Altitude Check: Wednesday January 18, 2012 Winnipeg Jets Headlines
by TJCAPS on Jan 18, 2012 12:02 PM EST
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Hey all! Here is our feature running Monday through Friday that will bring you up to date on what's going on in the media pertaining to the Winnipeg Jets.
Here are your headlines for Wednesday, January 18, 2012:
It truly was the blurst of times last night. Ed Tait, tells it like it is: "Yes, somehow, some way, this crew completely lost its mojo during the roughly one-hour flight from Ottawa across the border to New Jersey. Winnipeg is now 0-7 in the second of back-to-back games this season." [WFP]
Pile on the negativity! "The Jets came out strong — for about three minutes — and then looked tired and uninterested the rest of the way." [Winnipeg Sun]
Our SB Nation Pals at In Lou We Trust review last night's game. [In Lou We Trust]
How much longer can Martin Brodeur delay the inevitable? [Puck Daddy]
Taking you back to when times were simpler, a review of Winnipeg's 2-0 win in Ottawa, also outlining the Jets injury report. [Toronto Sun]
Speaking of man games lost due to injury, this website is truly the cats pajamas's in calculating how decimated some teams rosters have been. Definitely worth a look! [Sabres in Seven]
Consistency has been Winnipeg's bitch lover: "It's so bad right now, they might have to name the affliction after the Winnipeg Jets. The symptoms include playing so beautifully one night and downright awful the next. The Jets came down with their usual case of the No. 2s on Tuesday night against the New Jersey Devils, getting swamped 5-1 at Prudential Center just one night after a superb 2-0 triumph over the Ottawa Senators." [Winnipeg Sun]
Elliotte Friedman exposes a glaring issue which has been plaguing the Jets as of late: "On January 6, 2011, the Thrashers were fifth in the Eastern Conference, eight points clear of ninth-place Carolina. They proceeded to lose 18 of their next 22. By March 3, they were 13 points out. Couple of current Jets said a major problem was "cheating," both forwards and defencemen going for the home run when it wasn't available. "You're trying to put a pass through three guys. No chance," one said. Seeing a little bit of that, although Winnipeg looked good last night cooling down red-hot Ottawa." [30 Thoughts]
Finally, say what you will about Dustin Penner's overall conditioning and dietary regiment but the guy can really take a joke. [Puck Daddy]
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How much longer can Martin Brodeur delay the inevitable?
A long long time if he only faces the Jets. :(
Teams with 130 or more man games missed.
EAST
03rd with 51 points Florida
08th with 52 points Pittsburgh
09th with 49 points Toronto
10th with 47 points Winnipeg
11th with 43 points Buffalo
WEST
02nd with 60 points Vancouver
04th with 60 points St. Louis
10th with 50 points Colorado
12th with 48 points Calgary
Not sure if there is anything to derive from there? I noticed that many of these teams are hovering around 50 points though. Florida and Toronto are teams that we need to jump to make the playoffs and they are hoping to get healthy too.
It's looking like Buffalo's ship is sinking too.
Compared to last year, there are far fewer teams still in the playoff hunt.
That makes for a much less exciting March stretch.
Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos!
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IMO it looks about the same.
Realistically, baring some crazy turnarounds, Carolina was the only Eastern team still in the mix last year.
This year it is just us and Toronto. Even that isn’t easy because for us to get in we need two teams to falter. I don’t really think Montreal or Buffalo have a serious shot and if we lose these next two games we won’t have much of one either.
In the west it was a little more competitive last year, not by a huge margin though.
It sure seems like even 8 points back is a lot to overcome, especially when you are talking about teams that have been struggling to put wins together for more than half of the season.
Apparently Ed Jovo broke his hand fighting and he will be out 4 - 6 weeks.
Here is a link to the news and the video of the fight.
This isn’t the loss it would have been in years past, as Jovo is only playing about 16 minutes a game, but it still hurts. Does this help Winnipeg’s playoff chances? Maybe. Even if Jovo is only their 5th best D man, they will miss his size and experience.
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