Post-Game Talk: Pre-season Game 4 - Jets vs Oilers - 7:00 pm CT - TSN3

[Channelcat]

If Buff is the 1D doesn't that mean the Jets will have Morrow/Chiarot/Myers playing on the top pairing with him?

I guess this is why coaches don't use # designations. Its a pretty complicated deployment. Is Adam Lowry really our #3C? Certainly not when he's doing his stretches of 20+ minute games.

 

[Howard Chuck]

I'm not concerned about Ehers, he'll be fine.

Ehlers has looked way better this preseason than anytime in the past imo. He looks much stronger and a little faster if that was possible. If he gets the game to slow down for him even just a bit, to use those zone entries better, he's going to be a real force.

 

[Robinson2187]

3 Jets that look in mid-season form to me are

1) Buff

2) Scheif

3) Wheeler

I'd really like to see Brossoit in goal in one of our next 2 preseason games. He was so impressive last time he played. I feel quite strongly he will be our backup Goaltender, and will do a great job, even if Helle gets injured. I hope they play him.

Also I think Joe Morrow will come into his own this year. The guy impresses me, and I think he'll be a regular on the Jet's defense. I don't even think we'll need Trouba, and they should start trying to deal him now, while the return would be the greatest.

Morrow's first 3 steps are really quite impressive...I like him too. Although I won't be heartbroken when Trouba is dealt, it won't happen this year. The team has a greater chance for the ultimate prize with him. Short term anyway.

 

[Aggie204]

Was at the arena last night. My 2 take aways from the game is 55-26-33 are ready and 29’s overall play without the puck has improved and speed was better.

 

[purdy44]

Yeah, I wish someone would correct him, it makes me want to rip my ears off every time I hear it.

VES-ah-lie-nen

It's not hard, Dennis. It says it right on the back of his jersey lololol

 

[jetsforever]

I guess this is why coaches don't use # designations. Its a pretty complicated deployment. Is Adam Lowry really our #3C? Certainly not when he's doing his stretches of 20+ minute games.

I know this isn't important, but I just wanted to point out that Lowry only played 20+ minutes once in the regular season last season and once in the playoffs, both of which were OT games.

 

[GNP]

Most teams need a 1st line defenseman or two, so I'd disagree with this.

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The ideal situation is to keep Trouba for this season, for a run at the Cup, then trade him. Problem with doing this is then who would want him with just 1 year left as a RFA, and a guy rumored to be asking around $ 8 mil per year, when he's a free agent. Not many GM's would want that. He might get that as an UFA though.

If we could trade him now for a # 1 defenseman, or someone real solid, that way we won't be letting him walk after his contract and get zero in return for him. This is like the Islanders losing John Tavares, and getting nothing for him-does that make sense ?

 

[Howard Chuck]

Was at the arena last night. My 2 take aways from the game is 55-26-33 are ready and 29’s overall play without the puck has improved and speed was better.

Pretty much what I saw on TV as well.

 

[Channelcat]

I know this isn't important, but I just wanted to point out that Lowry only played 20+ minutes once in the regular season last season and once in the playoffs, both of which were OT games.

You checked? That is shocking to me.

 

[jetsforever]

You checked? That is shocking to me.

It sounded surprising to me that Lowry had stretches of 20+ minutes, so I was curious to check.

 

[Jet]

Anyone else really like Everberg?

I think he wins a spot over Petan easily.

 

[Jet]

so can we agree that:
Myers shouldn't play on the off-side?
Poolman has NOT had an impressive camp and likely starts with the Moose
the Little Question is actually the Quite A Big Question

I disagree with Myers playing the off-side. Give him more than a minute!

Playing your off side takes some work and practice. It doesn't seem like much but there are a lot of muscle memories to build. He may never be good at it but a wee bit of TC and 2 preseason games is hardly enough time to say he can't.

 

[lomiller1]

I'm not sure who started this whole idea of 8/44 being our top pairing. I'm not even a Buff fan, but there is no question who the 1D is on this team. Buff leads this D in minutes, points and every meaningful stat there is.

Buff gets top PP min but that's about it. Trouba gets the tough defensive match-ups, outproduces Buff 5v5 and plays more shifts per game than Buff.

 

[Robinson2187]

Anyone else really like Everberg?

I think he wins a spot over Petan easily.

I've only seen 2 periods of pre-season but I liked him.

 

[Board Bard]

I disagree with Myers playing the off-side. Give him more than a minute!

Playing your off side takes some work and practice. It doesn't seem like much but there are a lot of muscle memories to build. He may never be good at it but a wee bit of TC and 2 preseason games is hardly enough time to say he can't.

Heard Maurice in an interview (presser?) yesterday say pretty much that he's going to leave it up to Myers to call the shot on the LHD question. If Myers is comfortable with it, he stays. This doesn't strike me as a good way to do things. Myers might suck at it (which he probably will), but just because he "feels comfortable" and/or his ego will forbid him from admitting failure, he stays, to the detriment of the team. That sounds more like catering to a vet than doing what's best for the team. Which is to say, it sounds exactly like Maurice.