Eskie Jetski
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- Jun 25, 2004
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Granted, I was only three when they moved to Jersey so I'm not an expert on the situation, but I'm thinking if Don Cherry was given more rope to coach the team and with a few more high draft picks (especially considering they would have had to play the Oilers and Flames 8 times a year), could the club eventually have amounted to anything by the late 80's like the Devils once those high picks came to fruition? It might have been a little more difficult to make advances in the Smythe at that time though with the Alberta teams and once the Kings got Gretzky it wouldn't have made things any easier.
Also, would the Rockies staying have had a more positive effect on the Jets fortunes as the Norris would have stayed with six teams but Winnipeg might have had a better chance to advance to the Conference Finals at least once during that time span. And poor Toronto might not have even been able to qualify once for the postseason (well, maybe 1990) since they would have had to beat out two teams!
Also, would the Rockies staying have had a more positive effect on the Jets fortunes as the Norris would have stayed with six teams but Winnipeg might have had a better chance to advance to the Conference Finals at least once during that time span. And poor Toronto might not have even been able to qualify once for the postseason (well, maybe 1990) since they would have had to beat out two teams!