I don't care if they're bigger than us. We should've won that series and who would be the first to tell you that? Rinne. If he's decent in that series we win it and the Jets aren't even a topic of discussion. Vegas isn't bigger than them and that wasn't much of an issue. We went through this nonsense back in the mid 2000s with the Sharks and obviously they got a bunch of cups by being big and physical. Same with the Ducks right now. And yes, I'd rather have Stone than Panarin, but the Jets have nothing to do with why.
“If’s” can be very wide range. Sure if Rinne was better. But what if Hellebuyck was worse. Or what if our players scored more. Or what if they got injuries. Or what if we swept or they swept.
The fact is, Rinne was not good and guess what. He’s the same goalie we will be using this year. Rinne (I love the guy, but...) he blows it in the playoffs a lot. And other times he gets hot but more often the first option. The jets are maybe not as good as us or maybe better. They are an absolute top tram, whether it annoys us as pred fans or not. It’s a fact. We won the presidents and the jets were number 2. We both had goalies nominated for vezina. They have better scorers than us, we have better defense than them. It’s really a toss us to be honest. Nobody calls the jets anymore of a power house than they would call us.
So you also agree we should g with stone over panarin if we go big fish hunting right? Is it because he is better defensively? Or is it because he’s as good offensively as panarin? Or is it because he is physical? Is it because more chance he resigns here? Or what is it?
I think for all of us saying we prefer stone it is definitely to beat the jets. And to go to the next round and beat them too, then go to the cup and win that. Do we know who we wouldn’t play in the first round? Third round? Finals? No. But we do know who we would play round 2 most likely. So gear up! Geez guys. Even poile has said our biggest nemesis as well. Get a clue.
Some of you talk like we are so mighty and would slaughter the jets and they can’t even hold a candle to us??
Fact - jets finished right behind us for second overall in league last season.
Fact - jets are leading the central right now.
Fat - jets beat us out of the playoffs last season, make excuses but that’s weak, only losers make excuses. We are not losers. Anything can happen in the playoffs. If the jets lost they would have their own excuses as well.
Again, why did poile go get mcleod and Boyle if we don’t need more muscle?