Confirmed with Link: Jets acquire Joe Morrow from Montreal for 4th round pick (2018)

[Aavco Cup]

 

[Tom ServoMST3K]

Trouba re-signing and Enstrom's willingness to take a pay cut are the unknowns..

Enstrom will take a pay cut or go to Europe. If he's in the NHL, (And, yes, despite the overriding opinion in Winnipeg, he is still a very effective player), he'll be a Jet.

 

[Gm0ney]

I'm not saying Postma was a superstar, but he was riding the pine when Mark Stuart was beclowning himself all over the ice on the regular.

Same thing with Petan or Dano - when you have Matt Hendricks feebly waving his cane at NHL players flying past him, what the hell are we doing here?

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

Great addition as a cost controlled cheap RFA #6-8 dman that we can have play in the coming years as depth player. We needed some depth there next year. This tells me Niku spends another full year in AHL. I think he stays here on the cheap and Jets see him as a good PB guy that can fill in with an injury or two on the left side.

Honestly don't see this having any effect on Niku, one way or another. If Niku plays well enough he will be in the NHL, playing. If not he will be in the AHL again.

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

Enstrom will take a pay cut or go to Europe. If he's in the NHL, (And, yes, despite the overriding opinion in Winnipeg, he is still a very effective player), he'll be a Jet.

I don't doubt, or deny that he is an effective player. But he is declining and I'm not sure he will still be effective next year. I'm also not certain he wants to be in the NHL next year.

 

[truck]

When Trouba returns, Chiarot will pass popcorn to Morrow.

 

[Johnny HFBOARDS]

When Trouba returns, Chiarot will pass popcorn to Morrow.

 

[Adam da bomb]

I'm not saying Postma was a superstar, but he was riding the pine when Mark Stuart was beclowning himself all over the ice on the regular.

Same thing with Petan or Dano - when you have Matt Hendricks feebly waving his cane at NHL players flying past him, what the hell are we doing here?

Winning?

 

[JetsFan815]

.

 

[garret9]

Winning?

But could you win more?

 

[GNP]

This trade is a waste of a 4th. It's a 4th so can't be too worked up about it but they could've just claimed Postma from the waiver wire or given up a 7th for Cody Franson.

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I sort of agree with this post-- by reading thru the comments, posters feel that Morrow didn't play well at all.

They could have just claimed Postma off waivers and likely got a better result ?? Don't posters think we'd been a lot better off with Poolman in the game ??

We were missing 2 top defenseman in Trouba and Enstrom, and this cost us the game, along with Helle letting in a couple soft goals.

 

[Calendal]

I think we would be about same with Poolman. He’s ok paired with one of the stronger D but with Chiarot I think it would get equally ugly against a Nashville team this talented.

We need Enstrom back quickly.. one D injury we can carry even in a game like this.

 

[Spock]

But could you win more?

My observations lead me to believe that many humans rest on the old quote "if it isn't broken, don't fix it."
Those same people may also value comfort and routine over change and growth.

A logical way to look at success is to not only maintain it, but find a way to further improve so that you can reach your pinnacle.

 

[Aavco Cup]

I think we would be about same with Poolman. He’s ok paired with one of the stronger D but with Chiarot I think it would get equally ugly against a Nashville team this talented.

We need Enstrom back quickly.. one D injury we can carry even in a game like this.

With Poolman though at least Chiarot is not playing on his offside

 

[Adam da bomb]

But could you win more?

Well I know better to argue with you about anything hockey. I just know I've been blown away by the huge improvement in Jets. I never expected any of this so to argue about borderline 4th liners feels silly.

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

When Trouba returns, Chiarot will pass popcorn to Morrow.

Well ..... that can't be before the day after to morrow at the earliest. Sorry. Dad joke.

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

Thought he played good in the first period, what I find is he's good on the breakout but is slow to getting back into position when defending.

 

[Fastfrde]

He is a 6/7/8 defenseman that flew in, had one practice with new team and partner and played against one of the best teams in the league. Not a recipe for success, nor a measuring stick for the guy.

 

[nobody important]

Montreal must be pretty toxic right now

 

[Trinity]

Morrow looked pretty bad last night. Hopefully with a few more practices under his belt he will improve.

 

[Spock]

Well I know better to argue with you about anything hockey. I just know I've been blown away by the huge improvement in Jets. I never expected any of this so to argue about borderline 4th liners feels silly.

Are you content with improvement? Or do you want the Jets to win a Stanley Cup?

 

[Adam da bomb]

Are you content with improvement? Or do you want the Jets to win a Stanley Cup?

Very content to have a team that doesn't leave me in disappointment. If they played Hendricks over Lowry or Armia I'd be upset but over Dano and Petan. I don't know if you realize how insane talking about winning the cup before this year was.

 

[garret9]

Well I know better to argue with you about anything hockey. I just know I've been blown away by the huge improvement in Jets. I never expected any of this so to argue about borderline 4th liners feels silly.

If the issue is on the fourth line, it definitely is *marginal* but it is still real.

From my early estimates, the 3 fourth line positions represent only about 3 wins total over the season. So you are only dealing with 6 points out of the ~43 point spread in the NHL. So you can still be one of the best teams in the league and still be terrible on the fourth line, let alone submaximal.

note: this ignores the value of fourth line players playing up the line up in injury cases

 

[Spock]

Very content to have a team that doesn't leave me in disappointment. If they played Hendricks over Lowry or Armia I'd be upset but over Dano and Petan. I don't know if you realize how insane talking about winning the cup before this year was.

You are mistaken. I do realize that the Jets winning the Stanley Cup was not a common prediction until this year. The only thing "insane" about this conversation is people not changing their expectations based on the results to this point.

 

[Adam da bomb]

You are mistaken. I do realize that the Jets winning the Stanley Cup was not a common prediction until this year. The only thing "insane" about this conversation is people not changing their expectations based on the results to this point.

Hopefully then the real 4th liners such as Tanev and Copp will get playing time over Hendricks not Petan who has not wowed me over.