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I think that savard was always a stretch since Tampa would have probably outbid us no matter what we put forward. That’s just the difference between the pair we are in and the spot Tampa is in.
As for upgrading the d, I think that most of the recent woes are because the jets’ d can’t move the puck well outside of poolman, Morrissey, and pionk. Yes they need a bit more heart but I’m wondering how much of the woes are because of a lack of heart and how much of it is because the jets’ offence is too busy making up for the lacklustre d-core rather than scoring. Wheeler showed what he can do a couple of nights ago, but he’s 34 and we can’t expect him to do that every night. We can’t expect schiefele to carry our offence every bighth when he’s paired with 2 defensive forwards in Copp and Appleton. Personally, once Lowry comes back, I would try:
Connor-scheifele-Dubios
Copp-stastny-wheeler
Vesalainen-Lowry-Appleton
Perreault-thompson-Lewis.
However, for that to work, the top line actually has to get out of the zone and I’m not sure that’s possible with connor’s current play.
The fact of the matter is that the jets need d-men who can move the puck and are willing to pinch every now and then. Yes you will get burned every now and then but it will work way more times than it won’t. Right now, the jets get 1-2 quick shots in the offensive zone and then the opposing d is content with merely flipping the puck out to centre ice cause the know the jets d isn’t going to stop it. Most of the problems root back to the d imo. I know the offence has work to do, but also know that the jets don’t get burned the same way they did earlier in the season in their own zone anymore. They are much better because of the forwards, but that is seriously taking away from their ability to score.
That’s just my bit. Unless demelo, benn, and forbort suddenly start pinching bad pushing play just a bit, they team isn’t going anywhere. Therefore, in all likelihood, it will be a first round exit. Yes they can probably push edmonton to 7 games or even win the series depending on hellebuyck, but I’m not sure I would want to tbh. I still don’t think this is a coaching problem (at least mostly), it’s a gm problem. Just wish chevy would have made at least one move at the tdl other than adding benn. I don’t disagree that Pomo has lost the room a bit cause the jets seem listless but they’ve done this before, it’s not new.