-contact jersey; the defenseman has missed two games. ... Hayton skated in a noncontact jersey; the forward is week to week and will miss his ninth straight game. ... McBain, a forward, is also week to week. ... Utah will have some game-time lineup decisions, coach Andre Tourigny said. ... The Mammoth assigned goalie Matt Villalta to Tucson of the American Hockey League on Monday.

Edited Tuesday at 09:26 PM1 day by FrostyWinnipeg

I should write something controversial here so the Mods lock this thread and end the agony of this 2025/2026 season for our Winnipeg Jets.

So here it goes:

I'm currently reading Moby **** and am about 150 pages in and I'm finding it's an incredibly easy read said no one ever.

That should do it.

Mods lock away.

4 minutes ago, HardCoreBlue said:

I should write something controversial here so the Mods lock this thread and end the agony of this 2025/2026 season for our Winnipeg Jets.

So here it goes:

I'm currently reading Moby **** and am about 150 pages in and I'm finding it's an incredibly easy read said no one ever.

That should do it.

Mods lock away.

FWIW After 80 games
2025/26 35-33-12 = 82pts
2024/25 55-21-4 = 114pts 🥇
2023/24 50-24-6 = 106pts
2022/23 45-32-3 = 93pts
2021/22 37-32-11 = 85pts
2018/19 46-30-4 = 96pts
2017/18 50-20-10 = 110pts
2016/17 38-35-7 = 83pts
2015/16 33-39-8 = 74pts
2014/15 42-26-13 = 97pts
2013/14 35-35-10 = 80pts

Crazy. Both the previous years presidents trophy winner and Stanley cup winner did not make it. First time since 2014 they say.

should have played the kids instead of signing washed up vets.

13 hours ago, Goalie said:

should have played the kids instead of signing washed up vets.

I don't follow the NHL much these days, but do other teams also wait an eternity to bring up young guys and to play them? I'd assume with the more talented ones they bring them in and they learn on the job / growing pains and then ideally contribute much earlier then waiting 3 - 4 years before giving them NHL ice time?

I think it depends on where you are in your team evolution. If you are young and growing and still don't high expectations, you play the young guys to get them experience, okay with more mistakes as you don't expect to really compete and will take the higher draft picks.

If you are in a win now mode, like the Jets thought they were based on last season, you will want more veterans to make the push.

Should the Jets have adjusted earlier and played the younger guys this season? I'm sure there is an argument for that the day they decided to trade away assets before the trade deadline.

3 hours ago, Brandon said:

I don't follow the NHL much these days, but do other teams also wait an eternity to bring up young guys and to play them? I'd assume with the more talented ones they bring them in and they learn on the job / growing pains and then ideally contribute much earlier then waiting 3 - 4 years before giving them NHL ice time?

Some do. Some don’t. Each team is different. 3 4 years also isn’t remotely true as this is Yagers 1st pro year and lambert and Chibrikov haven’t exactly lit up the A. Chib brings something tho. He’s a solid pest. Every team needs one but he was also hurt. Salomonnson 2nd season and just like Josh after his 2nd season I think has graduated to the jets full time. Even Helle had a couple ahl seasons only. KC? Barely any. Ehlers didn’t at all. Scheifele? Not really. I mean the last few years they haven’t had that prospect that came in and blew the doors off the place. That’s what happens when you trade picks or draft later. Jets have several guys entering the pro ranks this upcoming season with the moose. None tho are top line talent. That Walton kid has potential as does He. Kevin He. But they prob aren’t Laine or Bédard or guys like that who are nhl ready. Honestly I think the prospect we draft at is it 6th or 7th overall currently will prob be most nhl ready and he won’t be yet. Unless we win a top spot.

Edited 2 hours ago2 hr by Goalie

3 hours ago, Rich said:

I think it depends on where you are in your team evolution. If you are young and growing and still don't high expectations, you play the young guys to get them experience, okay with more mistakes as you don't expect to really compete and will take the higher draft picks.

If you are in a win now mode, like the Jets thought they were based on last season, you will want more veterans to make the push.

Should the Jets have adjusted earlier and played the younger guys this season? I'm sure there is an argument for that the day they decided to trade away assets before the trade deadline.

This. But also cap situation can have an impact. Likely less is a factor now that the cap has been rising, but a team up against the cap may need an ELC or two to make the finances work. These are general factors. Ultimately, the player can force a teams hand if their play dictates it. We haven't seen much of that in recent years.

Now for a team that can't attract top talent in free agency, there is certainly an argument to be made to allocate a spot or two to emerging players. It's bad asset management to let a couple of RHD go on waivers for nothing. Would we even of had a need to acquire a guy like Miller if we still had Kovacevic.

Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by Tony Fresco