Quoting: MisstheWhalers
Top two lines, Helle and Morrissey for the most part are carrying this team.
Our bottom six is full of 4th liners and AHL level players, doesn't compare to the bottom six of really good teams and recent cup winners.
Obviously you're entitled to your opinion like anyone else is but no the Jets defense doesn't come very close to the D's of recent cup winners. Seriously outside of Morrissey are any of the other Jets dmen legit top 4 dmen? Personally if we were just ranking D cores I'd put the Jets defense in the bottom half of the league, probably bottom 10 but that's debatable.
Boston is the best team in the league and odds on favorite to win the cup they have McAvoy, Lindholm, Grezlcyk, Forbort, Carlo and Clifton. Toronto has Reilly, Giordano, Holl, Liljegren, Brodie and Timmins. Dallas has Heiskanen, Suter, Lindel, Miller, Lundkvist and Hakanpaa. These are all top tier teams in the league and I would say the Jets D are equivalent if not better than all of them.
Winnipeg's defence ranks 3rd overall in the league.
Team PK% Score Shots PP Goals PP Chances
Boston 86.46 2.11 29.23 0.46 3.43
Dallas 83.70 2.60 31.25 0.53 3.23
Winnipeg 83.95 2.60 31.14 0.46 2.84