Jets Losing Latitude by Momma Gouche

The Winnipeg Jets put in a good effort after falling behind 2-0 in the first period Saturday night in their game against the Florida Panthers. Nik Antropov scored at 5:06 of the second and again at 5:54 of the third. ( both goals assisted by Kyle Wheller) Unfotunately less than a minute later Kris Versteeg put Floida ahead again by one. Alex Burmistov tied the game at 13:45 and there was no scoring in overtime. The Panthers struck the net 3 times in the shootout, but the Jets only hit the mark twice. Winnipeg outshot Florida 44-23. The Jets are going to need more than single points to get back in the stream for the play-offs. Dustin Byfuglien, who is strong on offense as well as defense, should be returning this week; but it will take him awhile to get back in stride.The Jets have seven more road games ahead of them before they go home, so hopefully they can at least win  four of them. They take on the Carolina Hurricanes tomorrow night. 

Jets Lagging by Momma Gouche

The Winnipeg Jets are still sitting in tenth spot … two out of a play-off position. They played a very credible game agains the Buffalo Sabres Frday night. managing 30 shots and 4 goals, to come out with the victory. Andrew Ladd, Tobias Enstrom, (seven goals in the season), Tim Stapletom and Nik Antropov scored in the 4-1 victory. However they will be on a road trip next for 8 out of nine games. It will not be sufficient for them to depend on losses to the teams in play-off positions. The will have to come up with some genius or let the genie out of the bottle.

Jets Bomb Out by Momma Gouche

After having played a solid game Monday night against the Ottawa Senators; the Winnipg Jets were left in the shadows of the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night.The Devils were up 4-0 by the end of the second period; having scored 3 goals on 6 shots. The Jets took the only 4 penalties in the two periods. Tobias Enstrom’s blast from the point put the Jets on the scoreboard at 8:18 of the third and ended Martin Brodeur’s chance of his first shutout of the season. It was a very poor showing for Winnipeg …. both offensively and defensively. Hopefully they will get back on track, as their chance of a play-off spot is getting rather iffy.

Jet’s Chris Mason Gets 2nd Shutout by Momma Gouche

Jim Slater scored for the Winnipeg Jets: 49 seconds into the first period of Monday’s game against the Ottawa Senators, and Tobias Enstrom made it 2-0 at 6:48 of the second. For Slater that was his first goal in eight games. The first period was fraught with penalties, but things settled down in the second and the Jets went into the third with a 2-0 lead. Winnipeg fans were holding their  breath going into the third; as this was the infamous period, where the Jets had several times gone to pieces  … losing games they had lead from the start. Senators’ Chris Neil hit the crossbar and Bobby Butler hit the post, saving the Jets win in regulation time. Hopefully they will do as well when they take on the New Jersey Devils Tuesday night.

Canada Breaks the Ice

For anyone who had not seen the Canada/Finland game on Monday afternoon, the headline in the Toronto Star … Costly Start For Canada … might have lead them to believe that we had lost. Admittedly the injury to Devante Smith-pelly, who cannot be replaced, is a tough blow to the team, but the superb play of Mark Stone … a hat trick … and Jonathon Huberdeau … a goal and four assists, certainly is seen as a “Star” performance. It appears to me as though the Finnish defence was intimidated by the skills and speed of the Canadian players. A lot of credit has to go to the goalie, Mark Visentin, who played a stalwart game and only let in one goal.     

Jets Still Hurricanes

Dustin Byfuglien scored 34 seconds into the first period and Evander Kane followed at 5:04 to give the Winnipeg Jets a 2-0 lead over the Carolina Hurricanes Friday night. Tim Stapleton and Bryan Little got power play goals at 10:16 and 11.28  of the second and the Jets were up 4-0 at the end of the period. Justin Faulk scored for Carolina at 10:16 of the third and Brandon Sutter got a power play goal at 12:30, but that was all the Hurricanes could breeze by the goalie Chris Mason, and Winnipeg won 4-2.  The Jets have four straight wins and head to Detroit to challenge the Red Wings on Saturday.

Jets Get A “Little” Extra by Momma Gouche

Andrew Ladd opened the scoring at 18:21 of the first peiod on Tuesday night, which gave the Winnipeg Jets a 1-0 lead against the Boston Bruins. Goalie, Ondrej Pavelec, got another assist in this season. The second period was scoreless. Shawn Thorton tied the game at 3:16 of the third, but that was short lived as Bryan Little snapped an unassisted goal in one minute and 30 seconds later. There was no more scoring and the Jets came away with a record of 6 out of 7 games at home. Winnipeg is now 9th in the Eastern Division. It was rather a rough game with both teams sharing the penalties. I would have liked to have been amidst the state of euphoria the Winnipeg fans experienced as Little quickly ended the tie in the third period, and the Jets held on for the win.

Kane Leads The Jets Again by Momma Gouche

Evander Kane scored at 1:47 of the first period Saturday night to give the Winnipeg Jets a 1-0 lead over the New Jersey Devils. The Devils tied the game up by the end of the first and went ahead 2-1 on a 5 on 3 power play goal at 17;17 of the second. 17 seconds later Alexander Burmistrov tied the game up again. The Jets took over in the third with goals by Mark Stuart and an empty net goal by Kane. Evander Kane got two goals and Bryan Little got two assists. These two players have certainly contributed a lot to the Jet’s successes. It was a chippy game, but the Winnipeg fans were again ecstatic about the way their boys rebounded and won 4-2.

New Jets Beat Old Jets by Momma Gouche

The return of the one time Jets, after 15 years, did not get a very good welcome from the Winnipeg fans on Thursday night. The Phoenix Coyotes were greeted with boos and catcalls. Bryan Little got the sole goal of the game, which gives him four goals in six games. Evander Kane keeps getting those all important assists.The Jets played hard and proved they could keep the former Jets at bay. The Coyotes almost tied the game with two minutes left in the game, but the puck bounced by the net. Ondrej Pavelec played another solid game, warding off 33 shots, and was rewarded with a shutout.

Jets In Wrong Flight Pattern – Twice. by Momma Gouche

Tuesday night the Winnipeg Jets were up 2-1 15 minutes into the second period, in their game against the Ottawa Senators. That lead slipped away when the Senators scored two, to end the period 3-2 for Ottawa. Two goals, roughly a minute apart, put the Jets ahead 4-3. It looked like they had found the momentum and desire to win. But they quickly lost the pattern, both offensively and defensively, to hold the senators back. Ottawa scored three more goals against a team that had totally left themselves wide open.The Jets out shot the Senators 43-34, and could have… and should have … won that game. It was a case of sloppy and unorganized play.