GDT: Ottawa Senators at Winnipeg Jets [] 7PM [] CityTV [] The Top Goalie Tandem in the League!™ Edition (see disclaimer in thread)

[AchtzehnBaby]

DISCLAIMER - Goalies have been excellent for the last week or so. Across four wins Joonas Korpisalo and Anton Forsberg have combined for a 0.937 save percentage while only allowing 1.75 goals per game including a shut out against Chicago. Lights out would be an understatement. - note - their statistics from the previous 64 games were not used in the creation of this thread title. No feelings were intentionally damaged with the creation of this thread, (because there are no feelings left).

The 44-23-6 Winnipeg Jets are set to face off against the 32-36-4 Ottawa Senators on Saturday evening from Canada Life Centre.

The game will mark Winnipeg's third-straight contest at home, with the Jets having dropped the first two games. As a matter of fact, Winnipeg has now lost four-straight appearances and will be in desperation mode against its fellow Canadian rival.

Last 10 by the numbers​

Senators 7-3-0
Jets 4-5-1

Expect Korpi in nets

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[Dionysus]

Time to keep streaking towards the 10th overall pick! Been enjoying the much improved play, fun to watch. It is so frustrating seeing them settle in and look good when the season is long gone once again.

 

[Relapsing]

Our game to lose!

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Time to keep streaking towards the 10th overall pick! Been enjoying the much improved play, fun to watch. It is so frustrating seeing them settle in and look good when the season is long gone once again.

Really strange regarding motivation... to be hyped and focused to finish strong. To be what they can be and show what they can be or what they believe they are.
All the pouting has been put aside .. the changes being asked have been accepted (for the most part). Now they are ready to play.

One question. WTF? lol

 

[Dionysus]

Really strange regarding motivation... to be hyped and focused to finish strong. To be what they can be and show what they can be or what they believe they are.
All the pouting has been put aside .. the changes being asked have been accepted (for the most part). Now they are ready to play.

One question. WTF? lol

Exactly. It's not a good trend over the last couple seasons.

You can really see the "pressure" get to them early in the season, or when they make a push to get within striking distance.

They fall apart. Start panicking when anything goes wrong. Rely on emotion, compounding mistakes left and right.

Then when the season is done they somehow look like a professional team. Playing more consistent, harder for longer, not getting rattled when something goes wrong.

They have ot in them to be a good team. Can they put it together when they need to though. Next season will be another chance I suppose.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Exactly. It's not a good trend over the last couple seasons.

You can really see the "pressure" get to them early in the season, or when they make a push to get within striking distance.

They fall apart. Start panicking when anything goes wrong. Rely on emotion, compounding mistakes left and right.

Then when the season is done they somehow look like a professional team. Playing more consistent, harder for longer, not getting rattled when something goes wrong.

They have ot in them to be a good team. Can they put it together when they need to though. Next season will be another chance I suppose.

Its a whole new ball game when the wins mean something and how the ebbs and flows affect their psyche. Better habits and more maturity should help. We hope it does. Its like they are playing a different game now in a fun league where wins and losses carry little importance. Its fools gold until they can show they are a serious team 20+ games into next year. The little things, the details in their game we hope they engrain in their games but its very hard to evaluate now and its hard to bet on now.

 

[Dionysus]

Its a whole new ball game when the wins mean something and how the ebbs and flows affect their psyche. Better habits and more maturity should help. We hope it does. Its like they are playing a different game now in a fun league where wins and losses carry little importance. Its fools gold until they can show they are a serious team 20+ games into next year. The little things, the details in their game we hope they engrain in their games but its very hard to evaluate now and its hard to bet on now.

Yep. Have to prove it. Stable goaltending, professional management team, new coaching staff will help.

Hopefully a couple well-planned moves in the offseason targeting team needs. Give the young players quality support and depth. No more chasing big names and bleeding assets to save money.

 

[aragorn]

It's not a coincidence that now that the goalies & defence are playing much better they are also winning, the two go hand in hand in the NHL. It starts with being good defensively & getting key saves at the right time & the offence will come. They get plenty of offensive chances every game & sometimes outshoot teams ahead of them in the standings. If they can maintain good defensive play, they look like a much improved team & when they don't, they implode.

 

[Tuna99]

Guarantee Kyle Connor gets 2 goals tonight. Excited to see Winnipeg - I’ll be cheering for them in the playoffs

I’m not buying a the goalies are good - they aren’t. Over the course of 82 neither goalie has ever proven they can get their team to the playoffs - and that won’t happen here in Ottawa.

 

[L'Aveuglette]

Guarantee Kyle Connie gets 2 goals tonight. Excited to see Winnipeg - I’ll be cheering for them in the playoffs

I’m not buying a the goalies are good - they aren’t. Over the course of 82 neither goalie has ever proven they can get their team to the playoffs - and that won’t happen here in Ottawa.

I sure hope management isn't fooled either. If we come into 2024-2025 with this same goalie tandem, no other improvement will matter.

 

[SensHulk]

this is their best shot to win 5 in a row for the first time this season. But they’re also 0-13-1 in non-eastern time zones so they’ll likely lose

 

[Micklebot]

I sure hope management isn't fooled either. If we come into 2024-2025 with this same goalie tandem, no other improvement will matter.

I suspect they'll change just one, and likely Forsberg since he's the easiest to change.

I'd love to get Saros or Ulmark, but I suspect that won't happen, so we'll roll the dice with a guy like Brossoit or Stolarz.

 

[AchtzehnBaby]

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Korpi has a fall back if this hockey thing doesn't work out.

 

[AchtzehnBaby]

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Demelo +39 ... But DJ wanted Zaitsev and Dorion was insulted by Uber comments

 

[starling]

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Pretty incredible that we have about the same Shots against average as Jets, but Goals against average is a whole goal higher.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Pretty incredible that we have about the same Shots against average as Jets, but Goals against average is a whole goal higher.

Dorion should have traded DeBrincat and Chychrun for HelleB

 

[Icelevel]

Grey/silver suits almost always look inferior. Don’t wear them unless you’re special.

 

[Alex1234]

Villardi coming back
Mandatory hat trick

 

[Back in Black]

#dropthegoddampuckalready...

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Do we see a Tkachuk Dylan battle royale? Stanley had a good bout the other night as well.

 

[DrEasy]

Does the anthem singer still get full pay if the crowd sings half of it for her?

 

[Micklebot]

Does the anthem singer still get full pay if the crowd sings half of it for her?

Feels like grade school music class,

 

[Alex1234]

Hellbuck so good