Posts About "Paul Maurice"
Jets Playoff Plans and Roslovic's Role
March 28th, 2018 Just a month ago, everything was going swimmingly for Jack Roslovic in his rookie season for the Winnipeg Jets — he was in the lineup every night, logging important minutes and hitting the scoresheet with consistency. It seemed a given that the 21-year-old forward would be a factor in the Jets' playoff run. Now, how big a part he'll...
Laine Sidelined & Jets Need to Adapt
March 22nd, 2018 On Tuesday, the entire Winnipeg Jets’ fan base held their breath after watching their shaggy-bearded superstar, Patrik Laine, take an Alec Martinez shot off the foot and hobble straight to the dressing room with help from the trainers. A firestorm quickly erupted on Twitter from media and fans...
Jets Extend Maurice & Cheveldayoff Before Crucial Season
September 10th, 2017 The Winnipeg Jets have been accused of many things over the years, but never of disloyalty. Winnipeg has long been a franchise that prefers to keep things "in-house" from their draft-and-develop approach to hiring coaches with connections to the former Manitoba Moose. They continued that pattern on September 6 with extensions to...
Jets' Cheveldayoff & Maurice Extensions Show Loyalty
September 7th, 2017 The Winnipeg Jets are an extremely loyal organization. It can be debated whether that loyalty is their strength or their demise but nevertheless, it is a fact. TSN's Hockey Insider Darren Dreger broke the story that general manager, Kevin Cheveldayoff and head coach, Paul Maurice, have both been given multi-year extensions. The exact...
Paul Maurice Is Under Pressure Now
July 19th, 2017 It's the oldest mantra in the profession: coaches are hired to be fired. In his long coaching career, Paul Maurice knows it well. Perhaps it's an unfair saying, as coaches can't do anything but work with the talent their GM assembles, but it has proven true many times. When a team struggles, the coach gets the axe first. After all,...
4 Reasons Jets Missed the Playoffs
April 5th, 2017 With just two games left in the schedule, the Winnipeg Jets once again find themselves on the outside looking in. With the playoffs no longer an option, the Jets have now won five straight games. The season wasn't a complete loss. Lots of good came out of it, including Mark Scheifele cementing himself as an elite center, Patrik Laine...
