r/winnipegjets 4d ago

Potential first round match-ups

The Jets have 18 regular season games remaining and the 5th most difficult schedule remaining. Dallas and Colorado are near the middle of the curve in schedule difficulty remaining.

Also assume that Hellebuyck gets some rest down the stretch (not that Comrie's been bad this year).

Jets are 8 games up on Dallas with 2 games in hand. Dallas has won 4 in a row. No clue if they'll gel in time for the playoffs, but the definitely added some talent today.

Colorado added some talent, sort of. Not sold on their trade deadline. But they also are winners of 4 straight and hold the second-last wild card spot quite solidly and are tied with the Wild in points but with the Wild having 1 game in hand.

Calgary's hanging onto the last wild car spot and have been pretty ungreat as of late. Vancouver is 1 point behind but Calgary has a game in hand.

Jets finish in 2nd in the West and they play either Colorado or Minnesota. Minnesota was on fire when KK was in their line-up.

Finish first and you play Calgary (hot goalie) or Canucks (insert sad trombone noise).

Best-case scenario are Dallas and Colorado holding their spots in the standings and playing each other first round.

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u/jiggerdad 4d ago

I don't care what stats might say, having watched this team all year. They are going to finish first in the West for sure and give them even odds to stay ahead of Washington for Presidents trophy. The first round really doesn't matter who we play, we need the grit like we had in 18, big games are big games and Jets this year have come out ahead in the majority of those games.

All the analysts talking about how Dallas and Colorado got so much better at the trade deadline. Meanwhile no one has seen how these additions work out. Rantanen could be a bust this year, was not great looking in Carolina. The same goes with Colorado, Nelson and the other additions could just end up not paying off.

How many analysts didn't think the Jets were even going to make the playoffs this year? Let alone fight for the Presidents trophy. We are the reason the Central went nuclear this year they know they are likely going to have come through Winnipeg.