Pre-Game Talk: Nash at Winn, March 1

[robertocarlos]

Ask the players about visiting Winnipeg in June.

 

[KingBogo]

If we move Little here to the wing where in all honesty he is prob better suited, he wont be here next year.

And where is he going to be? He has a full NMC and is as much of a team 1st guy as you will find in the NHL.

 

[robertocarlos]

So there really is a Jet fan who can reattach legs.

 

[robertocarlos]

Why would you mess with TLC. Maurice out thinking himself yet again.

He shouldn't mess with it but he has no choice. You can't have 4th line center making over 5 million. At least not next season.

 

[roccerfeller]

Those are nice looking lines!

I also like Hayes between ehlers and Connor...

 

[robertocarlos]

That fourth line will get no time. I'd like to see:

Ehlers - Scheifele - Wheeler
Connor - Hayes - Laine
Perreault - Little - Roslovic
Copp - Lowry - Tanev

There's enough talent for 3 strong scoring lines. Go back to the top line that works. Try Laine with Hayes. Give Little a veteran winger to balance out Roslovic.

That's not bad except the third line IS the 4th line.

 

[LowLefty]

Maurice talking about the new guys, says regular season is the time to try combinations. You know, like alternating Connor and Ehlers with Scheifele/Wheeler ad nauseam and keeping Laine with Little for a year and a half.

He also talked about playing and developing at the same time using Laine as an example -
He's brought this up a few times in the past - usually goes unnoticed but it makes sense.

The time Laine played with Little had value and it made him a better 200 ft player.
End result is he is better prepared to play on line 1.
The fact that it took a year and a half is inconsequential - kid was a teen - it was time to learn.

 

[PaulPooley]

Lowry always seems like he gives good honest interviews .

Also he’s quite well spoken

 

[Howard Chuck]

He also talked about playing and developing at the same time using Laine as an example -
He's brought this up a few times in the past - usually goes unnoticed but it makes sense.

The time Laine played with Little had value and it made him a better 200 ft player.
End result is he is better prepared to play on line 1.
The fact that it took a year and a half is inconsequential - kid was a teen - it was time to learn.

I just hope he has learned and the learning is done. I want him to be let loose to score!!!!!

...... and play good d

 

[10Ducky10]

If we move Little here to the wing where in all honesty he is prob better suited, he wont be here next year.

Ya, because he can't win faceoffs and is a horrible defensive center that is a "me first" player.
Jesus H Christ are you people for real?
Do you actually watch the games sober?

 

[Ducky10]

Good to have you back. Cant replace that kind of humour ....

 

[Arthur Fonzarelli]

LOL. Maurice has no clue.

Amazing insight.

Why why? Tanev Copp Little?? Maurice cannot play 4 lines... I dont get it..

Plenty of games this season where 4 lines were played above the league average

Why would you mess with TLC. Maurice out thinking himself yet again.

PLT has played more together than TLC this season.

Pretty clear that no matter who you give Maurice to work with, he'll find a way to screw it up. The Little - Copp switch is so counter-productive, its not even funny anymore.

How is this counter productive? If anything adding a right shooting forward that takes draws improves this line substantially.

 

[Atoyot]

Ya, because he can't win faceoffs and is a horrible defensive center that is a "me first" player.
Jesus H Christ are you people for real?
Do you actually watch the games sober?

Where did anyone say any of that?

 

[JetsFan815]

LOL to the bolded. The team got to the final four in the playoffs last year and you'd have thought they finished bottom 5 by the way some people on here were posting.

The team is on pace to have the worst season in franchise history in Expected Goals, worse than those awful Noel/Early Maurice era teams. The eye-test matches. No one should be getting fan-shamed for being less than rosy about the Jets outlook this season.

 

[Saitama]

That fourth line will get no time. I'd like to see:

Ehlers - Scheifele - Wheeler
Connor - Hayes - Laine
Perreault - Little - Roslovic
Copp - Lowry - Tanev

There's enough talent for 3 strong scoring lines. Go back to the top line that works. Try Laine with Hayes. Give Little a veteran winger to balance out Roslovic.

16 31 12
24 14 29
11 14 7
7 8 13

Goals per line with that lineup, fairly decently spread out.

 

[folix]

And where is he going to be? He has a full NMC and is as much of a team 1st guy as you will find in the NHL.

Where ever the hell I can. It's about the salary. We have spent 2 1st rounds Foley and now Lemieux to replace him. It's time to do something permanent. You cant continue to do this.

 

[folix]

Ya, because he can't win faceoffs and is a horrible defensive center that is a "me first" player.
Jesus H Christ are you people for real?
Do you actually watch the games sober?

So you banished him to 4th line again. For the second year, he has cost us two 1sts Foley and lemieux just so you can your good ol face off guy and defensive center.

So yeah I pay attention to a little more then just what goes on the ice. The front office has told us 2 years running he isnt good enough. So maybe pay more attention your missing slot.

 

[tbcwpg]

The team is on pace to have the worst season in franchise history in Expected Goals, worse than those awful Noel/Early Maurice era teams. The eye-test matches. No one should be getting fan-shamed for being less than rosy about the Jets outlook this season.

No one should be. I'm responding to comments that the pessimism will stop if they start winning again. Last season proved that not to be true.

 

[raideralex99]

The team is on pace to have the worst season in franchise history in Expected Goals, worse than those awful Noel/Early Maurice era teams. The eye-test matches. No one should be getting fan-shamed for being less than rosy about the Jets outlook this season.

Really??
Every week the top 16 NHL teams rankings come out and the Jets slipped to #6 ... not bad for your top 2 defensemen out.

 

[KingBogo]

Where ever the hell I can. It's about the salary. We have spent 2 1st rounds Foley and now Lemieux to replace him. It's time to do something permanent. You cant continue to do this.

Little is still a valuable member of the team even if ideally we would like a #2C to fall from the sky. He is on a NMC so he isn't going anywhere. Maybe the return on Trouba this offseason fills the #2C spot.

 

[GeorgeJETson]

Little is still a valuable member of the team even if ideally we would like a #2C to fall from the sky. He is on a NMC so he isn't going anywhere. Maybe the return on Trouba this offseason fills the #2C spot.

I doubt that. I'm expecting the usual price for a rental (for Trouba)

Or worse, Chevy holding onto Trouba as his own rental

 

[KingBogo]

I doubt that. I'm expecting the usual price for a rental (for Trouba)

Or worse, Chevy holding onto Trouba as his own rental

A full season and still a RFA will get a lot of hard looks at Trouba. I fully expect Chevy to give teams an early opportunity to talk contract with him to turn it into a true hockey trade. Own rental is very unlikely IMO.

 

[JetsFan815]

No one should be. I'm responding to comments that the pessimism will stop if they start winning again. Last season proved that not to be true.

Then we are remembering last season differently, I recall the discourse on this board being universally positive last season after they got over their early struggles

 

[folix]

Little is still a valuable member of the team even if ideally we would like a #2C to fall from the sky. He is on a NMC so he isn't going anywhere. Maybe the return on Trouba this offseason fills the #2C spot.

He is valuable but are you getting the 5 million us value for him as a 2c? Prob not. Is he a 5 million dollar winger? Could be. If Hayes plays really well and that line produces and Laine continues his pace I think we found that while Little isnt a bad player by any means his value to this team is greatly diminished. I would love to keep him but in a cap world I dont think you can. Yes he has a NMC however if he is willing to waive it that changes things. Of course we have no idea if he would.

 

[GeorgeJETson]

A full season and still a RFA will get a lot of hard looks at Trouba. I fully expect Chevy to give teams an early opportunity to talk contract with him to turn it into a true hockey trade. Own rental is very unlikely IMO.

I hope you're right. Because otherwise, we'll be in trouble.