GDT: Game 78 - Calgary Flames @ Winnipeg Jets - Wednesday, April 5th, 2023 - 6:30pm CDT - Sportsnet - CJOB/Power 97

[moosehead81]

At the beginning of the schedule if one said that the Jets were going to be a couple of wins away from a playoff spot at this point of the season, everyone would happily say “no way!” At the beginning of the schedule if one said that the Flames were going to be a couple of losses away from being out of a playoff spot at this point of the season, everyone would say “no way!” A ways to go yet, but a Jets win tonight would certainly shorten the road.

 

[tbcwpg]

Lol Calgary really shit the bed last night

Looking forward to this one though, and the subsequent Wpg Chief tweets to follow! should be a great game. hopefully the uptick in goal-scoring continues for the Jets

I'm not sure I'll be able to watch the full game but I'll definitely be checking up on faceoff %, that should give me a good idea of how the game is going.

 

[Jets 31]

Roads are bad but the Dude and his Durango made it to work and back , slow going though, give yourself extra time. Now that Chicago did their job last night time for the Jets to.........

 

[Jet]

I think we will be able to tell what we have in this team based off tonights game. Your season hinges on one game, you have had rest and practice and facing a team that has to be deflated and tired. This has to be our best effort of the season.

Convincing win and I will have some hope heading into playffoffs.

Yup, this game is a preview of the Jets readiness for the playoffs. Calgary will be desperate af and that should nullify some of the fatigue effects.

Of course, a win is the goal but we know the better team doesn't always get that. I want to see 60 minutes of commitment; to the systems and each other. That would be 3 games in a row and hopefully a sign that whatever plagued this team has passed.

I really want to see Connor score again, 37 be prime Helle, and Pionk build off of a few really strong games

 

[kanadalainen]

Thanks @macmaroon - Atlanta has some great diners.

Calgary, led by their resident anthracite-chewing giggling moped-riding Australopith (Kadri) played poorly last night, and there's not much to provide evidence for any bollocks-shaking intestines-churning ego-inflating turnaround for this evening's tilt.

In fact, this looks like a job for the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch**, to be wielded by any sundry Jet - to blow the hated Cowpeddlers into the pit of Golf.

**The Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch was a weapon in Brother Maynard's keeping. According to the Book of Armaments, chapter two, verses nine through twenty-one, it was consecrated by Saint Attila.

 

[Jets 31]

Music for tonight, Let's take em as they come , one by one.

 

[Jets 31]

Yup, this game is a preview of the Jets readiness for the playoffs. Calgary will be desperate af and that should nullify some of the fatigue effects.

Of course, a win is the goal but we know the better team doesn't always get that. I want to see 60 minutes of commitment; to the systems and each other. That would be 3 games in a row and hopefully a sign that whatever plagued this team has passed.

I really want to see Connor score again, 37 be prime Helle, and Pionk build off of a few really strong games

The Jets play like they have the last 2 games and we will be golden.

 

[Buffdog]

The Winnipeg Jets take on the Calgary Flames tonight in a blizzard of a battle for one of the last two Wild Card spots in the Western Conference. The Jets have won their last two games, a 6-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings and a 6-1 win over the New Jersey Devils and now have a record of 43-31-3 and are 5-5 in their last ten games. The Flames are coming off of a 4-3 loss against the Chicago Blackhawks last night and are now 36-27-15 on the season and 6-3-1 in their last ten games. They are currently only two points behind us in the race for a playoff spot, so this game is ever so important for both teams. Has Winnipeg found it's scoring touch or will they fall back to shooting muffins? Will the blizzard even allow Calgary to reach Winterpeg, and if they do, how late will it be? Will @Fatdrunk be “Feelin' It” tonight and will @Duke749 be laughing at us after we get all this snow in April? These questions and many others will be answered soon enough...

Once again, it's time for...

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We all know that both the Winnipeg Jets and the Calgary Flames originated in the city of Atlanta, but there are other facts you may not know about the Hollywood of the South...

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So let's “burn” the Flames and “take off” to another victory in the Battle of Atlanta! Go Jets Go!

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Great GDT. Makes me miss my time down there

Hot take: The Varsity is overrated

 

[kanadalainen]

Those parts of Calgary that the hockey world's eye doth view
Match closely the sounds that hotdog-bloated guts can send;
And Sutter, who presides over these Ass Souls, reaches for his due,
Grunting out some colon-borne words, even so as foes commend.
Jets scoring refreshed thus with more goals are crown'd;
And Markstrom may forget to strap in and stumble - the clown
Offence delivered in other accents which Kadri will confound
Seeing no farther than an Alberta Bovine eye hath shown.
Jets, enact upon the beauty of a D zone activated mind,
And that, no less, lead to fewer shots against and happy deeds;
Backcheck you first liners, and render your shots too unkind,
To thy fair flower wade among the Flame’s rank smell of weeds:
And now show us why thy Flamed odour matcheth not their show,
The solve is this, all four lines must create uncommon flow.

 

[KingBogo]

As a Winnipegger I'd like to say that I'm proud of our team all planning on wearing their Pride jerseys for warmup!

 

[kanadalainen]

Hot take: The Varsity is overrated

True, but the Silver Skillet (near the GT campus) is vastly underrated.

 

[Royale With Cheese]

Actual picture of me on the way to the arena right now.

 

[kanadalainen]

Actual picture of me on the way to the arena right now.

Lets hope you need not gut your steed to stay warm.

 

[hockeyarena]

Took the bus, Made it but it's bad. And my god public transit in this city is horrendous

 

[ps241]

Tonight the Jets have an opportunity.

 

[John Agar]

Why don't you plow the roads!?
Why are you raising my taxes?!
Why are you running a deficit?!
Get off my lawn!!!

So...

You've met Buggs...

 

[White Out 902]

Biggest game of the year, and all I can help is the team is riding with the same energy and effort as they have last few games. I sent my kids to school in Jet's gear, and my house lights are blue today

 

[Guffman]

Looking forward to this one though, and the subsequent Wpg Chief tweets to follow!

ಠ_ಠ

 

[Guffman]

Biggest game of the year

Glad no one is saying it’s a “must win” since it’s not but definitely a big game. Would be nice to give Helle and other players some rest going into the playoffs.

 

[Brominator]

As a Winnipegger I'd like to say that I'm proud of our team all planning on wearing their Pride jerseys for warmup!

Agreed 100%.

I'm also a bit relieved that we didn't have a Reimer/Staal/etc situation on our hands. It would have been a media circus if that were the case and a total distraction from the biggest game of the year.

 

[Jetfaninflorida]

The Flames are simultaneously disappointed, pissed and angry at themselves for yesterday's loss. Even with the B2B, they will be angry, energized and buzzing tonight. We will need to bring our A game if we want to seal the deal here tonight.

Go Jets Go!

 

[Buffdog]

I'm not sure I'll be able to watch the full game but I'll definitely be checking up on faceoff %, that should give me a good idea of how the game is going.

Just watch the win-o-meter

 

[ICdave]

Last month of the IC contests for authentic Jets merch.
Enter here.

 

[Joe Hallenback]

Flames are fragile. Score early and we can put them away

 

[Guffman]

As a Winnipegger I'd like to say that I'm proud of our team all planning on wearing their Pride jerseys for warmup!

It has nothing to do with being a Winnipegger. None of the players are from Winnipeg. The players each exercised their “free choice“ to participate or not.

Some might argue that the “free choice” is being made under duress given the intense media scrutiny for those not conforming to media’s “correct choice”.

That said, I am glad there won’t be a circus about it for the Jets given that they need to focus on wins right now.