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‘Not Winnipeg Jets hockey’: Ehlers, Arniel upset with effort vs. Utah
Being atop the Western Conference won’t preclude a team from laying an egg, and it certainly won’t make the loss easier to swallow when it does happen.
Being atop the Western Conference won’t preclude a team from laying an egg, and it certainly won’t make the loss easier to swallow when it does happen.
“We’re not winning the Stanley Cup with the way that we’re playing today,” Winnipeg Jets forward Nikolaj Ehlers said to reporters after his side dropped a 5-2 game against their divisional rival Utah Hockey Club Monday night.
“It’s pretty simple. We don’t play the right way. Long shifts, turnovers… They dominated us today, simple as that.”
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Though the Jets did manage to get on the board, their markers came after surrendering four straight goals to their opponent. Winnipeg only scored their first goal midway through the third period, doubled up shortly thereafter, and then saw their progress undone by an empty netter from Clayton Keller to seal the deal.
“That is not Winnipeg Jets hockey. It’s not the first time this year we’ve played this way,” Ehlers continued. “When you don’t play the right way in this league, it doesn’t matter who you’re playing against, you’re not winning that game.
“We have the team in here to do something great. When we play the right way, we are dominant. We are great, and it is pretty simple.”
“That was embarrassing,” head coach Scott Arniel added. “Of all the games this year, that was the most embarrassing game — for me, for our players. I’ll take full credit, I’ve got to be the one that holds these guys accountable and make sure we’re better. That was embarrassing. From top to bottom, we did a horse—- job.”
Apart from the Jets’ skaters, Vezina Trophy-winning goaltender Connor Hellebuyck had an uncharacteristically off night, stopping 23 of the 27 shots he faced for a .851 save percentage. He sits at .927 on the season.
Even with the loss Monday, the Jets still sit atop the West, three points ahead of Vegas, and second only to the Washington Capitals across the entire NHL, with a 31-14-3 record.
They’ll try to bounce back as they take on another divisional foe — the inconsistent Colorado Avalanche — on Wednesday.
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