The Winnipeg Jets were sniffing the scent of playoff hockey up until the last 12 days or so. That's approximately when their current five-game losing streak began, one which has made the reality of playoffs a mere dream for yet another straight season in Winnipeg.
As it stands in the Western Conference wild-card race, the Stars have a five-point lead over the Jets for the final spot. They also have two games in hand. What makes it most difficult now is simply the fact that there isn't enough time for the Jets to rebound.
With only 15 games remaining on the Jets schedule, they'd have to win at least 13 of those games to finish with 95 points while hoping the Stars play .500 hockey the rest of the way. It's very unlikely that both cases become true.
Eight of the final 15 games are against teams ranked in the top 10 in the entire league. The Jets still have to face the St. Louis Blues, Colorado Avalanche, San Jose Sharks, Anaheim Ducks, Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota Wild, Pittsburgh Penguins and Boston Bruins. Not to mention, they have two bouts with the Stars left.
That's a pretty rough schedule. Before we get ahead of ourselves, the foc ...
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Winnipeg Jets’ Current Losing Streak Makes Playoffs Improbable
March 14th, 2014 by Anthony Capocci Leave a reply »
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