Boredom Poll - Who is most important to the Jackets success next year

[EspenK]

My vote is for Bob. If he is mediocre or worse the team sinks imo.

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[Tulipunaruusu*]

The gaffer of course but from the more trivial player perspective Scott Hartnell.

 

[stevo61]

Went with Jones but could have easily picked Murray. If this team is going to take the next step its most likely going to need to be lead by the D and those 2 are the leaders of that D

 

[WannabeFinn]

Jones

 

[Monk]

Most important to success? Gotta be the goalie

 

[major major]

The answer is always going to be the goalie. So I voted Jones.

I guess it's the point that I've been making for a couple years now - the offence should be pretty good (it has been). The D has been bad and we expect it to someday be much better. When that day comes, the team will be good, and until that day, we'll be average at best. And there's no D that has the space to get better like Jones does. He's probably about a #2 quality defender right now but he has all of the mental and physical tools to be an elite #1.

 

[Old Guy]

I believe, with all my conviction, that the biggest issue this team faces in 16-17 is keeping the puck out of their own net. If game GAA once again averages about 2.8-3.0, plan on early spring tee times and studying the mock drafts.

Bob can single handedly put this team in the playoffs. They have the offense to win 3-1, 3-2 or 2-1. They can't win 5-4 regularly.

Would not be surprised to see this team languish mid-pack until December and this start to come together; defenseman, d help from forwards and goal tending. Hopefully the new "groin whisperer" is as good as they hope.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

Jones. He needs to take steps toward becoming that defenseman that management wants him to be. He needs to show significant improvement from his play last season, as it simply wasn't good enough. Bob is a close second, but we pretty much know what we're going to get there. The team is about the future, not the present, so I went with Jones.

 

[CBJx614]

Toss up between Jones and Bob. So I went with Bob. I think Jones is going to have a big season regardless of how Bob plays. Bob is the unknown at this point. He needs to have a big season and show he's a real top 10 goalie in this league.

 

[The Jones Zone]

This was an easy one for me.....I just think the goaltender is every team's most important player

A poll with just forwards and D men would bring about more discussion IMO

 

[NotWendell]

Voted for the goalie - obvious choice. My second pick would have Jack Johnson (not on the list).

 

[EspenK]

This was an easy one for me.....I just think the goaltender is every team's most important player

A poll with just forwards and D men would bring about more discussion IMO

Stay tuned for the update -poll #2.

 

[Fred Glover]

I am Shocked that Clarkson did not make this list

 

[blahblah]

There isn't one. I did giggle that Savard made the list.

I'm just going to say that we just need our best players to be our best players.

 

[blahblah]

I am Shocked that Clarkson did not make this list

Well if he scored 25 goals, that could very well bode quite favorably for the team.

 

[hardkorejackets]

I had to vote Bob for this one.. I expect our defense to be better as a whole going forward this season compared to the last couple years with Jones and Murray hopefully stepping up more.

I think the success of this team comes down to Bobrovsky and whether he can prove he can stay healthy and have the mental fortitude to stand the pressure/test of the season.

 

[theD86]

It's Bob point blank. If he's healthy and the defense improve (which I expect under Shaw) the Jackets could push for a low seed playoff spot

 

[JacketsDavid]

Has to be Bob. He's paid too much money to sit or be traded so he will likely be our goalie for 50-55 games. If he's Great we can push for the playoffs. If he's good and we get a lot of progress (Jones and Murray prove to be 1st pairing d-men, some scoring from youngsters, etc) we could still compete. If he's ok or worse then it's another top 5 pick.

 

[CalBuckeyeRob]

I voted Bjorkstrand. He might be a 15-20 goal scorer or a 40 goal scorer. Finding a true stud scorer would change the entire dynamics of the team.

 

[JKinCLE]

Hopefully the new "groin whisperer" is as good as they hope.

Sounds like a stripper/hooker name.

voted Bob.

 

[MAHJ71]

IF Bob can stay healthy and regain his #1 form I feel a lot better about the upcoming season. IF he is injured off and on and struggles, I think the team follows.. even if Forsberg/Korpisalo play decent in backup duty.

Would LOVE to be proved wrong though.