Chevy is too smart to go after Richards. We don't have a top face off man but still not worth the risk. I'm sure Copp will get a lot better in that area with experience.

Copp is really good at faceoffs now.

Wow, I see Copp only got about 5 minutes of ice time against the Isles....not enough if you ask me.

I didn't see the game but if the fourth line is already back to playing that little we're in trouble.

Richards can work for cheap. He just got 50% of the rest of his contract for doing nothing.

Ice time was low cuz jets spent about 20 minutes killing penalties. Not gonna play the 4th line lots when losing by 2 or 3 either.

Copp 4:30

Thorbs 5:04

Petan 8:55

 

not enough ice time no matter how you slice it.

Context is important in looking at ice time....

 

20 minutes killing penalties, down 2 3 0 at one point... how often are you gonna play your 4th line when you are down by 2 or 3 goals trying to catch up... guess what, it almost worked too, Jets for as awful as they played, they were 1 shot away from tying a game they had no business being in. 

 

Every coach does that, it wasn't a blowout, Jets still had a chance, those 4th line guys don't kill penalties or play on the power play... 

 

I like Petan, I like Copp but these aren't the guys you want to put on the Ice when you are down by 3 goals trying to tie the game... You want your top 2 lines out there lots... it almost worked too. 

 

Ice time, look at the context first and it all makes sense in the end.

 

JETS  were on the PK basically for an entire period... 

I didn't see the game but if the fourth line is already back to playing that little we're in trouble.

There were a ton of penalties, that's why they didn't play much