Post-Game Talk: Streakbusters! Jets win 3-2!

[bluefan]

The biggest skill set of Buff on forward is how tenacious he is on the puck in the offensive zone. Very rarely do you see anyone strip Buff of the puck while he's in there and against the boards.

I also believe he did a very good job yesterday.

 

[ATHF]

What a fun game for my first time seeing the Jets since 96! Great game by Pavs and our D did a pretty decent job at keeping the Ducks to the outside and a tremendous job at blocking shots.

Section had some Jets fans in it but I think I did the most cheering (even had a Ducks fan yell at me to shut the _____ up after Kaner's shorty). Huge, HUGE "True North that made me proud to be there. Met former UFC fighter Krzysztof Soszyński (also starred in the Kevin James MMA movie) in the concourse after the first period, great down-to-earth guy and had good ten minute convo before heading back to my seat.

After the game outside the HC, there were lots of shouts, cheers and high-fives from fellow Jets fans and at one point I got about 20-30 people in Jets gear that walked up on me and my fiance chanting Go Jets Go.

Best first game back ever!

 

[Moe Mantha]

While Anaheim may have dominated the play for stretches, I agree that they didn't collapse under the pressure, and Pavs played pretty lights out.

And while I don't watch enough/any Anaheim games to prove it, with their record I'm willing to bet that most every team that plays them has SOME stretch of time where the Ducks are dominating them.

That's nothing to be ashamed of.

 

[ATHF]

Rewatching the game on TV and I had honestly forgotten about that crossbar in the first and Scheif's redirection was about a hair's breadth away from going through Hiller's legs later in the period...stopped it with the inside of the pad.

Great job by the Jets realizing early on that Hiller was struggling and getting pucks at the net when they had the opportunity...

 

[meedle]

And don't forget with Buff on the third line, you can't ignore that one either...

Buff on 3rd line = addition by subtraction

 

[ps241]

Wonder if Lawless is still pining away for Noel and muttering about how TNSE should have traded the entire roster before firing him...

Deep down, yes.

On H&L yesterday Gary confirmed he thought Noel should not have been the first to go but admitted Maurice looks good and is doing a good job. Gary said "he I will be the first to admit I am wrong if Paul keeps them going like this". He still sounded bitter with the players for quitting but was also backing PoMo and his cred.

 

[ps241]

What a fun game for my first time seeing the Jets since 96! Great game by Pavs and our D did a pretty decent job at keeping the Ducks to the outside and a tremendous job at blocking shots.

Section had some Jets fans in it but I think I did the most cheering (even had a Ducks fan yell at me to shut the _____ up after Kaner's shorty). Huge, HUGE "True North that made me proud to be there. Met former UFC fighter Krzysztof Soszyński (also starred in the Kevin James MMA movie) in the concourse after the first period, great down-to-earth guy and had good ten minute convo before heading back to my seat.

After the game outside the HC, there were lots of shouts, cheers and high-fives from fellow Jets fans and at one point I got about 20-30 people in Jets gear that walked up on me and my fiance chanting Go Jets Go.

Best first game back ever!

I was hoping few of the fans that were at the game would drop by to post. the TRUE NORTH was really loud. Even heard a good GO JETS GO chant early in the game.

 

[CaptainChef]

I'm pretty sure we lose that game with Buff on D.

concur - defensive liability

 

[wpgsilver]

I'm not so sure we lose that game if Buff is on the blue line. We played 4 D most of the third period, which in my mind contributed to Anaheim's domination. I'll take Buff over Ellerby on the back end.
I don't LOVE Buff, but I think Coach Mo was right when he talked about how the scrutiny of Buff is so far beyond every other player.

 

[meedle]

I'm not so sure we lose that game if Buff is on the blue line. We played 4 D most of the third period, which in my mind contributed to Anaheim's domination. I'll take Buff over Ellerby on the back end.
I don't LOVE Buff, but I think Coach Mo was right when he talked about how the scrutiny of Buff is so far beyond every other player.

I think Buff basically adds 1 goal in your net a game. Thats the reason he is not playing D anymore.

 

[Guardian17]

Anaheim definitely carried the play to us and we got some fortunate bounces.

Nevertheless, a win is a win!

Bogosian was in "beast mode" last night.

 

[ATHF]

I was hoping few of the fans that were at the game would drop by to post. the TRUE NORTH was really loud. Even heard a good GO JETS GO chant early in the game.

Yeah, there were a couple others through the game but they'd just boo to break them up...also quite a few dueling chants too with fans chanting Go Jets Go right after Let's Go Ducks. Great atmosphere there with all the Jets fans in the building on a night when it was surprisingly empty in HC...

 

[CaptainChef]

I feel like a broken record but I really feel buff is marginal at best at fwd and is wasted there. I tried to keep a close eye on him most of the game and he was pretty invisible IMO.

Invisible, but at least he wasn't serving up pizzas. I know I must sound like a real buff hater (and indeed I'm really hoping for a trade) but he has looked so much better at forward most games than he was looking on defense

 

[theamazingchris]

If you think you can find 50+ goals against that were solely the fault of Dustin Byfuglien, go ahead, but I think that's the most ridiculous thing anyone has ever said about him. That's like a third of all the goals scored against us this season.

 

[YWGinYYZ]

Bogosian was in "beast mode" last night.

Yup, he was. Kane, Bogo, Wheeler, Scheifele and Enstrom (in that order) faced the highest quality of competition last night.

 

[CaptainChef]

Rewatching the game on TV and I had honestly forgotten about that crossbar in the first and Scheif's redirection was about a hair's breadth away from going through Hiller's legs later in the period...stopped it with the inside of the pad.

Great job by the Jets realizing early on that Hiller was struggling and getting pucks at the net when they had the opportunity...

also a post by Stuart in the third - Jets had their chances

 

[Howard Chuck]

I've been pretty critical of Bogo and Toby all year, but they were both great last night and actually the past few games.

 

[Howard Chuck]

Rewatching the game on TV and I had honestly forgotten about that crossbar in the first and Scheif's redirection was about a hair's breadth away from going through Hiller's legs later in the period...stopped it with the inside of the pad.

Great job by the Jets realizing early on that Hiller was struggling and getting pucks at the net when they had the opportunity...

These two chances and Stuart's post are what I refer to when others are saying we had some lucky bounces in order to win. I think the Ducks had just as many lucky bounces. We worked hard and were competitive imo.

 

[Samcanadian]

Coming from games against Phoenix, Calgary and Edmonton we shouldn't be surprised that in a no-space game against Anaheim, a few of our players disappear. Buff has never played a team of that calibre in his role as a Forward with the Jets, so it's not surprising that they neutralized him.

 

[Hank Chinaski]

What a fun game for my first time seeing the Jets since 96! Great game by Pavs and our D did a pretty decent job at keeping the Ducks to the outside and a tremendous job at blocking shots.

Section had some Jets fans in it but I think I did the most cheering (even had a Ducks fan yell at me to shut the _____ up after Kaner's shorty). Huge, HUGE "True North that made me proud to be there. Met former UFC fighter Krzysztof Soszyński (also starred in the Kevin James MMA movie) in the concourse after the first period, great down-to-earth guy and had good ten minute convo before heading back to my seat.

After the game outside the HC, there were lots of shouts, cheers and high-fives from fellow Jets fans and at one point I got about 20-30 people in Jets gear that walked up on me and my fiance chanting Go Jets Go.

Best first game back ever!

That's awesome.

Was KS cheering for the Jets? I know he grew up in Winnipeg, but he's been living in So Cal for awhile now.

 

[peg]

I've been pretty critical of Bogo and Toby all year, but they were both great last night and actually the past few games.

Amazing what a coaching change can do! I also thought that Trouba has been making much better decisions with the puck in the past few games.

 

[PaperRockChamp]

One of the best moments was seeing Wheels/Bogo go after Perry for his late shot on net.

Not so sure we would've done that a few weeks ago.

 

[SensibleGuy]

Trouba blew me away again in the third period. There were 2 or 3 times when the puck ended up on his stick after extended periods being stuck in the d zone under attack and instead of doing the stock, "panic" ice the puck to slow things down play he calmly found a bit of space for himself and looked for an open man up the ice to pass to. The kid is one cool customer! He's been just amazing this year - without even the caveat that he's a 19 year old rookie.

 

[CaptainChef]

One of the best moments was seeing Wheels/Bogo go after Perry for his late shot on net.

Not so sure we would've done that a few weeks ago.

AGREE. That was something the jets have not done that often but they needed to show some sort of a response to Perrys antics

 

[Moe Mantha]

Does Perry always look like he is crying? After Bogo taught him a lesson he looked like he had tears in his eyes...