It's Time to Let Off the Throttle: Deal the Vets, Call Up the Farm
The Jets are plummeting. Their GM faces a critical choice: chase a lost cause or stockpile draft picks for a brighter future.
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Welcome back, this is Carter Brooks of the Hockey News, following the Winnipeg Jets' five-one home loss to the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday evening.
Another day, another snoozer for the Jets.
This time, it was a four-goal third period outburst from the visitors that sealed Winnipeg's fate.
Falling to twenty, twenty-four, and seven on the year, the Jets are now eight points out of the final playoff spot, with four teams in their way.
Cole Kaepke got Winnipeg's only goal in the night, while JT Compher scored twice for the visitors.
The Jets didn't have much offensive flair, but managed to score their first five-on-five goal in the past five games.
They have now lost nine games in the month of January, with three more contests left to be played.
The game also concluded the three-game home stand and a grueling stretch of nine home games in the span of just nineteen days.
It's a four-game road trip through New Jersey, Tampa Bay, Florida, and Dallas next, before Winnipeg returns home for a test with Montreal in the last game before the lengthy Olympic break.
