Ok so Rad guy is Winnipeg's version of LA Lakers court side Jack Nicholson!
I like our chances and am calling a clean win. Washington is about as bad as us on the road and we are the 8th best team in the NHL at home. Caps have been living right lately with the late game comebacks but I think it’s our night.
It’s at times like this I have to pinch myself and remind myself how much can change in one year!!!! Last year at this time I was just hoping and praying we would get a team again. Today it hard to concentrate on anything accept this game because not only is it like a playoff game it really is almost like a game 7 for the Jets. Butterflies in the stomach big time but I am really looking forward to the night. Really hard to imagine back then how much enjoyment would come for having an NHL team again. Funny when we got our team back my expectations for how it would impact me and the city were set so unrealistically and unattainably high and yet the entire experience has exceeded those expectations.
Common Jets Jet’s get the clean win boys and keep the poor man’s playoffs rolling!!
Regarding other teams GDT's, I admit that I like to read them from time to time. They can give you an insight on certain players (injuries, how they have been playing this year, etc). I rarely, if ever post in them as I don't think that is the right place.
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Regarding other teams GDT's, I admit that I like to read them from time to time. They can give you an insight on certain players (injuries, how they have been playing this year, etc). I rarely, if ever post in them as I don't think that is the right place.
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100% agree
I might drop by another teams GDT but if I do it is to pay a compliment, wish them luck, or clarify a question they might have about our team but "NEVER" to get in an argument
I look at their thread as the car ride home with the wife after the party.........that is their spot to say what they want to say.
It’s at times like this I have to pinch myself and remind myself how much can change in one year!!!! Last year at this time I was just hoping and praying we would get a team again. Today it hard to concentrate on anything accept this game because not only is it like a playoff game it really is almost like a game 7 for the Jets. Butterflies in the stomach big time but I am really looking forward to the night. Really hard to imagine back then how much enjoyment would come for having an NHL team again. Funny when we got our team back my expectations for how it would impact me and the city were set so unrealistically and unattainably high and yet the entire experience has exceeded those expectations.
Couldn't agree more. I've had an enormous amount of fun watching the games this year. So much is different now compared to the world 16 yrs ago - not least the ability to watch every single game of the season in wonderful high def on a nice 42" lcd TV (and of course forums like this to discuss minutia pre and post-game ). The team has played better than I had hoped they might - theres been so many games that were just super entertaining. This winter just flew by and not just becuase of the great weather. I hope the fun can continue into the playoffs, but even if it doesn't, this has been a great return to the NHL afaic...
Great GDT! Win at all costs. I will be devastated if the Jets lose tonight.
I like others have a good feeling about the game. The Jets should still be well rested. Washington has a putrid week here coming up and if it's bookended with a couple of losses to the Jets, I could see us making the playoffs.
Great GDT! Win at all costs. I will be devastated if the Jets lose tonight.
I like others have a good feeling about the game. The Jets should still be well rested. Washington has a putrid week here coming up and if it's bookended with a couple of losses to the Jets, I could see us making the playoffs.
We will know so much more by next weekend.
Enjoy 21 degrees today boys!
To the bolded part in your post:
Keep in mind Washington is the 5th worst road team in the NHL and pretty much the same as Winnipeg is on the road (1 less loss). Here is Washington's week....... Tonight in Winnipeg in a very hostile environment facing the 8th best home team in the NHL who are desperate. Then they go into Chicago Sunday who have the 3rd best home record in the NHL, then back to back into Detroit on Monday who have the 2nd best home record in the NHL, then they go into Philly Thursday who are 18-10-5 at home, and then they back to back the next night at home on Friday vs. the Jets.
Keep in mind Washington is the 5th worst road team in the NHL and pretty much the same as Winnipeg is on the road (1 less loss). Here is Washington's week....... Tonight in Winnipeg in a very hostile environment facing the 8th best home team in the NHL who are desperate. Then they go into Chicago Sunday who have the 3rd best home record in the NHL, then back to back into Detroit on Monday who have the 2nd best home record in the NHL, then they go into Philly Thursday who are 18-10-5 at home, and then they back to back the next night at home on Friday vs. the Jets.
now that is a week from he11
I could seriously see them going 1-5.
If their win doesn't come against the Jets we could be feeling a lot different about our playoff hopes a week from tomorrow.
Of course all of that is moot if the Jets can't find a way to be more forceful and confident on the road.
If their win doesn't come against the Jets we could be feeling a lot different about our playoff hopes a week from tomorrow.
Of course all of that is moot if the Jets can't find a way to be more forceful and confident on the road.
For us it starts and finishes tonight but we will know allot by next Saturday. Certainly a challenging stretch for the Caps. We shall see what they are made of!
I also agree with you on our road record and here is how I see it going for us. Pens (Loss), Caps (win), Preds (loss), Canes (win), Lighting (win), Panthers (loss), Isles (win). out of the three losses I highlighted I am hoping for 1 point (4-2-1). I don't know if we can pull this off but it’s what I am hoping for.
...Tonight's game is perhaps the most important game we will play all year!
It's one thing to lose a 2 point game, it's another to lose a 4 point game AT HOME, already 4 points BACK.... while the other team wins their 5th in a row!!!
More importantly than a win might be the idea of handing Washington a loss. We need them to stumble a little. Eric Fehr boys, here he comes...
I posted this on the mains. HUGE, HUGE, HUGE game tonight! As fun as the playoffs would be, it's important as fans not to overlook how fun these games are too. This is our playoffs!
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Boy, this week will pretty much determine whether the Jets have a chance to catch the Caps (not to discount the Sabres, but I'm making this about the Caps/Jets since they play each other twice in 8 days).
Really tough stretch for the Caps on the road. If they play well through this stretch, they will have pretty much clinched a playoff spot IMO. If they go something like 1-4, they could play themselves right out of it.
Huge, huge, huge week for the Jets too. If they can manage to beat the Caps twice, they are right in it. Going 3-1 with the loss coming to Pittsburgh would be a dream week for the Jets (I'm going to pretend that going 4-0 is not even possible).
I hope we put Mason in net against Pittsburgh and write that game off.
We'll be on the road against the hottest team in the league who are currently on a 10-game winning streak. I hate to throw Mason under the bus, but it's more important to rest Pavs for the big game after that.
I hope we put Mason in net against Pittsburgh and write that game off.
We'll be on the road against the hottest team in the league who are currently on a 10-game winning streak. I hate to throw Mason under the bus, but it's more important to rest Pavs for the big game after that.
Seeing as there's a decent break between games, I think we ought to play Pavelec every game possible at this point. We have two back to back games remaining, and as long as Pavelec win's the first one, as long as he's playing well and the team is winning, I don't see Pavelec not getting the nod at this point...I predict Mason gets the nod on Friday, March 30th against Carolina...but it might be Pavelec or bust from here on in...GO JETS GO!!!
). The team has played better than I had hoped they might - theres been so many games that were just super entertaining. This winter just flew by and not just becuase of the great weather. I hope the fun can continue into the playoffs, but even if it doesn't, this has been a great return to the NHL afaic...
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Quite the winter this year, eh? 
