Posts About "Sami Niku"
Jets Prospect Pool Suddenly Deep on Defense
June 28th, 2019 The Winnipeg Jets learned the hard way in 2018-19 that defense can make or break an NHL team. Luckily, they seem to be on track to turn it back into a strength. Between injuries to Josh Morrissey and Dustin Byfuglien, and some perplexing personnel decisions, the Jets defensive depth was exposed in both the regular season and the...
3 Fixes for the Winnipeg Jets
May 6th, 2019 While there are many teams for whom a tight first-round playoff series would be considered a step forward, for the Winnipeg Jets, their early ouster in the postseason can only be viewed as a failure. A team once hyped up by The Hockey News as the 2019 Stanley Cup winner, and who seemed to be living up to that hype after an excellent...
Jets Should Ditch Dmitry Kulikov
May 2nd, 2019 The Winnipeg Jets have quite the to-do list in what is an integral offseason for a team that made a disappointing first-round exit in the Stanley Cup Playoffs last month. One of the items on that list should be to solve their Kulikov conundrum. Kulikov Contract is the Jets' Worst Of all the team-friendly contracts Jets general...
The Case for Trading Jacob Trouba
April 25th, 2019 Over the past six seasons, Jacob Trouba has developed from a blue-chip prospect to an elite defenseman and a stalwart on the Winnipeg Jets' blue line. Trouba, alongside Josh Morrissey on the Jets' top defensive pairing, has been tasked with shutting down the opponent's best for many seasons. He has logged an average of nearly 23 minutes...
Niku Should be Untouchable for Jets
February 16th, 2019 Sami Niku hasn't played very much for the Winnipeg Jets in his time as an injury replacement. Don't let that fool you, however. He's a rare and vital piece for their future on the back end. The unlikeliest of future studs, Niku has evolved from a seventh-round pick in 2015 to one of the Jets' most promising young players. Every season...
Jets Pick Niku Over Poolman... What a Bad Move
February 16th, 2019 With the news that Joe Morrow will be out two to three weeks with a lower-body injury he suffered during a third-period scrap with the Colorado Avalanche's Matt Calvert on Thursday, the Winnipeg Jets called up Sami Niku prior to their upcoming three-game road trip. That was the wrong choice. They should have looked no further than...
