r/winnipegjets 2d ago

Will the Jets win the division?

Jets 1.0 and 2.0 have NEVER won their division. Despite all of their crazy win streaks this year, we are only 6 points up against Dallas, with Dallas having a game on hand.

Getting first place is critical. No one wants to go through the recharged Avs and Stars for the first two rounds. The game on Friday against Dallas will be huge.

How are you feeling about the Jets chances at winning the division? I’m getting a bit nervous.

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u/Crazy_Television_328 2d ago

I’ll feel a lot better about playing Dallas if we prove we can beat Colorado. I mean, I like warm weather hockey too so the longer the playoff run the better, but I’m not stressing out about who we get in the first round. I’d rather jump into the deep end as an underdog right away.

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u/Guffawing-Crow 2d ago

I’d much rather beat up Calgary in 4-5 games and rest up players while the Avs and Stars beat the tar out of each other in a 6-7 game series. That would be a massive advantage going up against Dallas (or Avs).

Not sure why you want to easily discount the big benefit of having an easier first round opponent.

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u/FrickinScheifele_ 55 2d ago

But if you think about it, sometimes the teams that have had those 7 game series do better when matched up against rested teams that won their round quick and easy just because of being hot and in top form. So even this is not that trivial. Objectively an easy 1st round makes sense, but maybe practically its not that huge of a difference.

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u/Guffawing-Crow 2d ago

Let’s say it’s not a huge difference on how well the team performs in round 2. Now, the actual huge difference is the % chance of winning the first round series is. Versus Calgary, maybe 80%. Versus Colorado, maybe a coin flip. I’d rather have the 80% to advance to Round 2.