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UPDATE: Jets Not Embarrassed Despite 3-1 Final

The St. Louis Blues beat the Winnipeg Jets 4-1 3-1 on Monday night. Of course, two one of the Blues goals didn’t actually go into the empty net and another should have counted but didn’t. Fact is, the Jets played as well … Continue reading →

Jets Not Embarrassed Despite 4-1 Final

The St. Louis Blues beat the Winnipeg Jets 4-1 on Monday night. Of course, two of the Blues goals were into an empty net, one of them didn’t actually go in and the other was scored with .01 second left … Continue reading →

Jets Did Exactly What They Had to Do

Dustin Byfuglien scored twice, Blake Wheeler had four assists and Al Montoya got the job done in goal as the Winnipeg Jets just might have played their best game of the season on Sunday night. The final score read: Winnipeg … Continue reading →

Hard to Get a Handle on a Team That Should Be Better

With the Stanley Cup playoffs only a month away, we’ll look closely at the teams that are on the verge of making the post-season tournament. Here’s our look at the Minnesota Wild. ST. PAUL – After watching the Minnesota Wild lose … Continue reading →

Win Sunday or Book the Cruise

The Winnipeg Jets are now 0-3-3 in their last six games. That might be sufferable had most of those games been against good teams on the road. Trouble is, they were against a couple of good teams (the Kings, Rangers) … Continue reading →

With 15 Left, It Is Now. ‘Win, Jetties, Win!’

On Friday night at MTS Centre, the Winnipeg Jets will face the New York Rangers in the first game of the Final 15. The Jets have 30 potential points remaining and the playoffs seem almost out of reach. The Jets … Continue reading →

There are Tough Losses and Tough Losses, But That One…

In a home game against the Vancouver Canucks that the Winnipeg Jets pretty much dominated from start to finish, the last thing that made any sense was a 3-2 loss. Granted, the Jets didn’t lose in regulation and thus earned … Continue reading →

Jets Play Desperately in Denver. Still Lose in OT.

The Winnipeg Jets turned one of the toughest road games of the season into a great hockey game on Monday night. Too bad overtime was their enemy again. Colorado’s Matt Duchene scored an inadvertant goal to win it at 2:27 … Continue reading →

Jets Lose Again. Playoff Hopes Take a Big Hit. (Updated)

TAMPA — We learned a number of things on Saturday afternoon at MTS Centre. Even those of us watching in paradise. The Winnipeg Jets were beaten 5-3 by the Ottawa Senators in another one of those games the Jets absolutely, … Continue reading →

A Week of the Stupid, Strange, Sacred and Silly

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Uh, oh. I’ve become a big fan of LeBron James. The positive way he interacts with fans is something most big-time sports stars should watch closely and emulate. He’s friendly, outgoing, takes care of the … Continue reading →