1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (703+ words) What do Kurt Russell, Patrick Swayze, Paul Newman, and Keanu Reeves all have in common, other than an affinity for hacking darts? They were all in hockey movies. As the "will-they-won't-they" saga of the Winnipeg Jets' 202526 season ends, it's important…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (474+ words) Those of a certain vintage remember the Campbell Conference and the Prince of Wales Conference fondly " less for anything hockey-related, but more because fans felt the 1993 switch to geographic names, meant to mirror the NBA and NFL, stripped the league…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (244+ words) A goal without a plan is just a wish. We know the goal of the Winnipeg Jets is to win the Stanley Cup. It would be odd if a professional hockey organization had any other goal. But what is the…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (712+ words) The popular idiom "every cloud has a silver lining" is not only tautologically incorrect, but, I believe, intentionally misleading. Meteorologically, not every cloud has a silver lining; in fact, few do. It's a turn of phrase intended to provide hope…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (594+ words) The Danish word for regret is beklagelse. I often ponder whether the Winnipeg Jets look back on their decision to let Nikolaj (Nik) Ehlers depart in free agency with soulful beklagelse. Ehlers was a polarizing figure in Winnipeg. Some lauded…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (546+ words) Taste is subjective, and there's no accounting for it in others. One person's trash is another's treasure, and so on. Platitudes aside, the Winnipeg Jets' "Hoser Game" was, to me, a rousing success. Moreover, it signals that True North Sports…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (433+ words) Germans have great words for "phenomena'words that sound like onomatopoeia, are virtually impossible to pronounce, and somehow capture a feeling the English language can't. Don't believe me? Here are a few of my favorites: 1. "Backpfeifengesicht literally, "a face that's asking…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (120+ words) jetswhiteout. com This will not be a treatise on the power of the "invisible hand" or market economics. Rather, it is a plea to Gary Bettman and the NHL to intervene on behalf of small-market teams. The problem is that…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (476+ words) jetswhiteout. com What the Jets did at the trade deadline The Jets got a little younger. Chevy pulled in 22-year-old Swedish forward Isak Rosen from the Buffalo Sabres, along with defenceman Jacob Bryson, a 2027 second round pick, and a 2026 fourth…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (36+ words) jetswhiteout. com Isak Rosen has top 6 upside Jacob Bryson will compete for a third pair spot Jets get a little younger and some draft picks back...