Oh, brutal. I hope he'll be okay. That's always so scary.

I've been MIA on this forum for the past two games. I suppose it's a bit late to recap them now, but the Jets have been solid in both, especially Buffalo.

I'm excited because I'm going to the game this afternoon! I'll recap it afterwards, but it will be huge if we can take the W. Representing the Jets loud and proud in the Wells Fargo!

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Jets 4 Rangers 3

The road trip was... a massive success. The Jets finish 4-1 on the 5-game road trip and could have easily went 5-0 had it not been for a two-goal collapse against Philly. No one could have predicted this.

The Jets dominated the Rangers for the most part of the game. They played strong, outworked, and outskated them. Could this be the turning point of the season?

Notes
-Evander Kane is on the current longest point streak in the entire NHL at 8 games. He had 2G and 1A tonight. He's developing into an all-around superstar. He's a playmaker. A power-forward. And obviously, a goal-scoring machine. Take note, NHL.

-Olli Jokinen is alive! He has 2 goals tonight and has been playing great as of late.

-I'm really happy with the play of Anthony Peluso. I think the Jets found their long-term 4th line beast. He can fight, and it looks like he has some game as well.

-Start dropping Wellwood off your fantasy team or pray he gets traded. His time in Winnipeg is all but over. See my latest article for more on Wellwood-- http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1...ed-this-season

-Pavelec had another outstanding game tonight. He made the saves when had to. He played great during the road trip.

Back Home

The Jets go back home for two. Time to make some noise in MTS Center. They are currently tied for first place in the Southeast.

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Absolutely embarrassing, embarrassing effort tonight. Not sure if an actual recap would even make sense since all I'd be talking about is how the Jets got owned by an AHL team.

It was pathetic. The Jets did nothing. Not a single thing worth mentioning.

I'll just say this: as a team, the Jets are one of the worst defensively in the entire league. Individually they have fantasy league skill, but together as a team and they look like lost children looking for their parents. I'm starting to think it's a "system thing", but who am I to disagree with the great Claude Noel?

This team desperately needs Enstrom back. Hainsey is just terrible. Clitsome, Stuart, and Postma are starting to get exposed as bottom-pairing defensemen playing more time than they can handle.

Just when you think this team can make a push for the playoffs they go and lose two games that were easily more than winnable. And one of the losses was to an AHL team... no, no pun intended. Look at Florida's roster if you want to question this.

Cue the long losing streak that ends the season?

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Unfortunately, I think we'll get more of the same: Teasing us with strong play in spurts, but ultimately disappointing in the end. Not good enough to make the playoffs, not bad enough for a top tier draft pick.

It's not a system thing. They play well against good teams. It's the teams below them in the standings that the Jets don't get up for. Is that team leadership? Coaching? Both? Whatever it is, it's getting old. They can't take games off against teams like the Panthers.

I'll chalk it up to being a young team. Not to make excuses for them, because there is no excuse for a lack of effort like this, but that screams of youth and inexperience as a group. What do I know, though.

Man, what a waste of time it was to watch that game.

Also, did anyone else notice the empty seats tonight? What a joke. When the Canadian anthem was sung, the "True North" yell by Jets fans could be heard crystal clear. How many actual Panthers fans attended this game?

They said the attendance was over 14k.... I think they make those numbers up. Looked more like 4k.

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The Jets won back-to-backs on Thursday and Friday. Both wins were on the road (in Florida and in Tampa).

Tonight, they end their four-game road trip in New Jersey.

Some news:

Jets have acquired forward Tomas Kubalik from Columbus for Spencer Machacek.

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#FreeBurmistrov

Alex Burmistrov is scratched tonight. Noel thinks he knows what he's doing.

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Jets 5 Leafs 2

The Jets started off fast and never slowed down. It was their best home game of the season.

Tonight, the Jets got scoring from their bottom lines. Secondary scoring came through for once (Welly, Antro). The big guns continued to do work as well (Wheeler, Kane). Pavelec was also spectacular in net for yet another consecutive game.

So much effort and hard work. If they play like this every night, they're a playoff team for certain. As of now, the Jets are tied for 8th with a huge showdown against the Rangers on Thursday.

Notes
-Wellwood and Antropov had their best games of the season.
-Wright is a work horse. He gives all effort all the time. Grows on me each game.
-Wheeler had 2 goals.
-Kane is getting ready to go on another huge goal streak.

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