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funny how few canadians understand hockey. not funny ha-ha, but funny nonetheless. I once had one their representatives tell me hockey should not exist below the mason-dixon line. at which point I asked him how long it's been since a canadian team won and he didn't know and shut the fuck up. lol. dildos, eh?

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2 hours ago, Longhorn_Fan68 said:

So when do we slot Miro back in and who comes out? There really isn't a good time to get a player back in the lineup after injury in the playoffs, but if we can manage to win tomorrow, I think you have to put him in for game 5 (assuming he's cleared). Got to start getting him reps and get him up to game speed.  I think it would be difficult too to lift a d-man in his stead so it'll probably be a 7/11 alignment to start. I would normally say you take out Ceci or Lyubushkin, but that's 2/3 right-handed d-men in the lineup. Of the forwards, I think it's gotta be Blackwell, but he also hasn't played terribly. Some tough decisions for the coaching staff, but I have faith in them to get it as right as they can

I didn't think about playing 7 defensemen when Miro comes back at first but it's not a bad idea, especially since they've been double-shifting Rantanen. That way you can sort of let Miro get his feet wet and not put too much burden on him.

 

54 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

I want to say Montreal in 1993 with Roy?

Guy Carboneau was on that team too, which should give you a sense of who fucking long ago that was.

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1 hour ago, C-Man said:

I didn't think about playing 7 defensemen when Miro comes back at first but it's not a bad idea, especially since they've been double-shifting Rantanen. That way you can sort of let Miro get his feet wet and not put too much burden on him.

I was thinking the same thing.  Seems like it could work.  I wonder if they would just slot him in certain shifts with Lindell and Harley replacing Lyabushkin/Ceci and let Bischel/Petro continue to take 3rd D minutes.  I think part of the reason that third D pair have exceeded expectations is because they played so much together in the AHL, so not sure they break them up until Miro can handle a heavier work load (hopefully in the next round).  

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Duchene’s radio interview yesterday was fascinating. Said Petrovic is great and they were surprised last year he didn’t stick with the parent club this year. Said he does something a lot of defensemen don’t do, set them up for scoring chances. 

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49 minutes ago, Dbeasy said:

Duchene’s radio interview yesterday was fascinating. Said Petrovic is great and they were surprised last year he didn’t stick with the parent club this year. Said he does something a lot of defensemen don’t do, set them up for scoring chances. 

He seems to be a huge improvement over Dumba, and would seem to have been a huge improvement over Suter (and Nils) last season, but what the fuck do I know?

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I haven't dove into all the contracts, but I would guess this is a case of Petrovic being on a 2-way contract and the rest not. Most NHL contracts only allow demotion to the minors for specific things. so even if we wanted to play petrovic in the regular season, it would have taken an injury and depletion of our nhl-only reserves before call up. those rules don't apply in the playoffs (per se) so they can basically play anyone in the system and the staff clearly deemed Petro better than Dumba or Smith. Nils still isn't cleared to play and likely won't be for these playoffs - probably better that way.

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29 minutes ago, Longhorn_Fan68 said:

I haven't dove into all the contracts, but I would guess this is a case of Petrovic being on a 2-way contract and the rest not. Most NHL contracts only allow demotion to the minors for specific things. so even if we wanted to play petrovic in the regular season, it would have taken an injury and depletion of our nhl-only reserves before call up. those rules don't apply in the playoffs (per se) so they can basically play anyone in the system and the staff clearly deemed Petro better than Dumba or Smith. Nils still isn't cleared to play and likely won't be for these playoffs - probably better that way.

That's right but I think the hindsight is why we didn't sig Petro to an NHL contract last summer instead of getting locked in for Dumba for 2 years.  Hard to second guess Nill with all his hits but that's another contract going to be PITA this summer.  Plenty of time to worry about all of that once this run is over (hopefully towards the end of June!).

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is there any chance in hell WPG starts Comrie or is that total capitulation? i think you have to give your team the best chance to steal a road win back before this gets out of hand. I'd consider it if I were their staff

and in turn do we slot in DeSmith?

in case you're wondering, like I was:
Regular Season: 4 GP (2-2-0), 2.17 GAA, .903 SV%

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That would be shocking.  You have to live and die with the Vezina winner.  If your goal is to win a cup, that's only going to happen if your best player figures out road woes in any event.  We've got to get to him early tonight.  Can't let him start getting comfortable.

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4 minutes ago, Skipper said:

That would be shocking.  You have to live and die with the Vezina winner.  If your goal is to win a cup, that's only going to happen if your best player figures out road woes in any event.  We've got to get to him early tonight.  Can't let him start getting comfortable.

I get you, but this is also a team sport. How do you combat this?
Road Record: 1-8 in the 2025 playoffs.
GAA: 4.58.
Save Percentage: .861.
Recent Performance: Allowed 4+ goals in 8 straight road playoff games.
Previous Six Road Games: 0-6, 5.72 GAA, .835 save percentage, according to Sportsnet.ca.

At the very least he has to be on a short leash. Vezina or not, this is their season - or at least very much could be.

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It's not like they have a great alternative.  Comrie is a career backup that has never started a playoff game.  He's not going to take them on a cup run.  It's 'only' their season if Helleybuck figures it out. The reason Jets are a contender is defensive structure with elite starting goaltending + an elite power play.  Replace Hellebuyck with Comrie in the regular season and they probably miss the playoffs. 

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41 minutes ago, Longhorn_Fan68 said:

is there any chance in hell WPG starts Comrie or is that total capitulation? i think you have to give your team the best chance to steal a road win back before this gets out of hand. I'd consider it if I were their staff

and in turn do we slot in DeSmith?

in case you're wondering, like I was:
Regular Season: 4 GP (2-2-0), 2.17 GAA, .903 SV%

It would be a total panic move for Arniel. As @Skipper says, the Jets are going to live-and-die by Hellebuyck. This isn't Edmonton with McDavid/Draisatl and a patchwork goalie situation. Hellebuyck is the franchise cornerstone. He's their ride-or-die. (Truth is they probably ride him too hard in the regular season. He's played 60+ games in the regular season the last four seasons and led the NHL in two of those years. One year he didn't he appeared in 66!!!! games.)

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