GDT: Jets vs Coyotes (Feb-6th, 7pm CDT) - "The First Arch"

[AlphaLackey]

I hear ya. When the Jets 1.0 left, I stopped watching hockey until 2011. It seemed we could never get things right for the post season.

I abstained from hockey altogether. I was in a dice hockey replay league that used defunct NHL teams. I got permission from the league to move my team to Winnipeg (originally we were the alt-universe Kansas City Scouts) and immediately got Graves #9 on my old Jets jersey to replace Essensa. That was a fun chat at the sporting goods store, at a time where geeky things weren't cool yet.

I wore that Jets jersey until I got over the grief, and then I started wearing real NHL jerseys from key players on my fantasy team.

I have a Wes Walz Minnesota jersey somewhere, a Guy Carbonneau Dallas jersey somewhere, and a proper Adam Graves Rangers jersey somewhere. Wore them all with pride.

But I was emphatic: I was NOT cheering for these teams. Just those players. Because I knew the Jets were coming back someday.

And until then, I had no favorite team.

Fifteen years, I was steadfast.

Some of my family even here in Winnipeg suggested I embrace the Coyotes. I rebuked them.

They told me the Jets were never coming back. I rebuked them.

My friends were less charitable. Said I was delusional. Insane. Had fan-boy goggles on. Winnipeg was a shit hole. They were never getting a hockey team back.

I rebuked them all.

And then one day, late spring in 2011, well let's just say I had a few phone calls to make.

One of them was an old friend in Calgary I hadn't talked to for years. As soon as he picked up, he told me that he knew I was going to call him today. And why wouldn't I?

And indeed, for fifteen years, I held to two things:
1) The Jets were coming back someday.
2) f*** the Coyotes.

So yes, I would like us to win by about 15 or so. Help the Coyotes on their way to their historic, record-setting season. No other team more deserves to be the first in NHL history to finish 31st overall. Not even Toronto.

 

[TheDeuce]

In keeping with the McDonalds / Coyotes theme:

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[Aavco Cup]

 

[kanadalainen]

A+

Thanks Zhamnov!! Beauty, eh. However I am now craving a burger.

Jets 4 Yotes 1

Go Nic and Go Lemieux! Make some noise out there.

GJG

 

[Aavco Cup]

Enstrom misses a lot of these game day skates. No way he's 100%

 

[Dark Ambient]

Based on how hard he hits and cuts people down, I think the Grim-Fuglien should have a scythe instead of a stick.

No.
He should have a big-a** two-handed Warhammer - and when he slams it down, retired jerseys fall down in other NHL arenas, and they have to make the ice again because it cracked.

 

[Aavco Cup]

 

[Aavco Cup]

So we'll get

Laine Wheeler Roslovic
Perreault Little Ehlers
Connor Copp Armia
Lemieux Petan Dano

Morrissey Myers
Enstrom Buff
Chiarot Kulikov

Hellebuyck

 

[Howard Chuck]

So we'll get

Laine Wheeler Roslovic
Perreault Little Ehlers
Connor Copp Armia
Lemieux Petan Dano

Morrissey Myers
Enstrom Buff
Chiarot Kulikov

Hellebuyck

Looking forward to seeing this actually. It's amazing with so many injuries, we are still icing a very good lineup.

 

[Aavco Cup]

 

[kanadalainen]

I abstained from hockey altogether.
Fifteen years, I was steadfast.
Some of my family even here in Winnipeg suggested I embrace the Coyotes. I rebuked them.
They told me the Jets were never coming back. I rebuked them.
My friends were less charitable. Said I was delusional. Insane. Had fan-boy goggles on. Winnipeg was a **** hole. They were never getting a hockey team back.
I rebuked them all.

A fine post. And, you are not alone. A buddy gave me a 'Yotes cap in 2009, and it rests in pristine condition somewhere in my basement.

 

[surixon]

Good luck to Petan and Lemieux. Hope they make the most of this and force Maurice to give the line a regular shift.

 

[Aavco Cup]

Good luck to Petan and Lemieux. Hope they make the most of this and force Maurice to give the line a regular shift.

Hope we get a lead. If we're chasing the game that 4th line won't see much ice time.

 

[ICdave]

Players pre-game audio: Petan, Ehlers and Wheeler.

Coach Maurice pre-game scrum topics: Update on players missing from today’s morning skate. Thoughts on Nic Petan and what he wants from him at centre. A need for Petan to play defence. How have Connor/Roslovic generated offence on the limited minutes on the 4th? Who does he plan on using on the penalty kill? Would he consider Armia on PK and Petan on PP? Dustin Byfuglien’s 800th game and what has he learned about him during his time here? With Scheifele coming back, what changes might we see to the power play? Update on Mark Scheifele? What is his message when he is public speaking? Confidence in Ben Chiarot’s game.

To listen click here.

 

[Zhamnov5GoalGame]

So we'll get

Laine Wheeler Roslovic
Perreault Little Ehlers
Connor Copp Armia
Lemieux Petan Dano

Morrissey Myers
Enstrom Buff
Chiarot Kulikov

Hellebuyck

Interesting to see Connor on the shut down line?
Hopefully he is up for that style of game tonight.

Really hope Copp pots one tonight.
I had lost track of how few goals he has.
(Despite playing really well in other areas of his game)

 

[Aavco Cup]

We're due to score a shortie. Haven't had one since November.

 

[CaptainChef]

The definition of trap game is a game the team doesn't take seriously. Then you agreed "because we are so banged up"

That's the correlation I don't understand.

Being a weaker team because of injuries has nothing to do with being a trap game

I'm not necessarily expecting a win here because Ariz has played some real good teams really well lately, but definitely not expecting this lineup to take it easy tonight either. IMO 70:30 chance we take this. The game I'm expecting a letdown from our lineup is the first game that Scheif is back. Too many guys have ramped up their game to a new level in his absence; that's when one might expect a few of them to let down a bit for a game or two.

 

[Robinson2187]

Jumbo Jets Dog, anyone?

Man I miss those. I used to have one every time I went to a game. They were usually awesome but occasionally I'd get a bad one then they weren't as awesome. Fly and Pate will be having a BigMac attack after the game. Nice GDT.

 

[Lowered Expectations]

As already said: It's a trap!

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[ocdaddy]

Happy the game is in Wpg so we dont hear that lame howl if/when the Coyotes score.

(But would my 5 year old son ever love to hear it)

Please relocate to Quebec already.

 

[Whileee]

My goodness. Jets have 4-5 forwards down with injury and they can ice a 4th line with Petan and Dano (and Lemieux)? That's quality depth, right there. I think this "hungry" player thing is a thing...

 

[Huffer]

over under on the minutes the 4th line gets tonight?

 

[Aavco Cup]

over under on the minutes the 4th line gets tonight?

5 on 5

If we're leading after the first period 8:00
If we're trailing after the first period 4:30

 

[Aavco Cup]

Didn't realize this is military appreciation game

 

[Kaako Kappo]

Coyotes are a team we never seem to beat as badly as we should.