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The fact that the Jets have some pretty poor NHL goaltending in the last 5 years yet continue to employ the same goalie coach is both hilarious and tragic.
The Jets Finally Have a Good Goalie... Hellebuyck
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The fact that the Jets have some pretty poor NHL goaltending in the last 5 years yet continue to employ the same goalie coach is both hilarious and tragic.
Nothing really behind who can take nr 2 spot, Wade has already ruined Hutch, and on his way with Comrie. Our only hope was Pickard or maybe Mrazek...
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Pestilence
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If this season keeps going the way it is, "Hilarious & Tragic" should replace "Rise Together" for our slogan
A bad signing. 'Have to wonder what the GM was thinking with that signing. Mason is okay but he's struggled, recently and was not always playing very well with Philly and didn't he struggle with Columbus as well?
My prediction is that the GM and coach of the Jets will be on the hot seat before too long.
P.S. how many recent goalies have shuffled around the line up thus far?
My prediction is that the GM and coach of the Jets will be on the hot seat before too long.
P.S. how many recent goalies have shuffled around the line up thus far?
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Maybe in a way, but im honestly still not upset about the signing.
If bringing in Mason helps Hellebuyck to run away with the #1 then it was worth it. Helle clearly worked hard last summer knowing that if he doesn't, he's going to be stuck behind a #1 goalie.
For all the crap Mason gets right now, if he ends up as the backup and Helle plays great that's fine by me. Yes he will be overpaid, but let's also not forget when Mason is hot he's can be really hot. There's no question in my mind at some point this season Helle has a tough game, Mason jumps in plays lights out and goes in the next 5 games and provides us with solid goaltending.
It's 2 very different type of goalies, and chances for 1 of them getting the job done at any time are good enough.
The start is what it is but obviously it's misleading too, we've thrown in Mason in on by far our worst 3 games. Im just questioning why on earth Maurice put Mason in net against one of the best teams in the league when Helle is playing as well as he is.
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at least you're keeping your Mason defense from the offseason up, even after he's shown himself to be bad
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I assume you mean Andersen. Yeah he's been bad but he put up a shutout so don't be surprised if that changes
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Could be worse, you could have Lehtonen at 6 AAV as backup.
It's a 2 goalie league now so there will be plenty of time for Mason to turn it around.
It's a 2 goalie league now so there will be plenty of time for Mason to turn it around.
I completely agree with you that it's too early in the season to judge. But Mason should've saved half of the goals he had allowed in those games (weak shots)
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Ok. So where did that get the Flyers? What'd they win with Mason? What did he exhibit in Philadelphia that was indicative that he was the kind of goaltender to try to take your franchise to the next level? If a .918 S% wasn't enough to propel the Flyers into the playoffs, how was it going to get the Jets there? .918's about middle of the pack . Mason was .908 last year...his most recent body of work, and that was 35th in the league. He's got an underwhelming body of work. I don't understand the signing.
Because of the schedule. Jets have only one game in the next seven days and Maurice wanted to give him a game before the long layoff. It made sense to start Mason for the Columbus game because the next game on Friday is against a division rival.
That being said, I am not worried about Mason just yet. It's just three games and he performed well in the preseason. I like his technique but his confidence is definitely very low right now. In regards to Hellebuyck, I am not at all surprised about his hot start. He has always had the talent and he showed by putting up elite level numbers in both the NCAA (.943) and AHL (.922). His AHL numbers are especially impressive since he played for a god awful farm team and was only eclipsed by the performance of Matt Murray.
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With .918 goaltending the Jets likely would have made the playoffs 5 out of the past 6 years
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I've always thought of last season to be a write off year for Hellebuyck due to it being his first full season, and how bad the Jets are defensively. Dude still has a ton of potential. Maybe it took the signing of Mason to kick his a** into gear.
Yeah he's only played against weak teams this year, but none the less, the way he's performed is a step in the right direction for him.
Yeah he's only played against weak teams this year, but none the less, the way he's performed is a step in the right direction for him.
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35th. So...you don't even rank in the top 30 teams in the league. It's like...having been relegated to the B league.
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why do people think mason sucks lol
and anyway, hellebuyck was always supposed to be that guy but he had a bad run last year
and anyway, hellebuyck was always supposed to be that guy but he had a bad run last year
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His numbers with the Flyers the last couple years certainly warranted him getting another NHL this summer. They were not outstanding, but to be able to post those numbers does make you one of the top 62 goalies in North America.
Did he deserve the contract he got? Absolutely not. Bad deal by the Jets. He's not a starter, but he deserved a short term, ~$2m/yr contract as a backup/1b
I don't think he'll be in the league for much longer, however
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Top 62. Damn. That's aiming high. lol Half of those are backups...the other half that are starters, would be backups on the other half of the teams. He got starter money. He got the kinda loot you give to someone that can shoulder the load and take you someplace. He got money for something he's never done, and quite frankly, isn't going to do this year either. If the Jets make the playoffs, it won't be because of the play of Steve Mason.
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What are you talking about? League average goaltending is .915
918 would be better than average and more than enough to get the Jets into the playoffs with the offensive tools they have at their desposal
