Jets searching for solutions after fourth-straight loss to Oilers
Mike Smith was perfect in net for the Oilers as they beat the Jets 3-0. | April 18, 2021, 8:47 AM
April 18, 2021, 8:47 AM
WINNIPEG -- Back to the drawing board?
It's not quite that simple, even if a few subtle tweaks could go a long way to finding a solution.
On a night where the Edmonton Oilers played the role of kryptonite to the Winnipeg Jets, there were a number of lessons to be learned from the proceedings, if one was willing to dig beneath the surface.
As the Jets slipped to 2-5 in the season series with the Oilers following a 3-0 loss to the Edmonton Oilers, several things are coming into focus.
Thursday at The Masters looked a lot different than it did back in November.
After all, the record low scoring that became one of the stories of the 2020 edition was always unlikely to carry over to this year’s tournament.
By the midway point of Thursday, that much was clear.
Five different players entered Thursday with an active streak of at least four consecutive rounds under par at The Masters. All five of those streaks came to an end.
With so many big names struggling, it seemed like no one would be able to really pull away from the group on Thursday.
Neal Pionk had his fingerprints all over the Jets' 6-5 victory over the Edmonton Oilers at Rexall Place on Monday, and has played a pivotal role on the team's back end as he continues to fly under the radar.
The NHL has unveiled each team’s full 56-game schedule for the 2020-21 season, and opening night will see the Vancouver Canucks take on the Edmonton Oilers.
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It’s about that much-trumpeted all-hoser division in the NHL.
Seems Gary Bettman’s gang and players boss Don Fehr have have worked out most of the details to drop the puck early in the New Year.
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But the all-Canadian division remains a threatened species, before it even chirps its first note of the Hockey Night in Canada theme song.
We first received word Thursday night the NHL has run into some clutching and grabbing from pesky provincial health officials concerned about its plan to stage a semi-normal season.