Jets land Jokinen with 2 year $9 million deal

cfalyboga — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 01:56:39 -0000

Jets land Jokinen with 2 year $9 million deal

What does everyone think? Is this the guy that will get Evander Kane to the 40 goal mark?

Ladd, Byfuglien, Scheifle to suit up in Winnipeg

cfalyboga — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 18:47:28 -0000

Ladd, Byfuglien, Scheifle to suit up in Winnipeg

Also suiting up for the Jets at the MTS Centre are Zach Bogosian, Mark Stuart, Nik Antropov and Jason Gregoire.

Ondrej Pavelec and David Aebischer will be splitting the duties between the pipes and Claude Noel and Charlie Huddy will coach our Jets.

Winnipeg Jets sign 7 including Blake Wheeler

cfalyboga — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:26:27 -0000

Winnipeg Jets sign 7 including Blake Wheeler

Blake Wheeler, Brett Festerling, Riley Holzapfel, Arturs Kulda, Spencer Machacek, Ben Maxwell and Kenndal McArdle all agreed to terms with the Jets.

Jets acquire Kenndal McArdle from Panthers for Angelo Esposito

cfalyboga — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 18:24:36 -0000

Jets acquire Kenndal McArdle from Panthers for Angelo Esposito

The Winnipeg Jets have acquired forward Kenndal McArdle from the Florida Panthers in exchange for centre Angelo Esposito.

Jets acquire forward Eric Fehr from the Capitals

cfalyboga — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 21:12:02 -0000

Jets acquire forward Eric Fehr from the Capitals

Jets have acquired forward Eric Fehr from the Capitals in exchange for 4th round pick in 2012 and forward Danick Paquette

Jets have acquired forward Eric Fehr from the Capitals in exchange for 4th round pick in 2012 and...

cfalyboga — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 21:08:30 -0000

Jets have acquired forward Eric Fehr from the Capitals in exchange for 4th round pick in 2012 and forward Danick Paquette

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Jets' Top 10 Games I'm Looking Forward To w/ Poll

cfalyboga — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 05:16:17 -0000

When True North Sports & Entertainment announced the purchase of the Atlanta Thrashers franchise I was one of the crazy hooligans celebrating at Portage and Main as well as The Forks. When True North announced a 13,000 seat season ticket drive I was confident we would sell out the building within weeks, maybe days. I was shocked when the great people of Winnipeg sold out the MTS Centre in merely minutes. It makes me proud to be a Pegger' and knowing I was one of the fortunate 13,000 people who got a seat for the new Winnipeg Jets makes me feel extra lucky considering the demand for tickets.

Looking at the Jets' schedule for the upcoming season makes me quite excited. I personally feel the better teams are in the Eastern Conference so spending a year in the East is a great thing in my opinion. From the superstars, excellent goalies and homecomings there are a ton of games I'm looking forward to this season. Here are the top 10 games I'm looking forward to this season:

10. MON FEB 27 EDMONTON
Éric Bélanger made some rather stupid comments about playing in Winnipeg as a member of the Coyotes. He then signed with Edmonton this off-season further proving his stupidity since Edmonton is basically Winnipeg with a huge mall. This is our chance to boo him out of the MTS Centre (if he's in the lineup...BUM). This is also our only game against our old Jets rival. We also get to see the blossoming tandem of Taylor Hall and Jordan Eberle for the first time.

9. TUE DEC 6 BOSTON
Our first of two games against the defending Cup champions. Winnipeg is full of Montreal fans so the boos should be out in full force for both games.

8. SAT DEC 31 TORONTO
A classic new years rivalry continues against the Leafs, this is our best shot at being on Hockey Night in Canada other then opening night. A homecoming for Leaf forward Colton Orr if he can overcome his concussion problems. Plus everyone who isn't a Leafs fan loves to see them lose.

7.    SAT DEC 3    NEW JERSEY
A chance to see one of, if not the best goaltender in NHL history in Martin Brodeur plus a homecoming for Pegger' Travis Zajac.

6.    THU DEC 1    PHOENIX
This is our huge opportunity to show the Coyotes what they truly are missing out on.

5.    THU NOV 17    WASHINGTON
High on the list for obvious reasons. Alexander Ovechkins' first game in Winnipeg as well as a chance to see a real offensive team who can score goals.

4.    SAT NOV 19    PHILADELPHIA
This might be a little too high but I cannot wait to heckle and boo Ilya Bryzgalov. Another clown who made stupid comments except this time it came from someone who has never even been here. I also hope to see Paul Holmgren as well so I can pretend to shake his hand then pull it back at the last second for betraying his fans by trading his top 2 players.

3.    MON OCT 17    PITTSBURGH
First appearance for the leagues best player Sid the Kid and his friends. The hype around Crosby is enough for top 5 consideration but a chance to see a very special player pushes it to #3

2.    SAT DEC 17    ANAHEIM
Quite possibly the only game that could match the home opener emotional wise. The return of The Finnish Flash Teemu Selanne (no way he leaves Anaheim unless it's WPG) is enough for an entire seasons worth of tickets in my opinion.

1.    SUN OCT 9    MONTREAL
The obvious #1. First Winnipeg Jets game since 1996. The buzz around the entire city is going to be something this city hasn't seen in a long time and the atmosphere around downtown the day of the game is something people will be telling their grand kids about.

Poll

Which game are you most looking forward to?

Edmonton

30 votes

Boston

6 votes

Toronto

16 votes

New Jersey

10 votes

Phoenix

24 votes

Washington

12 votes

Philly

15 votes

Pittsburgh

9 votes

Anaheim

7 votes

Montreal

44 votes

Other (Leave Comment)

12 votes

185 votes | Poll has closed

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