GDT: Game 6 | Columbus at Winnipeg | 10/17 8PM
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New players in the lineup plus returning players like Bjork who've not established linemates in the past plus players in new positions equals the lines are gonna be a WIP for a while, even once Jenner gets back.
But my fantasy team!!
spintheblackcircle
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Bjorkstrand averages more points per game than Boone. He's much better offensively.
Ar-too
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Off topic - I was happy to see Anderson get a goal the other night. He had some monster shifts in the third and was justly rewarded.
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I’m guessing Calvert would be the odd man out on that line if Jenner were heathy, not Bjorkstrand.
Viqsi
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Forgot that Mase was in Winnipeg - never know what you're going to get with him. Is it me, or has Dubi been totally invisible thus far?
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I'm a little surprised, but I would guess this means Bob will start the next 4 home games and Korpi will play in St Louis.
Side note - Jenner skated this morning with Harrington and Hannikainen, which is good news. Maybe he'll be back in the lineup this weekend?
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Did you see that slo-mo where his shot off the post just shook the entire goal? Pretty cool.
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LetsGOJACKETS!!!! predicting a 4-2 win, ZW, CAM, Breadman and Wenny all get on the board. Savard with at least 2 assists..love his aggressive play as of late,
Maukkis
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A Jets fan here. I thought about giving you guys some briefing about how the Jets have performed and what to look forward to in tonight's game.
First off - Mason gets the start (this was kind of obvious, with Hellebuyck playing the last three and Columbus being the opponent). He's currently way below .850. Have fun, folks. That is if he doesn't want to prove himself too much and become a god.
The defense, outside of the first two games which we do not talk about, has been stellar. As of tonight, the pairings will likely be...
Morrissey-Trouba
Enstrom-Byfuglien
Poolman-Myers
I'd imagine that Morrissey and Trouba will be matched up against Panarin-Wennberg-Atkinson as much as possible - they have been the shutdown pairing since the end of last year, and have often been used against the top lines. Kulikov's missing from the lineup due to an injury he picked up last game. Poolman is an adequate replacement for him, even with his minimal NHL experience.
Forwards:
Ehlers-Scheifele-Wheeler
Connor-Little-Laine
Matthias-Copp-Tanev
*an assortment of pure mediocrity which you won't see for more than 7 minutes anyway* or Dano-Petan-Armia
We're missing Perreault and Lowry, which makes an already awful bottom six even worse. As far as matchups go, Maurice has the habit of using the third line as the shutdown line, but we've also seen the first line in that role this year. With Lowry and Armia not on the third line, it may be the latter that has to cope with your over-talented first line. Ehlers is in an amazing form, which probably hasn't gone unnoticed in Columbus, so you can expect his line being taken care of by your team.
Another thing to look at - the way Maurice has stubbornly refused to spread the talent and minutes across the lineup has come with a bad consequence - the Jets have been exhausted in the third period. That's something to pay attention to: if the game is close in the third, it could very well be your more evenly deployed lineup that makes the difference.
I really don't know much about Columbus to make any other comments, so I'm just going to leave it at that and wish y'all a good game.
First off - Mason gets the start (this was kind of obvious, with Hellebuyck playing the last three and Columbus being the opponent). He's currently way below .850. Have fun, folks. That is if he doesn't want to prove himself too much and become a god.
The defense, outside of the first two games which we do not talk about, has been stellar. As of tonight, the pairings will likely be...
Morrissey-Trouba
Enstrom-Byfuglien
Poolman-Myers
I'd imagine that Morrissey and Trouba will be matched up against Panarin-Wennberg-Atkinson as much as possible - they have been the shutdown pairing since the end of last year, and have often been used against the top lines. Kulikov's missing from the lineup due to an injury he picked up last game. Poolman is an adequate replacement for him, even with his minimal NHL experience.
Forwards:
Ehlers-Scheifele-Wheeler
Connor-Little-Laine
Matthias-Copp-Tanev
*an assortment of pure mediocrity which you won't see for more than 7 minutes anyway* or Dano-Petan-Armia
We're missing Perreault and Lowry, which makes an already awful bottom six even worse. As far as matchups go, Maurice has the habit of using the third line as the shutdown line, but we've also seen the first line in that role this year. With Lowry and Armia not on the third line, it may be the latter that has to cope with your over-talented first line. Ehlers is in an amazing form, which probably hasn't gone unnoticed in Columbus, so you can expect his line being taken care of by your team.
Another thing to look at - the way Maurice has stubbornly refused to spread the talent and minutes across the lineup has come with a bad consequence - the Jets have been exhausted in the third period. That's something to pay attention to: if the game is close in the third, it could very well be your more evenly deployed lineup that makes the difference.
I really don't know much about Columbus to make any other comments, so I'm just going to leave it at that and wish y'all a good game.
Viqsi
"that chick from Ohio"
Given that this team is kind of known as a "third period team", that suggests that period 3 could be very very fun for us and very very frustrating for the Jets. But we'll see.
Thanks for the update!
Old Guy
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Last year it started, and this year it continued. Training Camp was not Camp Tortorella - it was Camp Torture-ella. But because the CBJ were such a great 3rd period team last year, everybody has bought in. I can't remember exactly, but the team was like 35-1-1 when tied or leading after 2 periods last year. The bag skates paid off BIGLY. The guys talked about how much better they felt in the 3rd periods, during OT's and especially back-to-backs.
Just by way of example, Tortorella had all 60 some camp invitees on day one run 2 miles with the "passing grade" being 12 minutes. Last year 2 guys beat the mark. He had sent them a letter and told them what was coming. This year same distance and same time goal. 8 guys beat the mark.
If the Jets are gassed after 2 periods, they better have a 3 goal lead.
Maukkis
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Sounds like a very pleasant experience. Then again, I think it's fair to expect that your players can endure the whole sixty minutes of play, barring an absurdly bad usage.
The thing is, the Jets were a great third period team too. We were near the top in goal differential in the third, even with all our injuries and horrific goaltending. The players have it in them to perform similarly, but when your first line is out there on the ice every second shift and the fourth line is both useless and benched, when there is a scenario in which it would be neither of those, I think something's going very badly wrong.
I agree though - I haven't felt safe with any kind of lead we've had so far this year. If it doesn't come down to goaltending, something needs to change, or this one's going to be ugly.
