Post-Game Talk: Avs 5 - Jets 2, Series tied at 1

[jetsfan15]

Ok maybe I am overreacting but 10 goals in 2 games is brutal. It is a long series. One game off after tonights game could be a great move or. Backfire magnificently

They have two days off till game 3 though. I don’t know, I’d start helly.

 

[Daximus]

Yup. What I feared would happen. Best offense beats best defense.

We've proven we can keep them off the board. We just aren't playing the way we did against them all year. To many mistakes.

 

[roccerfeller]

Jets completely outclassed in these two games. Lucky to be tied really. This is the 2nd half Jets that were wildly inconsistent and completely bought-out of whatever they were buying into in the first half of the season.

And when Hellebuyck starts flubbing the puck into automatic goals against, you might as well start booking tee times...

Just wasn’t out night

Also discredits the excellent puck pressure and skill that Avs had on us all night

Just gotta hope we can win in their barn and make this a series

 

[johnnyonthspot]

lol... colorado went full run and gun with a goaltender that wasn't giving them saves and they gave up a crap ton of chances, I just don't understand why you even bother to watch jets games.... just full doom and gloom no matter what you are looking to say "I told you so" again, I hope I don't see you cheering if the jets win this series... but more likely uou will probably start crying how the jets won't win the next series if they play like they did against colorado

Yup just call me doom'n'gloom
I unfortunately cannot seem to get past the fact I do not think this team is as good as their record but most importantly they are not built to win in the playoffs. I hope they prove me wrong and one day we can meet at Portage and Main for a cup celebration.

 

[ICdave]

 

[johnnyonthspot]

They have two days off till game 3 though. I don’t know, I’d start helly.

I agree they will start Helly but what if he is less than average in game 3? I know it his 99.9% unlikely they would start Brosoit but part of me wants to see what would happen if they did.

 

[Gm0ney]

Those are some pretty ugly gamescores.

 

[WPGChief]

think you completely lost the plot if you are trying to blame the second lines offense on the lack of offense from the 1st line...

I'm certainly not blaming the second line's offence on the first line's lack thereof. I'm just pointing out that in order to limit the bleeding caused by having 81-55-13 together (by putting them with 5-4 (which honestly is a mistake, IMO)) and putting your strongest pairing in 44-2 with 62-17-22 to matchup against MacKinnon, you're left with that line being paired with Stanley (who was pretty much just a hitting machine tonight) and Samberg on his offhand.

And then if the puck gets frozen in the OZ, Bowness just throws out his top line instead, or the Lowry line if COL puts out MacKinnon instead - leaving them with only two faceoffs in the offensive zone the entire night? Do we really think Ehlers can make up for the other four players on the ice lack of ability to transition the puck through two bluelines?

Obviously, they didn't create much chances for themselves, either - all I'm saying is that their deployment isn't really ideal. They have no rhythm or flow.

 

[jetsfan15]

I agree they will start Helly but what if he is less than average in game 3? I know it his 99.9% unlikely they would start Brosoit but part of me wants to see what would happen if they did.

To me I think we got outplayed in both games. Colorado should be up 2-0. So I think the focus should be elsewhere than in net — Perfetti, Miller, for instance.

 

[jungles]

Those are some pretty ugly gamescores.

Matches the eye test.

 

[snowkiddin]

Can see why Toffoli cycles through teams and collects jerseys

 

[Jetabre]

Too many costly mistakes that they shouldn't be making. Clean it up for game 3.

 

[Atoyot]

People really trying to hone in on one thing that will fix all our problems. It's not Hellebuyck. It's not playing at home. The team has been severely outplayed in both games.

 

[jetsfan15]

Curious to know:

We played very well in Colorado in the regular season. Who performs better analytically speaking against the Mackinnon line: the Scheifele line or the Lowry line?
(I am actually asking, I don’t know the answer)

 

[raideralex99]

To me I think we got outplayed in both games. Colorado should be up 2-0. So I think the focus should be elsewhere than in net — Perfetti, Miller, for instance.

And if Connor scores instead of hitting the post the Jets could be up 2-0.
Ifs ifs ifs … the series is tied 1-1 no sense in playing the what ifs.

 

[snowkiddin]

People really trying to hone in on one thing that will fix all our problems. It's not Hellebuyck. It's not playing at home. The team has been severely outplayed in both games.

I think Georgiev’s performance (or lack there of) in Game 1 masked a lot of the issues in game one.

Hopefully Bones has some answers because we aren’t gonna win the series playing like this.

 

[nabby12]

People living and dying off one game here is hilarious. Breathe people.

Jets will come back strong on the road. The only thing I'm worried about is Bednar is going to put MacKinnon's line vs Scheifele's line at 5 on 5 for the next two games in Denver.

 

[gojetsgo]

I'm certainly not blaming the second line's offence on the first line's lack thereof. I'm just pointing out that in order to limit the bleeding caused by having 81-55-13 together (by putting them with 5-4 (which honestly is a mistake, IMO)) and putting your strongest pairing in 44-2 with 62-17-22 to matchup against MacKinnon, you're left with that line being paired with Stanley (who was pretty much just a hitting machine tonight) and Samberg on his offhand.

And then if the puck gets frozen in the OZ, Bowness just throws out his top line instead, or the Lowry line if COL puts out MacKinnon instead - leaving them with only two faceoffs in the offensive zone the entire night? Do we really think Ehlers can make up for the other four players on the ice lack of ability to transition the puck through two bluelines?

Obviously, they didn't create much chances for themselves, either - all I'm saying is that their deployment isn't really ideal. They have no rhythm or flow.

if he is the the top 10 winger people on here act as if he is then yes, I expect him to be able to win his match up against the avs bottom six no matter what

1st line was the only line to win their match ups game 1 as well...

 

[winnipegger]

Jets had a very good stretch but for the majority of the game the avalanche were forechecking effectively and killing the jets speed. As the game went on the jets looked slow. This was probably their A game and would say this was our B game at best. Horrific goaltending from hellebuyck. He's supposed to be the best player on the team and if he's bad the jets have no chance. Avs have serious firepower.

 

[Heldig]

Most goals against in back to back games all season. Not a good sign. Heading to Colorado and the Avs now believe they can score.

7-0 game seems like a mirage.

Bowness better get this team back to D first and always or it will be a short series.

 

[ThinIce61]

Those are some pretty ugly gamescores.

I only know how to read final scores so does this mean best player at the top and worst at the bottom? If t hats the case we aren't winning this series if Gus is the best player on the ice and the names at the bottom stay at the bottom.

 

[GNP]

I agree they will start Helly but what if he is less than average in game 3? I know it his 99.9% unlikely they would start Brossoit but part of me wants to see what would happen if they did.

I would have to agree with this. Helle has not shown he can play well in playoff games at all, so why not start Brossoit ? I like the idea. In my opinion, Helle let in 2 very soft goals, one off the faceoff, and went right thru his pads, and the other he got caught coming out of his net, which he's not very good at.

The other thing I'd change is I'd play Perfetti, over Toffoli. Just by recent memory, Cole has been scoring quite regularly over the last 6-8 games he's played, and I'd say he's been quite hot. Why not play him, as Toffoli looked quite invisible tonight.

Also Ehlers has to step up his intensity a lot. He just looked like a regular player out there, and not driving the play like he usually does. I think it's critically important for Ehlers to step up his play, if we're going to win this series. He's a key guy for us.

 

[Hobble]

Kinda glad we have a couple day break. Let these guys get their heads on straight and adjusted to altitude.

 

[ThinIce61]

The Charles Manson goal was a real killer. 6 goals against then 4. If Helle gives up 2 next game maybe we win. Need to steal one in Colorado and then win game 5 here. If we get to a game 6 but are down 3-2 I think the fat lady will be singing.

 

[mondo3]

Team needs to watch the 7-0 game on the flight to Denver