I think what most of you who are pissed off by the performance the last two games are forgetting that is ultimately a systems and roles games. Nevermind the talent, speed, agility, or stats anything beyond two weeks ago.
The system of the Moose (Ice Caps) & Jets are very similar and many players are adjusting. Moreover, typical roles are being reassigned and modified. This is isn't limited to the Jets as every team pretty well does this so overall it is very choppy hockey that pretty well sucks.
You can bet that the Jets management doesn't care too much about the scores and cares far more about for a particular player performed in a particular role under a particular system.
Different things are being asked of different players and assessments are being made. Morrissey is good example in that he has not been activated nearly as much as he typically would have - they are asking him to focus on different areas. Further evidence is in Olsen and Kosmo, both are familiar with the system that looks to be in place. Olsen is excelling and one of best forwards and Kosmo is struggling and one of the worst. This ultimately looks to separate the wheat from the chaff in terms of guys who can modify, even slightly, their assignments and succeed within the terms of what is being asked of them. This is one of the reasons I like a guy like Karlstrom, his reads and instincts are very good in assessing when and how to activate offensively.
To me, these types of games have a lot less to do with the scores of the games than it does with observing whether a player reads and reacts accordingly within the context of his assigned.
So, in short, calm down people. Despite what some may say, this particular time of year is not all about simply winning the game.
