The Jets Are Stuck On The Tarmac

The good news is that the Winnipeg Jets have their cornerstone goalie, Connor Hellebuyck, back in the lineup and apparently at full strength after missing a month due to knee surgery. The bad news is the Jets can't win any games no matter who's in net if they don't score goals. On Wednesday night against the St. Louis Blues, who are terrible, the Jets got stoned 1-0, marking another setback in a year that has so far been a far cry from their Presidents' Trophy–winning 2024–25 campaign.

To focus on the positives for a moment, Hellebuyck was sturdy and sharp in his third game back. He allowed the one goal in the second when an aggressive Blues attack overpowered a sloppy defense, but that's it, so it's worthy of a sigh of relief for Winnipeg that their goalie still looks like the back-to-back Vezina-winning man that he is. Check out the way he repelled this flurry of St. Louis shots midway through the first period, when the Blues were absolutely dominating possession.