His defence is not reliable enough?Can't understand how he isn't playing in NHL. If Jets aren't going to use him, then trade him.
Maurice likes his players big, strong, dumb and with bad hands.Why is he not in the NHL especially considering the state of the Jets d right now?
Maurice likes his players big, strong, dumb and with bad hands.
Niku doesn't fit any category.
The problems the Jets have are defencemen who cannot play with the puck and get it moving from the back end and it's just frustrating to watch. A player like Niku would certainly help there with his speed and puck moving abilities and yet he's being wasted in the AHL. Maurice lives back in the days where all the players had to be 6"2++. At first he gets rid of their smartest defender (Heinola) and now he simply refuses to use his other asset that would almost certainly make the team better. The stubbornness and stupidity of this coach is just something. No wonder he's breaking records of the most lost games in the league.
The problems the Jets have are defencemen who cannot play with the puck and get it moving from the back end and it's just frustrating to watch. A player like Niku would certainly help there with his speed and puck moving abilities and yet he's being wasted in the AHL. Maurice lives back in the days where all the players had to be 6"2++. At first he gets rid of their smartest defender (Heinola) and now he simply refuses to use his other asset that would almost certainly make the team better. The stubbornness and stupidity of this coach is just something. No wonder he's breaking records of the most lost games in the league.
They have 3 wins and a SO loss in their last 4 games so it seems like a change should happen exactly why?
They have 3 wins and a SO loss in their last 4 games so it seems like a change should happen exactly why?
You're judging a team by a four game sample size. Like seriously? What happened to the rest of the season? Good riddance.
Depends how much you believe in Hellebuyck being a Vezina nominee this year.
Having Niku on the back end isn't going to change what Hellebuyck much though.
The Jets are going to live and die by their excellent group of forwards and team defense, much like the Vegas model.