Post-Game Talk: Pre-season Game 4 - Jets vs Oilers - 7:00 pm CT - TSN3
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voyageur
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I think the goal is to get out of preseason without injury, and fine tune a few things. I believe this is the first game for McKenzie and Reichel at the MTS Centre, should be a good experience for them.
Poolman, Harkins and Appleton, and Suess have a chance to make an impression tonight. Could be a yawner. Or the top 2 lines could contribute 4 goals.
Poolman, Harkins and Appleton, and Suess have a chance to make an impression tonight. Could be a yawner. Or the top 2 lines could contribute 4 goals.
We must have been watching different playoffs. Morrissey was the Jets best dmen in the playoffs followed by Buff. No one else was really close to either of them. Myers put up points in a heavily sheltered role in the postseason but was merely ok defensively. I'll take the guy who crushed the toughest matchups in JoMo over someone who chiseled points against the other teams worst players.
I thought they were awful in the first preseason game together. I still think this pairing will struggle in the regular season.
Tom ServoMST3K
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Myers on the bottom pairing with sheltered minutes can be an impact player. When players like that are chipping in with offense, it sets you up nicely. Takes pressure off the top talent.
We're lucky to have such depth.
Give it a chance man. At least we know if it doesn't work, Maurice will change it up.
In March.
JetsFan815
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Connor may not be in the lineup. Based on Maurice's interview it sounded like he got a bump at the end of the practice. Said it was nothing serious but he may not be in tonight.
If Connor is not in I hope they give Dano a shot to play with Scheifele and Wheeler.
If Laine has a game a like last one, I would not hesitate to put him with Suess and Everberg for the 3rd period to get him going.
If Connor is not in I hope they give Dano a shot to play with Scheifele and Wheeler.
If Laine has a game a like last one, I would not hesitate to put him with Suess and Everberg for the 3rd period to get him going.
Or stop messing around play the best goalscorer on the team with the best playmaking C. Little is barely a top 60 C at this point.
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JetsFan815
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Well the Jets are paying him 5.25 million for the next 6 years so they have no choice but to play him in the top6 and hope for the best.
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What? Buff was in beast mode and no defender on the Jets was even close. Did people really watch the same playoffs?
I don’t mind Myers at all. If we can re-sign him and Josh and just flip their cap hits on their next deals then we’d be absolutely set and discounted at that.
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Tom ServoMST3K
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Buff went full "first ever Jets preseason shift" during the entire playoffs.
I realize he physically can't be engaged 100% all of the time, so he needs to pick his spots.
But hoooooooooo boy, when he picks his spots, he might be the best d-man in the league.
Where do you have Little ranked then? I have him around 50 and there's at least 5-10 young Cs who should pass him this season or next.
Since we are making stuff up something more realistic is our 2 best players want to play with someone that can somewhat keep up with them.
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Duke749
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I thought it was Buff followed by Morrissey close behind. Morrissey was a monster defensively against tough matchups. That being said, Buff was in Hulk mode most of the playoffs.
Tom ServoMST3K
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This was a split squad game, and in 2011...
so - yeah, Stuart was a top pairing. Postma was on our second pairing in this game.
PhilJets
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I think both JMO and Myers were critically important in the playoffs. Both had different ways in contributing. You need both kinds to be a good team and go far. Few of those Myers points (goals) were huge game changer. It cannot be disregarded.
Robinson2187
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I lol'ed at that too. Maybe he was. Explains why I didn't follow them that first year
Duke749
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DeepFrickinValue
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This is the best picture of just how big Buff is. Must freak players out with him lurking around.
PhilJets
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I cant speak for those people.
Seeing again all of the playoffs highlights 8 and 44 are the ones getting scored on the most. I believed Trouba got walked twice. But for sure they get beat by the better players because they play against the better lines. Maybe not as much as Myers would get beat if he was put in that role.
Myers keep producing against the lesser competition at critical times.
Its not about sheltered role, i look at it as the coaching staff taking advantage against other teams hole in their lineup.
Like i said both are critically important to the Jets success. You need the bottom pairing taking advantage of the other teams weaker line up. Same with the Jets bottom 6 forwards.
This is one of the reason Jets are one of the very best team in the league.
