Need to bring it against Phoenix.
Great story. My dad was a yeller too. As a little kid I first got into hockey just as the WHA started up. I've grown up with only one possible team to cheer for if you expected to eat meals and keep a roof over your head. Jets and only the Jets in my family.
Not sure it says much, they are flying home tonight so where else was he gonna be? I guess if it was real bad he could have gone to the hospital.
To comment on that Bogo-Toby pair. I'm not gonna say one is playing better then the other, but Bogosian has been timing his pinches perfectly lately and it's great for us. Bogo has been bringing the offense while Toby brings the steady play in our own zone. The pairing is playing very well and those two are a big reason we're on role now. So refreshing to have them back and have no worries when they're on the ice.
Yeah, and Chairot had a pretty dam good game.
Yeah... I'm still having a hard time hoping that they beat WC teams. Though, since they are practically out of it, I really hope they can beat WC teams and end up picking at #14.
Our immediately family moved to Calgary during 1980, and I spent many years there before returning home in 2006. And while my mom and dad and sister took to cheering for their new home team, I never did. So, the rules were simple: When Winnipeg and Calgary played, you can go upstairs and watch the game in our room if you're going to cheer for Winnipeg. That's fine. Watching them play alone on some little 12" TV, while everyone else watched it on the proper sized TV downstairs wasn't worth my loyalty.
Nothing beat walking downstairs as Jets 1.0 were on the verge of a victory and trolling everyone else by stepping down to the top of the stairs and hearing "Jesus Charles you better not say a ******* word!". And I wouldn't have to. I'd just sit at the top of the steps and smile. Oh man.
I will say this about them though, they still remain loyal to the Flames. At the wake on the day after my Dad's funeral, about 1/3rd of the people were wearing hockey jerseys. As was I -- my Jets jersey, of course. One last time to troll the old man.
Sums up my feelings about this game, except I thought both Harrison and Chiarot played their best games as Jets. Is it just me, or does Harrison seem a lot more effective when he's on the left side? Several instances last night Harrison was defending the left side because Stuart was behind the net or trying to box somebody out, and he just seems to make better passes or chips from that side.
If anybody wonders about Evander Kane's importance to this team, last night was a great illustration of it. That guy just never, ever, lets up. If the Jets were up 10-0 in the dying minutes, he'd still be drilling somebody into the boards and trying to score a goal. When he's in the line-up it seems like the rest of his team guts it out just a little bit more.
I also thought Halischuk had a great game - he hustles like Kane, but with about 80% of Kane's size and strength.
5th in the conference and 11th overall - I think the Jets have posted notice that this year it's for real. There's no way in /Hades that the previous three year's versions of this team would've found a way to win the last two games - they'd have folded and Noel would have been complaining about nobody buying in.
I appreciate your optimism, even if I don't share it. The odds suggest that neither of the above players will be on the Jets roster next season.
As boys who have been watching this franchise allot longer than most of us how does this run compare to other runs over the years?
Aaaaaaannnyways... I don't hate the Hawks. I just can't. I love the makeup of their team. I will always respect them for what they did to the CaSucks. Players like JT, Hossa (isn't he still amazing), Seabrook, Pizza man, Kjallmarsson (sp). I don't like them, but I respect them.
Also, isn't it funny how many people (around here and elsewhere) are suddenly Jets fans? Been noticing it more and more.
That's a great indicator of success: when the fairweathers arrive
Nothing like I've seen before. Even the year we made the playoffs, we were very top heavy, and had a great goalie.
This year, we are a team. Our weaknesses are (when healthy) a bad fourth line.
What the hell is a Kjallmar?
Hjalmar, on the other hand, is a fairly common Swedish name!
What the hell is a Kjallmar?
1290 just reported Perreault will miss some games but does not have a fracture in his arm.
1290 just reported Perreault will miss some games but does not have a fracture in his arm.
1290 just reported Perreault will miss some games but does not have a fracture in his arm.
Nothing like I've seen before. Even the year we made the playoffs, we were very top heavy, and had a great goalie.
This year, we are a team. Our weaknesses are (when healthy) a bad fourth line.
What the hell is a Kjallmar?
Hjalmar, on the other hand, is a fairly common Swedish name!
The best news would've been that he wouldn't miss any games at all but considering how it looked I suppose it's good news....now how many games will Carcillo miss is the question
I hope the Leafs beat every western conference team for the rest of the season but lose to every eastern conference team for the rest of the season, that would be nice in my opinion