by Kenneth Cross | Nov 17, 2024 | Tampa Bay Lightning, Winnipeg Jets
Tampa Bay goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 24 of 25 shots to win his 300th career game and Jake Guentzel scored two goals to pace the Lightning to a 4-1 win over the 15-2-0 Winnipeg Jets. “How you become the best – you are put in the big moments at the big...
by Mike Gambill | Dec 30, 2023 | Winnipeg Jets
Sometimes when we follow a specific NHL team, we start to sound like a broken record when discussing the pros and cons of said franchise, and I’m sure I don’t sound much different when talking about the waxing and waning of the Winnipeg Jets. At least the...
by Mike Gambill | Dec 24, 2023 | Winnipeg Jets
When a team star and leader goes down in professional sports, either that organization crumbles or they find a way to find some intestinal fortitude with a “next man up” mindset. All you have to do is look at the NFL with the New York Jets. Oh, the...
by Mike Gambill | Dec 16, 2023 | Winnipeg Jets
Professional sports teams always have team leaders who are the physical and often emotional cornerstones of their organizations and when those team leaders go down to an injury, teams tend to either fall apart or find themselves with the “next man up”...
by Mike Gambill | Dec 11, 2023 | Winnipeg Jets
As the old adage goes, “time flies” and as we approach the one-third mark of the 2023-24 NHL season, are the Winnipeg Jets truly ready to fly in formation? We are now in Year Two of the Rick Bowness era and as the cold wind blasts down from Lake Winnipeg,...
by Mike Gambill | Feb 1, 2023 | Arizona Coyotes, Chicago Blackhawks, Colorado Avalanche, Dallas Stars, Minnesota Wild, Nashville Predators, St. Louis Blues, Winnipeg Jets
The All-Star break this week is a perfect time to take stock on the state of affairs in the NHL and the Central Division standings so far come as little surprise to fans who follow hockey in middle America and Canada. With around 50 or so games played (give or take a...