time for a new thread for a new season that begins today. Canada Day. Free Agent Frenzy. 

Will the Jets trade Trouba?  Will they resign Scheif to an 8 year deal?  

Will Boston, as heavily rumoured, offer sheet Trouba?  What about the rumours of the Jets in a three way deal with Edmonton and Avs?

Stay tuned! 

In the things could always be worse category 

Canucks up 5 2 after 2. Lose 8 6 to the Hurricanes 

48 minutes ago, Goalie said:

Don't most teams tho? I mean for the most part I'd imagine most teams rosters are full of 1st Rd picks. 

I would guess so. I just didn't realize we had THAT many 1st rounders on the roster.

59 minutes ago, Ducky said:

I would guess so. I just didn't realize we had THAT many 1st rounders on the roster.

You look at the players not including the older ones (wheeler little etc ) and all are young and not In their prime yet. 

Scheif Ehlers Laine Dano Morrissey Trouba... that's 6 right there. If you add guys like Connor and Roslovic who I'd consider to be part of our future... 8. 

I'm not certain that Trouba is part of our future... I see Colorado in his future and possibly Landeskog here.... but ya.  It bodes well for the future.  

 

Provorov played 24 1/2 minutes tonight.

How long until the Canucks fire their coach?

I say before the new year.

Canucks got more problems than the coach. They need a legit rebuild but I'm not sure that the owner who meddles big time or the very bandwagon Vancouver fan base has the patience for it 

He got 4 games,

Edited December 16, 20169 yr by FrostyWinnipeg

 

46 minutes ago, The Unknown Poster said:

 

Damien Cox aka as the biggest Toronto shill just said on air that his vote for the Calder is Mathews, no wonder nobody respects this idiot the season's not even half over and his mind is made up.

1 hour ago, bustamente said:

Damien Cox aka as the biggest Toronto shill just said on air that his vote for the Calder is Mathews, no wonder nobody respects this idiot the season's not even half over and his mind is made up.

It;s a long season.

2 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

It;s a long season.

He was questioned on that and he responded that it didn't make a difference and his vote was for Mathews either way.

Laine is in front right now without question. He has to keep the pedal down though. Nylander in TO is a very good player. Laine's a sweet passer and seems to be able to stick handle quite well with that reach. If he learns the D game even better, we'll have a bona fide superstar on our hands here for years. Think of what Laine Scheif and Ehlers will look like in 2-3 years.

Perreault's play is improving and he looked really good with Little and Wheeler. With ESL, that is two legitimate 1st lines.

I don't think we make the playoffs but I think this team starts playing really well in less than a month. An easier schedule and some sustained breaks should really help them and I think once Matthias and Armia and Petan are back, we will see far less line juggling.

We need help on our bottom pairing D but I don't think Chevy addresses that until after the expansion draft. It would be nice to have a 3rd pairing that could take 12-14 minutes a game.

After hitting Hank like that, it is funny and sad that not one player on the team made Eakin pay for it...

I actually think what Zach Werenski is doing with Columbus is pretty amazing and at this point... he'd be the rookie of the year in my opinion. 27 games. 6 goals 12 assists 18 points. 

He's a D man BTW 

Much too streaky, he only has 3 points in his last 10 games....Laine will be a superstar, Werenski will be a stud D man.

Laine's a winger BTW

Lol. Streaky? Both Laine and Matthews are streaky also. What Werenski is doing on a very very good Columbus team seems more impressive than what a winger or center who were expected to be good are doing. Sorry but the D man who wasn't expected to be as good as he is... way more worthy of rookie of tge year. Always gotta be a smart ass tho.... I only mentioned Werenski is a D man cuz I'm not sure some people know who he is. 

Laine has been pretty consistent if taken in 10 game stretches if you don't count the first couple of games of the season.

Werenski was drafted a year earlier.

Laine is being compared with some of hockey's greats.

If he turns it on he still might break some records.

He is in third place for most goals on a team that is on course for 77 points this season.

He leads the team with 3 GWG.

He is shooting with an amazing 19.3% shooting average.

He has played on the first line and 1PP for much of the season.

Did I mention he was 18? 

Right now I would have Werenski trailing Nylander and Matthews. He's had a really good year so far and will be a really good D man in  the league for years but it is harder for a D man to win it.

If the winner were to be decided today, Laine takes it.

https://slickdeals.net/f/9548788-total-hockey-additional-savings-on-select-nhl-jerseys-50-off-free-s-h#comments

65us for Jets jerseys. little late to post.

Edited December 17, 20169 yr by FrostyWinnipeg

To early to say who will win the Calder this year lots of good young prospects but Laine with be up against with the eastern media, even if he was to finish with 10 or more points and his team with more points he might not win and that would be a crime.

The Jets after 33 games last year on Dec. 21

15-16-2 for 32 points

 

The Jets this year after 33 games on Dec. 15

14-16-3 for 31 points

24 minutes ago, Ducky said:

The Jets after 33 games last year on Dec. 21

15-16-2 for 32 points

 

The Jets this year after 33 games on Dec. 15

14-16-3 for 31 points

A] It's bad cause we were already out of the playoffs by then

B] It's not bad considering all the injuries/schedule

Edited December 17, 20169 yr by FrostyWinnipeg

C) ALL OF THE ABOVE?

A Colorado reporter calls Winnipeg's weather a death sentence. 

http://globalnews.ca/news/3136243/colorado-avalanche-reporter-calls-winnipegs-weather-a-death-sentence/

 

Colorado is a death sentence for coaches.

Pretty amazing. If this was Winnipeg he'd still be in the waiting room