Ross is a solid dude. Good, even. As one with positive feelings might say.
- Rexypoo

I have always wanted to meet all the other posters on this board in real life. I always wonder if my perceptions of what people look like will match-up with what they actually look like.

Hope Ville realizes that he has all the eyes of HockeyBuzz (Jets version) on him!

Talk about pressure!
- grahamzky

Hopefully Heinola looks good tonight and gets a chance to stay in the line-up. I know that Maurice is chomping at the bit to put Jordie Benn in as soon as he gets here.

Hopefully Heinola looks good tonight and gets a chance to stay in the line-up. I know that Maurice is chomping at the bit to put Jordie Benn in as soon as he gets here.
- TheUltimateJet

But I thought you said Maurice wouldn't play Heinola? What about Stanleys development? Lol

You literally cannot find a stat that shows him any worse than a close 2nd on the Jets blueline. Most he leads by miles, some Pionk has him beat.

Regardless of your observations, or opinions, he is a clear cut, certifiable 2/3 defenceman at the NHL level.
- Rexypoo

So the 3rd pairing dman with the second least amount of ice time on one of the worst D cores in the league who plays against mostly bottom six players is a certifiable 2/3 dman??!.. Lol

Oh and wtf was he doing on that 2nd Leafs goal??!!

DeMelo is massively overrated.

What a goal by Ehlers!

This is a great d-corps!

But I do like Morrissey and think he’s being overused. His best days were when he was not playing as much as he is now. Josh Morrissey is essentially the Mark Scheifele of the blue line, whereas both are overplayed and when that happens, deficiencies in their games begin to appear.
- TheUltimateJet

That is a good point about Morrisey being over played but on this team
When you make a certain amount of money it automatically comes with a plethora of minutes.

But I thought you said Maurice wouldn't play Heinola? What about Stanleys development? Lol
- Old Flopper

This was shocking!

Maurice must have read my last post about him not playing this guy.

Ross is a solid dude. Good, even. As one with positive feelings might say.
- Rexypoo

Thanks pal,

I think it would be great when this whole Covid thing is in the last to try and get as many in here out for a beer. It’s always better to talk in person over a beer.

I am not worked up at all. You said you felt bad about using foul language. I was just trying to be helpful.

I do agree that it is a tragedy that we all do not know each other better. I have only ever met two other posters on this board in real life, Ross77 and Jetter.

Both guys seemed to be really nice and I enjoyed my time with them!
- TheUltimateJet

Have to do it again 👍

Have to do it again 👍
- Ross77

Great effort and game by all the Jets tonight! They came to play!

So I just had some time to read through the posts as I've been so busy with work and conference calls that I had to tape the game and finally just finished watching it.

Lots of Demelo haters on here as well as Morrissey. When I watch games I love to isolate players during shifts and watch the five-man unit as a whole to see the positioning. It obviously a trait that comes from my coaching days. I also love to "tivo " back on dangerous plays or goals and see who was at fault. Because I have a lot of respect for Ross's opinion I have paid a lot of extra attention to isolating Morrissey when he is on the ice over the past 12-15 games.

I don't spend a lot of time on stats and deeper analytics because they are very biased. DeMelo for the most part this season has been playing against opponents' second and third lines. Morrissey is always put on the ice where possible against the top lines and also in the defensive zone faceoffs. Furthermore, he is played very often on the unit with Scheif and Wheeler. You'll notice on both Leaf goals tonight it was likey Scheif that was a step or two behind his check which led to the goal. Morrissey was defending in the corner on the first one..not his fault at all. Often it's Wheeler missing his check. The stats don't show any of this.

Stanley has played well but his plus 12 came in a sheltered role with forwards who are good defensively. Demelo has also had that benefit a lot. Tonight he played a sheltered role with Heinola in much the same way as with Stanley. Morrissey almost never gets that benefit. He gets the tough minutes...all 20-24 minutes of them. Morrissey is back there controlling the play. Pionk the same. They are the two quarterbacks for this team. The Jets would be lost without these two players. I think Heinola ( who was sheltered tonight) will also be quarterbacking the same way in another year or two.

Take the time to always notice what opponent's lines are on the ice when each pairing is out there and the situation they start in. Also take note of which Jet forwards are on that unit. It's a big part of the overall story. To answer your question Ross. I am very much an "eye test" guy and I see nothing at all wrong with Morrissey's game based on the very tough role he is given. Same with Pionk. They are clearly the two best Jets D in my mind.

Hope Nolan Patrick is going to be okay, got hit in the head with a puck tonight, left the game and didn't return.

Hope Nolan Patrick is going to be okay, got hit in the head with a puck tonight, left the game and didn't return.
- JetFuel

That kid gets all the bad breaks. If there wasn't two kinds of luck, Nolan wouldn't have any! Hoping for the best for Nolan!