Didn't realize there was an afternoon game today, looks like a stinker though, Helle got lit up wow. Team not inspiring much confidence heading into the playoffs.
Post-Game Talk: Wasn't that a delight, Islanders 6 - Jets 3
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A pint of dark matter, please.
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Hey you get a second chance tomorrow since it's another lunch-time gameday!
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Fans wouldn't like the amount you'd have to hike ticket prices to make up for fewer games though
The Jets don’t seem to have much interest in finishing first. Performances like this are why I’m not gonna cut the team much slack if they lose in the first round because “oh we got matched up against Dallas or Colorado and that’s too hard for the first round.”
Only a small percentage of players would have longer careers. Shorter seasons doesn’t stop Father Time nor does it keep new younger players from entering the league. There would still only be X number of jobs except now they would pay less.
Yup, they control their own destiny. Efforts like today seem to indicate they have no issue giving away home ice advantage or any other advantage.
Well not much to say about that effort, we were asleep the entire 1st and 2nd periods. Had really hoped they came out flying after the Jersey game and they didn't. Hopefully they get it figured out fairly soon.
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Gah taped the game and just finished watching it. Come out with some urgency for f***sakes
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People may think a shorter season would be better, but the owners aren't giving away the revenue and while the players would play less game they aren't giving any monies back.
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I was wondering if some of the reason we're not seeing much urgency form them is because they're kinda just locked into a top 3 spot in the division and they realize the playoffs are going to be a battle from start to finish
That's not a great attitude when coming up against teams like the preds and isles who aren playing for their playoff lives
The bright spot is it looked like they flipped the switch thr other night vs the NYR when they had a game to get up for
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I think the Jets have put it in cruise control, and maybe that's not such a bad idea. Why burn yourself out, going all out, when you have a playoff spot wrapped up ? They will be fine, and they won't be worn out come playoff time, and whoever they face will be tough. I wouldn't worry to much about today's loss, and if they win their next game, they'll be over 500 on this roadtrip, and have beaten the Rangers while doing it. They just can't form a habit playing like this tho, or it will carry forward into the playoffs.
It's not always easy to flip the switch back on though. Every time we've stumbled into the playoffs we've done poorly.
I'd much rather they enter firing on full cylinders. But still 12 games left to ratchet back up.
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If this team is coasting then we have even bigger problems than I thought
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There are very few Jets games that I didn’t finish after I had started watching…. This was one of them.
I switched from the Jets game to watch Bos and Phil… nice to see a decent effort by two teams.
I switched from the Jets game to watch Bos and Phil… nice to see a decent effort by two teams.
That’s because there is no switch and never will be a switch at least for this franchise. If they stumble into the playoffs , they will quickly stumble out of the playoffs.
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If they are gonna be NO SHOWS might as well sit the 1st and 2 nd line guys and Dilly and Morrissey!
Preds and Blues can still catch the Jets if that's what they're trying for...
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just gotta win a couple to get the separation back they are bound to lose eventually, we currently have the tie breaker so win tomorrow we would basically be 8 up with 11 games remaining each
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Sean Reynolds was talking about this a month+ ago and these late season "malaises". Said the same thing, but specifically that this team has had huge issues flipping that switch when they needed to. Even Bowness spoke earlier about how you can't play as hard as he wanted them to all year.
There better be one big flip lined up because they're losing all consistency and their bad games are resembling some of the Vegas games last year, absolute no shows.
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Yup it's like they are blowing teams away Detroit gave them a good fight, eventually they will lose a few in a row.
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Likely gonna make some enemies here:
- My favourite...27 was God awful
- #4 was awful...again
- 17 was awful...fight (or something) if you can't make a difference playing the game
- Sorry, but going nowhere with 37 playing the way he is, regardless of him not being the reason we lost.
- 23 and 73 likely don't want to be here next year... I am not sad about that.
- 44 seemed to be favouring his shoulder, if he is out, we are gone 4 straight, regardless
of who we play.
On the bright side:
- 91 scored a goal
- Bruce is back! aka The Boss F YEH!
- My favourite...27 was God awful
- #4 was awful...again
- 17 was awful...fight (or something) if you can't make a difference playing the game
- Sorry, but going nowhere with 37 playing the way he is, regardless of him not being the reason we lost.
- 23 and 73 likely don't want to be here next year... I am not sad about that.
- 44 seemed to be favouring his shoulder, if he is out, we are gone 4 straight, regardless
of who we play.
On the bright side:
- 91 scored a goal
- Bruce is back! aka The Boss F YEH!
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