agreed fully on the social media part. previous the jets social media was pretty weak. like you said, it is insignificant to on-ice results but i have noticed an uptick. i think sara orlesky's new role helps too with pumping out content, and i believe they hired a new twitter admin.
I'll agree Schmidt is over paid for what he brings, he is at least a legit NHL defenseman. Having 5 vet defenseman has allowed us to have a game to game stability, where we can actually play the same way consistently. In terms of forward depth that has actually been the biggest surprise this year. We easily now have a 1/2 dozen depth forwards on top of Lowry and Gus to fill out the bottom 6. Of course Ehlers being out of the lineup hurts, but we have been able to consistently score goals which has helped make up for his absence. Once he is back, we will have a very strong forward group.
So great job bowness than for papering over holes? Essiymont has looked great in Ehlers spot and we are winning.
No, my point is this is Bowness thread. So one can’t fault the coach for something the GM is responsible for. It’s not the coach’s fault that Schmidt or Pionk weren’t traded for a middle 6 guy who would look good in top 6. You can only credit him or fault him for how he uses the pieces available. You can hold him responsible for giving Gagner so many chances in top 6 or not giving x not enough chances. Also comparing the guy Easy mount or Apple to Ehlers is not fair. Ehlers gets 6 mil for his job the other guys a 3rd of that in Apple’s case a 6th of that Easy’s case is hardly fair. Also, have we had anyone who would have looked good in those shoes? Copp, Perrault, Stas would not look good if you compared them to Ehlers.
Surely Bones deserves at least some credit for the Jets players suddenly giving a crap again.
Yep getting players emotionally invested and ready is also a coach’s job.
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I appreciate Bowness' authenticity in his interviews. Nice to see him confirm my view of the situation surrounding Wheeler's captaincy (how it's a relief for Wheels, took the pressure off and has resulted in him enjoying life more now - which I think is plain to see anyway). Win/win for him and the club.LeBrun: Rick Bowness is giving Jets the reset their franchise so desperately needed
The decision to go after Bowness after his mutual exit from Dallas is looking nothing short of brilliant so far for the Jets.
I've seen it a few times where our players have explicitly mentioned his communication being one of his strengths.
LeBrun: Rick Bowness is giving Jets the reset their franchise so desperately needed
The decision to go after Bowness after his mutual exit from Dallas is looking nothing short of brilliant so far for the Jets.
Right now he is probably in the front running group, but why too early to call with 50 odd games to go.
Would be interesting if Jets clean up at award show this season. Perfetti, Morrissey, Helly, Bowy.
