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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
Explain it however you like, the answer to why they haven't been good has very simply been goaltending. That is the difference between a mediocre middle of the pack team and a consistent playoff team. If they get last year's Steve Mason, that probably won't change. If the Steve Mason from the year before that, or the year before that, it probably will.
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Goaltending has definitely been an issue for the Jets, but you ought not undersell how much team discipline has hurt this group for several years now. Ill-timed and unnecessary penalties are a long established calling card in Winnipeg, and until this changes they are unlikely to go very far.