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I'm continuing to appreciate your writing efforts Jacob, thank you!
Yes, nice to see Heinola get a chance to play, far too long in coming. I wonder how much say Huddy has in which defensemen play and which sit? |
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I'm continuing to appreciate your writing efforts Jacob, thank you!
Yes, nice to see Heinola get a chance to play, far too long in coming. I wonder how much say Huddy has in which defensemen play and which sit?
- Pastor_Matt
Appreciate the kind words!
Every team is kind of run different. Some coaches give full reign to the D-coach, some just take it as a suggestion. It is hard to tell what role Huddy plays in that, but if I had to guess, it is a heavy role, as the D hasn't changed much over the course of the season
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Appreciate the kind words!
Every team is kind of run different. Some coaches give full reign to the D-coach, some just take it as a suggestion. It is hard to tell what role Huddy plays in that, but if I had to guess, it is a heavy role, as the D hasn't changed much over the course of the season
- Jacob Billington
I am going to echo what my boy Pastor_Matt just said. It’s nice having consistent articles about the Jets. |
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I hope the Jets fire all the coaches except for Huddy. He makes for interesting conversation. |
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I am going to echo what my boy Pastor_Matt just said. It’s nice having consistent articles about the Jets.
- TheUltimateJet
I enjoy writing for them. I'm not as consistent as I would like to be sometimes, especially as I work in a school and am 2 hours ahead of WPG time, it's hard to catch all the 11pm starts, but I try to.
As for more consistentcy, I've asked in each of my last few articles about non-hockey time articles. Let me know what kind of stuff you want to see in the summer, or "the boring season" |
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Thanks Jacob. The Jets have to give Heinola a role on the defense for the rest of the season. When Stanley is healthy he should also be in the lineup. Its really next season time for the Jets as they are way too inconsistent in their play to realistically make make the playoffs. Its obvious that the Jets have to move on from at least 3 of their current d-men next season so they should give some of their draft and develop kids a chance to get some NHL experience. |
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Schmidt and Kyle Connor in Covid protocol, they'll miss the next three games.
Oh boy, gonna be really tough to make the playoffs without both those guys but especially Connor obviously, was already an uphill battle but no KC will make it virtually impossible if it wasn't already.
Oh well, we can always look forward to the draft I guess... 😁 |
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Schmidt and Kyle Connor in Covid protocol, they'll miss the next three games.
Oh boy, gonna be really tough to make the playoffs without both those guys but especially Connor obviously, was already an uphill battle but no KC will make it virtually impossible if it wasn't already.
Oh well, we can always look forward to the draft I guess... 😁
- JetFuel
I think its time to down this flight to pick-up Shane Wright! |
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I think its time to down this flight to pick-up Shane Wright!
- TheUltimateJet
Jets are a lot of luck away from landing a top-3 pick. I will say, if the Jets do land a top pick in the draft, Juraj Slafkovsky would be my #1 target through the Jets scope. Elite winger, won Olympics MVP at 17 and led Slovakia to their first medal. Such a gifted player. Will liekly be challenging Wright for 1st overall |
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Jets are a lot of luck away from landing a top-3 pick. I will say, if the Jets do land a top pick in the draft, Juraj Slafkovsky would be my #1 target through the Jets scope. Elite winger, won Olympics MVP at 17 and led Slovakia to their first medal. Such a gifted player. Will liekly be challenging Wright for 1st overall
- Jacob Billington
That being said, if rumours come to fruition and Scheifele is on his way out of Winnipeg, Wright would be a fantastic 1-2 punch with Dubois. I worry about the offensive transition to the NHL, but the two way game on its own makes him very valuable. Very defensively responsible, and a fantastic positional/playmaking center. Not trying to take away from Wright, just saying that Slafkovsky is up there as well. Could pan out as the playmaking version of Laine at 6'4 |
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Jets are a lot of luck away from landing a top-3 pick. I will say, if the Jets do land a top pick in the draft, Juraj Slafkovsky would be my #1 target through the Jets scope. Elite winger, won Olympics MVP at 17 and led Slovakia to their first medal. Such a gifted player. Will liekly be challenging Wright for 1st overall
- Jacob Billington
Jacob - where is Slafkovsky rated?
The Jets, one way or another, barring a huge deal, are probably going to be picking in the 10-18 range. Do you think a guy like Slafkovsky would still be there? Somehow I doubt it. |
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Jacob - where is Slafkovsky rated?
The Jets, one way or another, barring a huge deal, are probably going to be picking in the 10-18 range. Do you think a guy like Slafkovsky would still be there? Somehow I doubt it.
- grahamzky
Absolutely not. He is a consensus top-5 pick. As many of you know, I followthe Senators closely as well as the Jets. If either team were to pick 1st overall, he is definitely worth thinking about. I would put a lot of money on him being selecter top five, if not top three. Me suggesting Jets to look at Slafkovsky was in response to someone else mentioning Wright. Not likely the Jets pick that high, but anything is possible with the way the West is, and new draft lotto rules
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Absolutely not. He is a consensus top-5 pick. As many of you know, I followthe Senators closely as well as the Jets. If either team were to pick 1st overall, he is definitely worth thinking about. I would put a lot of money on him being selecter top five, if not top three. Me suggesting Jets to look at Slafkovsky was in response to someone else mentioning Wright. Not likely the Jets pick that high, but anything is possible with the way the West is, and new draft lotto rules
- Jacob Billington
In the 10-18 range, as expected for the Jets, they would be lucky to have Brad Lambert fall to them, which is a very realistic possibility. Almost an exact same situation as Aatu Raty last year. Fighting for the 1oa pick before this seaosn, but struggling this year, a lot. Lambert is a really special talent that is struggling in the Liiga. Will definitely be a top 32 pick, and I think the Finnish-Canadian can be a steal in the middle of the round. |
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In the 10-18 range, as expected for the Jets, they would be lucky to have Brad Lambert fall to them, which is a very realistic possibility. Almost an exact same situation as Aatu Raty last year. Fighting for the 1oa pick before this seaosn, but struggling this year, a lot. Lambert is a really special talent that is struggling in the Liiga. Will definitely be a top 32 pick, and I think the Finnish-Canadian can be a steal in the middle of the round.
- Jacob Billington
So Lambert - a player of good character? |
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Absolutely not. He is a consensus top-5 pick. As many of you know, I followthe Senators closely as well as the Jets. If either team were to pick 1st overall, he is definitely worth thinking about. I would put a lot of money on him being selecter top five, if not top three. Me suggesting Jets to look at Slafkovsky was in response to someone else mentioning Wright. Not likely the Jets pick that high, but anything is possible with the way the West is, and new draft lotto rules
- Jacob Billington
Yea, don't think the top-5 are reachable. So forget Slafkovsky or Wright, not much use talking about them - barring a blockbuster deal. But I guess anything is possible!
But a blockbuster? I wonder? Don't think Chevy will do it - but can we go into the next season status quo basically? I think "not!"
Right now, looking at the salary cap - basically have $15 mill for next year. But give PLD $7 mill - and a back-up goalie $1 mill and we have about $8 mill left for next year (salary cap going up) - and six forwards to sign.
Something has to give! I think two current d-men have to go! Which ones? |
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So Lambert - a player of good character?
- grahamzky
Not 100% sure what you mean by this. His character? No idea. But if you mean he will be drafted high based on character, also no idea haha.
He should be drafted high because of his talent. He is having a down year, yes, but the talent is 100% there. I suggest looking up a few highlight packages for those who are unfamiliar with his game. He has tremendous skills, and despite having a worse season than many ranked above him, his game looks closer to transition to the NHL level than some. Kind of like how Cole Sillinger is (other than the poor draft season). Lambert is definitely a player to keep an eye on.
Another really, really interesting piece. Ivan Miroshnichenko. Poor kid was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma not long ago, and will take this season and next off. Prior to the diagnosis, he was looking at as a top eight pick, and rising. I'm very, very interested where he falls to, as he will still be drafted this year. There are hundreds of question marks surrounding the pick about his recovery, long term impact etc, but he is a very good player as well. I could still see someone take him mid-late 1st, or slide all the way to the 4th round. Just a matter of who wants to gamble |
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Yea, don't think the top-5 are reachable. So forget Slafkovsky or Wright, not much use talking about them - barring a blockbuster deal. But I guess anything is possible!
But a blockbuster? I wonder? Don't think Chevy will do it - but can we go into the next season status quo basically? I think "not!"
Right now, looking at the salary cap - basically have $15 mill for next year. But give PLD $7 mill - and a back-up goalie $1 mill and we have about $8 mill left for next year (salary cap going up) - and six forwards to sign.
Something has to give! I think two current d-men have to go! Which ones?
- grahamzky
If I had to bet, I'd say Schmidt is gone. Not because he isn't a solid dman, but he is the 3RD getting $6m. Dillon as well, seems like the odd man out for me with Heinola coming up the left side. Making 4.4m, he can certainly still being in assets. He is far from negative value, but this team needs room for youth, who are cheap. You're bang on with that. |
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I think its time to down this flight to pick-up Shane Wright!
- TheUltimateJet
I thought they should've started tanking and a big lineup retool months ago. |
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If I had to bet, I'd say Schmidt is gone. Not because he isn't a solid dman, but he is the 3RD getting $6m. Dillon as well, seems like the odd man out for me with Heinola coming up the left side. Making 4.4m, he can certainly still being in assets. He is far from negative value, but this team needs room for youth, who are cheap. You're bang on with that.
- Jacob Billington
While I don't disagree about needing to get some of these young dmen in the lineup both cause they're ready and the need for cap savings but this isn't an organization that typically trusts young dmen so idk if that'll happen.
Since you cover the Sens as well what do you think the Sens would want for Zub?? |
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Not 100% sure what you mean by this. His character? No idea. But if you mean he will be drafted high based on character, also no idea haha.
He should be drafted high because of his talent. He is having a down year, yes, but the talent is 100% there. I suggest looking up a few highlight packages for those who are unfamiliar with his game. He has tremendous skills, and despite having a worse season than many ranked above him, his game looks closer to transition to the NHL level than some. Kind of like how Cole Sillinger is (other than the poor draft season). Lambert is definitely a player to keep an eye on.
Another really, really interesting piece. Ivan Miroshnichenko. Poor kid was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma not long ago, and will take this season and next off. Prior to the diagnosis, he was looking at as a top eight pick, and rising. I'm very, very interested where he falls to, as he will still be drafted this year. There are hundreds of question marks surrounding the pick about his recovery, long term impact etc, but he is a very good player as well. I could still see someone take him mid-late 1st, or slide all the way to the 4th round. Just a matter of who wants to gamble
- Jacob Billington
What I meant by character, Chevy has always maintained that he will always draft (good) character players. Not sure if Lambert classifies as one. Maybe? No idea.
With the world situation, not sure about your Miro----------? Is he a Russian player? Doesn't normally matter, but now? |
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While I don't disagree about needing to get some of these young dmen in the lineup both cause they're ready and the need for cap savings but this isn't an organization that typically trusts young dmen so idk if that'll happen.
Since you cover the Sens as well what do you think the Sens would want for Zub??
- JetFuel
I don't think Zub is available. It would have to be a lot, especially in the market the Deadline just set. He is far from any trade talks |
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What I meant by character, Chevy has always maintained that he will always draft (good) character players. Not sure if Lambert classifies as one. Maybe? No idea.
With the world situation, not sure about your Miro----------? Is he a Russian player? Doesn't normally matter, but now?
- grahamzky
Miroshnichenko haha. And yes, that is another big factor as well. Him being Russian won't impact his draft stock any more than the recent diagnosis. if he was perfectly healthy, and didn't step away, maybe it is a different conversation, but with how much the diagnosis may drop him, I don't see the Russian ethnicity being a big factor. Overall, in the draft, it will be interesting how teams handle the Russian prospects. Big names on that front include Danila Yurov, Pavel Mintyukov (plays in NA already), and they could both go top 15, but am also interested in where they go
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I am going to make a bold prediction:
The Jets are not going to make the playoffs.
I hope I am wrong. |
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I am going to make a bold prediction:
The Jets are not going to make the playoffs.
I hope I am wrong.
- TheUltimateJet
Wow, that is bold.
Seriously though they're definitely not making the playoffs, the writing has been on the wall for months.
I get this is the second game of a back to back but this is getting embarrassing already, the effort level just isn't there often enough which should be unacceptable to ownership, they need a big lineup overhaul this offseason. |
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