It’s the beginning of a new year, and while that concept means nothing in the grand scheme, we’re out here acting like things will change just because we thought about changing them for a week. The Winnipeg Jets, however, could resolve to do a few (reasonable) things in the second half.
The Winnipeg Jets are good! Very good, in fact, and among the NHL’s elite. They could use slightly better goaltending, and they have a hole on defense, but I said they were elite, not flawless.
Now, every team has its flaws and things it’s looking to fix before the playoffs roll around. Well, all the good teams. Well, except maybe Tampa. The bad ones are mostly looking for good teams to trade them future assets for current ones.
I don’t need to explain to you how sports works, but whatever. The Jets have a couple holes to address and some things they could improve on. They’ve seemed slightly inconsistent, but when only two teams have more points than you do, things are going well.
We’ve obviously dug into the Jets extensively, and hey, the New Year is upon us. That means those resolutions are coming. I’m uncertain who made this a thing, and while I’m generally of the mind that it’s foolish, I’m going to exploit this tradition to get your sweet, sweet clicks.
I do not have any personal resolutions, because I refuse to attempt to better myself, but I didn’t want to be excluded from this, because I’m selfish. So I’ve made a few resolutions for the Jets.
Let’s see what they can fix in the second half, and maybe walk away with a President’s Trophy come the end of game #82.
While that hardware means little, it does mean home ice in the playoffs, which the Winnipeg Jets could make full use of. Without further ado, let’s get to it.