Practice starts in 30 minutes. I hope Aston-Reece gets to see some time with Brassard/Kessel, but Sullivan will probably keep Sheary there.
Practice starts in 30 minutes. I hope Aston-Reece gets to see some time with Brassard/Kessel, but Sullivan will probably keep Sheary there.
After last game, I doubt Sullivan changes the lineup at all. Maybe he swaps Kuhnhackl and ZAR, but I doubt it.
What the hell is Sully's infatuation with having Rust/Sid play together?
What the hell is Sully's infatuation with having Rust/Sid play together?
What the hell is Sully's infatuation with having Rust/Sid play together?
Their overtime play togetherWhat the hell is Sully's infatuation with having Rust/Sid play together?
What the hell is Sully's infatuation with having Rust/Sid play together?
Sidney the Kidney said:Jets hitting on pretty much every single high pick recently (Laine, Scheifele, Ehlers, Trouba, Connor) has certainly turned that franchise around. I know a lot were high picks, but that's still an impressive success rate in drafting.
Yeah, they've drafted really well. To me, the most impressive thing is the collection of elite young wingers they've amassed - best in the league. Laine, Connor, and Ehlers are 19, 20, and 21 years old, and have 43, 29, and 28 goals. 2017 1st rounder Vesalainen's killing it in Finland now too.
Wheeler's only got one more year on his deal, but it seems like the Jets could lose him without missing a beat if the young guns keep progressing.
The Jets have had patient ownership that allowed the management to do their job.
They got extremely lucky with Laine, but that roster is an example of building through the draft.
No way they get rid of Wheeler. Just listen to any member of that team talk about him.
They should put ZAR back with Sid. Jake can play the other wing. At least give that line a couple games. It pushes Rust down which affords us better depth throughout the line up. Also, since we got Brassard, Sheahan has been largely invisible. Not his fault as I'm sure his ice time has been cut. But he's not had much of an impact at all.
I liked ZAR with Sid, they were cooking with gas and we were clicking on all cylinders. Jake and Phil were killing it together also. So if we can't have Jake and ZAR with Sid then I'd put Jake back on the 3rd line. And ZAR could play either wing, so if you're concerned about Jake moving to RW Reese can play there. In any case I want ZAR back with Sid, On the surface it may seem like that duo wouldn't make much sense, but I think with ZAR going to the dirty areas, always being sound positionally and obviously he gives Sid that physical component to that line, I say we see what we have there.Jake is a LW'er and so is ZAR. I'm not moving Jake to his off wing to accommodate a lesser Horny type when we have the real thing that plays RW. I actually like the idea of swapping Horny and Rust between Sid and Geno mid game. Both arrangements work well for Geno and it allows Sully to go with the hot hand with Jake-Side.
ZAR can play with Sheahan or, my preference, can play with Brass-Kessel. If up to me I'd go:
Jake-Sid-Horny
Hagelin-Malkin-Rust
ZAR-Brass-Kessel
Sheary-Sheahan-Kuhn/Simon
What the hell is Sully's infatuation with having Rust/Sid play together?
I understand how good and well-respected Wheeler is, but the Jets have a lot of very high-end young talent to re-sign over the next couple years, and allotting 8+ mil to a 33 year old Wheeler on a long-term deal in 2019 may not be in their best interest.
I get why people don't want Sheary with Brassard and Kessel, but I agree with Sully leaving him there for now. He's got a point in 3 of his last 4. Let's see if he can build up some confidence after a rough year. The Pens are a better team if they can get some production out of him.