Discussing the Winnipeg Jets with analytics expert Sean Tierney

We chatted with analytics expert Sean Tierney on yesterday’s Illegal Curve Hockey Show about the Winnipeg Jets.

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Sean writes for Hockey Graphs and The Athletic Toronto and always provides great insight into hockey analytics.

Topic 1: Looking at the numbers with the projected roster how does he see the Jets for next season?

Topic 2:  Explaining the WAR statistic and what it tells you.

Topic 3:  Splitting up Mark Scheifele and Blake Wheeler to add depth to the Jets forward lines.

Topic 4:  The goalie tandem of Connor Hellebuyck and Laurent Brossoit.

Topic 5:  What UFA left shot defecneman Jake Gardiner can do for a hockey team like the Jets.

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