Pre-Game Talk: Leafs vs Jets Dec 2 6:30 CST

[KingBogo]

Me as well , i'm not ready to get rid of a coach 1 quarter into a season , especially when the guy just finished getting us into the play-offs just last season .
And even if we did get rid of him , who is out there that can be hired tomorrow ?? Oh wait we could re-hire Noel , he still hasn't got a job back in the NHL . I don't care who was our coach , with the goaltending Hutch has given us , that coach wouldn't be doing any better ! We make the play-offs again this year IF we can get goaltending like last season . Look at the Wild last year , horrible team then they get some goaltending .... oh look at the Wild they are a very good team . Winning in the NHL starts and stops with goaltending , if you don't got it you aren't going anywhere .

I wouldn't lay it all the goalies but it has been a big part of the season. Currently Hutch is 55th in save% this season, with Pavs only being a shade better at 52nd. We are a bubble team with good goaltending and something less with bad goaltending.

But man please don't lose to the Leafs. If Bucky is starting like he should I like our chances.

 

[cbcwpg]

No bloody clue how this is even going to go. We could dominate and win, dominate and lose, or suck and lose. We've proven ourselves very good at the last two, with some success in the former.

This is why I never bet Jet games on my pro-line.... No clue what team is going to show up. One game they can dominate a team, next game they look like they should be in the AHL.

With this team anything from a 8-1 win to a 8-1 loss, a shootout... it's all over the board.

Just beat the Leafs... don't care what the score is.

 

[Channelcat]

oh totally. that's just what the franchise needs. a 3rd coach in half a decade. especially after their 1st playoff appearance since the move.

Yup.....I was against hiring Claude and was all for firing him, because he was the wrong guy. But, PM is the right coach. We don't like the way he handles goalies, we don't like his line combos, or D pairings? Well, neither does he! IMHO. The guys on the ice are the problem and its starts with the weak on-ice leadership.

 

[JetFromFinland]

Crucial moments in our season.. Better win tonight. Helle in goal?

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

Crucial moments in our season.. Better win tonight. Helle in goal?

I would imagine, but you never know if Maurice feels TO could be a confidence building game for Hutch... gotta tread carefully with goalie confidence!!.. they are a weird breed

 

[JetFromFinland]

I would imagine, but you never know if Maurice feels TO could be a confidence building game for Hutch... gotta tread carefully with goalie confidence!!.. they are a weird breed

At the moment, we need wins. And when Helle was in goal against Minny, Jets played very strong game, so could that happen again?

But in the other hand, Hutch confidence should get some boost, he's looking pretty shaky right now.

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

At the moment, we need wins. And when Helle was in goal against Minny, Jets played very strong game, so could that happen again?

But in the other hand, Hutch confidence should get some boost, he's looking pretty shaky right now.

ya I hear ya.... I wouldn't be surprised at all to see Helle in net but also wouldn't be surprised at all to see Hutch in net

 

[Duke749]

I think you gotta go Helly. Hutch would be the wrong move IMO. He was given a game in the B2B and could not make the most of it. He is slowly losing starts with his play.

 

[sipowicz]

Like Wheeler said, what do you fans want and expect, playoff's every year, sheesh....!

 

[Jetabre]

Release the Hellebuyck!

 

[Aavco Cup]

Release the Hellebuyck!

#freearmia

 

[Aavco Cup]

It's Helle time

 

[sipowicz]

Colour me surprised that Helly will start! The guys on the big show said Hutch played well last game, in fact none of the goals he let in were his fault!

 

[KANADA89]

#freearmia

Exactly...

 

[SoupaTroupa]

Colour me surprised that Helly will start! The guys on the big show said Hutch played well last game, in fact none of the goals he let in were his fault!

They're never his fault. He's the most unlucky goalie in the world dontcha know!!

 

[Jets 31]

They're never his fault. He's the most unlucky goalie in the world dontcha know!!

To me Hutch doesn't see the net again until the back to back against Chicago but it's right back to Helly even if Hutch plays good . This should be the start of our new #1 goalie Helly , go as far as he'll take us ... GO JETS GO !!

 

[Jetabre]

To me Hutch doesn't see the net again until the back to back against Chicago but it's right back to Helly even if Hutch plays good . This should be the start of our new #1 goalie Helly , go as far as he'll take us ... GO JETS GO !!

I mean..we're just stacking up losses right now with the other guys. We don't have much more to lose seeing what Hellebuyck can do with the reins.

 

[Derfel*]

To me Hutch doesn't see the net again until the back to back against Chicago but it's right back to Helly even if Hutch plays good . This should be the start of our new #1 goalie Helly , go as far as he'll take us ... GO JETS GO !!

... until Pavelec is healthy, of course?

 

[Aavco Cup]

... until Pavelec is healthy, of course?

We already know he's an awful goalie.

 

[surixon]

I'll be at the game tonight. I don't know if I'll be able to stomachs a Leaf win..... glad to see Helle get the start.

 

[Derfel*]

We already know he's an awful goalie.

Didn't say he wasn't (or was). Just assume Pavelec will return to be the #1 when he's healthy.

 

[Howard Chuck]

I hope we have a lights out goal tender to make up for our abysmal defense. We talk a lot about goaltending, when we really need to address our D at least equally.

I long for a D-first game again. It's really the only time we do well.

Wrong thread, but I'm willing to trade any of our offense minded D for Hamonic right now. Please someone stay at home and shut things down.

 

[Aavco Cup]

[nhl]890445[/nhl]

 

[castle]

no game day thread? is someone working on one?

 

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