Winnipeg Jets: Three Talking Points as the Jets Lose to the St. Louis Blues

2. The Jets Played One of the Worst Overtime Periods I’ve Witnessed

I recall last season as a Jets fan that I’d have a sense of relief and excitement when a game was going into three on three overtime.

Coach Paul Maurice would often put out three of the explosive forwards and dare the other team to defend against the speed and talent of the Jets. Against the Blues, the Jets were outshot 10 -1 in the overtime period.

Players and Paul Maurice admitted postgame that essentially the Jets did not touch the puck for almost the entire overtime period. As a fan, it looked like the Blues were playing keep-away against a peewee hockey team that had no interest in trying to assert themselves.

As mentioned previously, thankfully Connor Hellebuyck saved his best play for the overtime period and was the only reason the Blues were held scoreless forcing a shootout.

After the game, Maurice admitted that while he likes the offense being created by his defense, perhaps he needs to consider using three forwards in overtime as he did last season.