Comments on: Projecting the Winnipeg Jets line combinations for the 2013 Regular Season

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:37:00 +0000

Where is Scheifele???

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:37:00 +0000

Scheifele will be on second or third line, don’t forget it!

By: Guest2

Guest2 — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 17:28:00 +0000

I think the jets should balance out the scoring punch to avoid being shut down by other teams.

Ladd-Jokinen-Wheeler

Kane-Little-Wellwood

Poni-Slater- Antropov

Thorburn-Burmistrov-Miettinen
or
Kane-Jokinen-Wellwood
Ladd-Little-Wheeler
everybody else the same.

I think the defensive pairings are good, because we all know Buff and Enstrom need to be paired.

By: James Falk

James Falk — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 13:15:00 +0000

I like your thinking. Jets needed a LH shooting centre who can finsh & play 2 way hockey. Jokinen’s the man & he’s here to play with Wheeler. Our 1st two lines are really line 1B & line 1B. Ladd-Jokinen-Wheeler, Kane-Little-Wellwood, Poni-Burmi-Andro & Miettenen-Slater-Thorburn.

By: James Falk

James Falk — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 13:11:00 +0000

I’m rooting for the kid, but Barrie is where he’s headed. Maybe we’ll see hime during the playoffs (go Jets go) or he’ll play for St. Johns in the playoff (if they could win back to back once this season….not looking good on the Rock!)

By: James Falk

James Falk — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 13:08:00 +0000

Wheeler should be on the ice with 2 Left shots

1) Ladd-Jokinen-Wheeler

& I like Kane with 2 Right shots

2) Kane-Little-Wellwood

watch Burmi shine both offensively & defensively on line 3

3) Poni-Burmi-Antro

the new MTS line

Miettenen-Slater-Thorburn

Scheifele’s gonna get a strong look, but won’t stick. I think if he plays more than 3 more NHL games, then his Jr. career is done & since he can’t get sent down to the Rock, he’d be stuck for the year on the Jets. Not gonna happen. Hawerchuck’s going back to the Memorial cup as a coach & Scheifele’s will join him unless he blows people away at camp or during his 3 game stint. It’s more than possible if any veterans are out of shape.

By: Guest

Guest — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 13:06:00 +0000

Wheeler should be on the ice with 2 Left shots

1) Ladd-Jokinen-Wheeler

& I like Kane with 2 Right shots

2) Kane-Little-Wellwood

watch Burmi shine both offensively & defensively on line 3

3) Poni-Burmi-Antro

the new MTS line

Miettenen-Slater-Thorburn

Scheifele’s gonna get a strong look, but won’t stick. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I think if he plays more than 3 more NHL games, then his Jr. career is done & since he can’t get sent down, he’d be stuck for the year on the Jets. Not gonna happen. Hawerchuck’s going back to the Memorial cup as a coach & Scheifele’s going back unless he blows people away. It’s more than possible if any veterans are out of shape.

By: David

David — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 02:05:00 +0000

The little/ladd/wheeler line was horrible for almost half a season until Kane replaced ladd. The number one line should be Kane-Little-Wheeler the second line Ladd-Jokinen-Wellwood or Antropov 3rd line Poni-Burmistrov-wellwood or antropov and 4th line Meittinen-slater-mahachek. If the jets are smart they will be keeping around 2 extra d men and 2 extra forwards because the leaked schedule is crazy players are going to need a rest.

By: Dave Conan

Dave Conan — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 23:30:00 +0000

1st Line: Ladd – Jokinen – Wheeler
2nd Line: Kane – Little – Scheifele
3rd Line: Poni – Antropov – Wellwood
4th Line: Thorburn – Slater – Burmistrov

First line:
I think you keep Ladd & Wheeler together, as they were really feeding off each other last year. This would be a huge upgrade with Jokinen in the middle! Our new #1 Center offers a strong North/South game that would work fantastic with 2/3′s of one of the top lines in the league last year.

Second Line:
Than you let Scheifele (for at least the 5 games before we burn a year of his entry level contract) keep progressing on the Right Wing (like the World Juniors). Plus he could sub in on draws for Little in a snap. Kane showed some chemistry with Scheifele last year? This would round out a Dynamic line, which offers nearly as much offensive punch as any #2 line in the league!

Third Line:
Reunite Poni, Antropov and Wellwood, hoping for some instant chemistry dating back to their days in T.O. Plus with Wellwood’s creativity, why not have some big targets with him?

Fourth Line:
Jim Slater is so versatile… Add the big body of Thorburn and the newly acquired defensive prowess of Burmi, and this could prove to be a top shut down line that Dwarfs the GST line! With less minutes, they could be be utilized on the PK without burning out.

By: Ryan Blight

Ryan Blight — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 21:43:00 +0000

Breaking up Ladd’s Little Wheeler, huh? Interesting thought. I wonder if coach Noel would do that. And I still think that Burmi w/ Antro and Poni would work well.

Ladd-Little-Wheeler
Kane-Jokinen-Wellwood
Poni-Burmi-Antro
Thorborn-Slater-Miettinen

By: William Rutledge

William Rutledge — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 20:59:00 +0000

What if Scheifele cracks the line up?

By: 40th theif

40th theif — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 19:50:00 +0000

Lad-little-wheeler
Kane-joki-burmi
Poni-antro-wellwood
Thorburn-slater-telegin

By: The_Aviator

The_Aviator — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 19:32:00 +0000

Is Jokinen a shoot first center? Is Little a pass first centre? if so, why not switch Kane and Ladd? might increase production from Jokinen and Kane

By: Stephen Harasym

Stephen Harasym — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 19:28:00 +0000

I think you have to keep LLW together because of the chemistry last season, until they prove otherwise. So my top 6 would be

Ladd – Little – Wheeler
Kane – Jokinen – Burmistrov/Wellwood