Jets Nation Radio

The episode opens with Angus Hout telling us about the Jets and their  great stats to start the season, which leads to Angus asking Sam  Brownell does it feel like this Winnipeg Jets will burn like teams in  the past? Sam Explains why the team this year is better than the team's  from a few seasons ago.  Angus and Sam look at the Money Puck odds to win the Cup. Is it possible  for the Jets to be the Cup winners?  Should the Jets trade Nikolaj Ehlers?  Angus and Sam agree trading  Ehlers would be simply foolish. Then the debate of whether Ehlers is  elite or is just really good.  How many Alexander Ovechkin goals are acceptable against the Jets Angus  and Sam see it very differently.  The boys rip on the Thrashers records and how foolish it is.  The Boys look at if Connor Hellebuyck should be a Hart finalist. You  can't mention Hellebuyck without talking about David Rittich and how  good he has looked this season. Angus and Sam look at the injuries that are affecting the Jets and  speculate who will be filling in for Saku Maenalanen and some love for  Logan Stanley. Sam looks at Jets' bottom six and the consistency of the  Jets. More praise for Cole Perfetti and the fact he is third in rookie NHL  scoring. Angus calls out John Scott to get him on Jets Nation Radio for  saying the Jets aren't a real threat.

Another Sunday another episode of Jets Nation Radio. Angus has a brand  new back-ground he looks like he's recording in space.  Angus opens up  the episode with a John Scott quote from last Friday's episode of  Dropping the Gloves. The quote is "This is a great start to the season  for the Jets, but I'm not quite buying them as a legit threat in the  west yet." Angus and Sam talk about the Winnipeg Jets and if they are a  good team or not. The Jets are a good team the guys agree on that.  Talks about Dylan Samberg and his beautiful first goal in the NHL and  how good he looks on the back end even with young mistakes. Will Mikey  Eyssimont stay with the Jets when they are all healthy? Sam doesn't  think so for a moment. Angus talks about the Jets' losses and the  similarities between all of them, which leads us down the road of the  awful Power Play. Laine vs. Dubois comes up as the Blue Jackets were in  town on Friday. Which of the two would you want on the with the Jets? Do the Winnipeg  Jets have the most pests on their team? This leads us to who has been  the best Jet in the bottom six. It turns out there are lots of talented  bottom sixers.  Has David Rittich become the whipping boy for the Winnipeg Jets? Angus  thinks so, Sam defends the Jets' backup goaltender. Angus asks about Sam  Gagner and if he is still going to be Jet after the trade deadline. Sam  gives about five reasons why the Jets should not trade.  The boys look at the week ahead for the Jets of course everyone thinks  the Jets. Sam asks who starts in the net in the Chicago Blackhawks and  St. Blues back-to-back games.

Brayden Ewasko from the Whiteout podcast joins us for a Wednesday night  podcast. Angus and Brayden talk about how exciting they are to watch on a  regular basis. Angus talks about the team exceeding expectations from  the summer.  Talks about the special teams comes up and the fact that Rick Bowness  has created a near perfect system for the Jets defenders. Is Connor Hellebuyck going to win the Vezina trophy this year? How good  is Josh Morrissey? Long and short who out of Hellebuyck, Bowness,  Morrissey, and Perfetti wins some hardware? Angus asks about an in season as of right now and maybe one at deadline. The bottom six comes up and there's lots of love for everyone that has  shown up for them. Angus asks about the culture and brings up the speed.   Wheeler's captaincy comes up and they discuss why the dressing room has  had such a turn around. Who has been the best bottom six forward? Brayden discusses who's been  the best. Why no love for the Jets from the major sport networks,  Brayden enlightens us.   Bryaden talks about his favorite moment at Canada Life Centre. Which  leads to loving on Winnipeg. Winning leads to more fans in the seats.  That wraps up this extra episode of Jets Nation Radio

This is a bit of a special episode as we have our first guest it's Dan  from Hockeyfights.com. We find out Dan's origin story and how he started  working for the Nation Network and what working for the company has  looked like. Dan tells a great story about coming to Winnipeg and why he  has a special place in his heart with the city and the Jets. Mentions  of the Pint Winnipeg come up. RIP The Pint. Also, Toronto has no  Wendy's. Dan talks about the state of fighting in hockey and why memes  work in hockey. Dan explains why the NHL succeed through the pandemic.  Dan talks about the NHL in Europe and where they are lacking with our  friends across the ponds. Dan talks about running hockey fights and the  interactions he sees between hockey fighters and how hockey fights is  going to grow by going to other leagues. Dan talks about which NHLer he  would like to have dinner with and where in Edmonton would he take him.  This leads to a conversation about the best time he's had at a hockey  game and why he's a hockey fan. Dan and Angus talk about being fans of  hockey and why it's a great community and why the banter is fun. Talks  of traveling around the NHL and bringing hockey fans together. Reverse  Reto talks come up because Dan had the first Oilers Reverse Retro. CFL  talks come up. Go Bombers and let's make the three-pete happen Dan talks  about his weight loss journey which has a fun story to go along with it  and to close out we just talk about what's going around the NHL.

We start this episode by talking about the game between the Winnipeg Jets and the Calgary Flames and what went wrong for the Jets in that game. Angus asks which player was the best pick-up during the off-season. This leads to who comes out of the line-up when Nikolaj Ehlers is healthy and back in action.  Sam busts out the old NHL rule book to see what happens with players who have a one-way contract and how can they go back to the AHL without being claimed on the waiver wire.  The guys start talking about which Jets contracts are expiring and when Kevin Cheveldayoff should start making some signings. Angus brings up the fact the Jets were on top of the world to start the season last season and warns everyone about the fact this team could still collapse but still stays positive about this team. Are we at the point where we should worry about Kyle Connor and his lack of scoring? Sam gives us a good reason why Connor is not scoring on a regular basis, this leads to talking about the Jets' power play and why it has been so bad for the Jets early in the season. Angus and Sam talk about the new basketball team that's coming to Winnipeg. Angus and Sam talk about the World Cup of Hockey and the fact we have not seen a proper international hockey tournament in far too long. Sam Jokes about an Owen Power trade to the Jets. Let's manifest that trade. Angus asks Sam how many games will Ville Heinola play for the Jets in total. Angus and Sam talk about the potential of a Jets and Ottawa Senators trade. Angus and Sam preview the week ahead for the Jets.

Angus Hout goes solo and starts the podcast off over the moon excited the Winnipeg Jets are on top of the central division. He starts off talking about the Winnipeg Jets running the Dallas Stars out of the building. Angus sings the praises of Josh Morrissey and the fact he has been one of the best players for the Jets and one of the best defenders in the NHL. Angus talks about all the veteran defenders and why each of them is incredibly important to the Jets.  We hear about why there is such a log jam with the Jets' defence and how to clear it up. Who Ville Heinola should be mad at? Angus will let you know he'll let you know why Heinola is in the AHL.

Angus talks about the Reverse retro and why the jersey itself needs a little bit of red and why the Jets' Reverse Retro crest is perfect. This leads to a sidebar about other Reverse Reto's.  Angus moves on to talking about Kyle Connor and how many goals he will score by the end of the season and what our expectations should be for him. More Morrissey talk Angus discusses how underrated he is. Angus has a bold take that he can run a mile in 9.5 minutes.  Who has played the best as a Jet in the first month of hockey? It's Connor Hellebuyck and Angus is stoked about the Jets goaltender and wonders about Hellebuyck's next contract and what it would look like as well as how other contracts for the Jets will look in the next two seasons.

Angus is excited about the Jets' third line the summer of depth signing and how has gone for the Jets and why it worked. Angus talks about who has been the best summer signing. Angus makes fun of the Calgary Flames and our friends over at Flames Nation. Angus talks about being cautiously optimistic with this Jets team and reminds us of last year when the Jets fell off the wagon. But fear not he does tell us why we shouldn't worry about a repeat of last season. There's a talk of how many times we should see divisional rivals.

Angus tee's up the next couple of games and talks about the standings. He talks about the Seattle Kraken game and talks about Martin Jones being the Kraken's starter. We get around to previewing the Flames game and why it worries Angus but a big hype up of David Rittich. Quick talk about the Jets' special teams and how the Jets have gotten better and how many shorthanded goals can he score. Angus talks about the Jets locker room and how it has come together. Lots of hype for the Jets. Finally, Angus talks about what will the Jets look like when Nikolaj Ehlers is healthy. Who has scored the most career-shorthanded goals in the NHL?

This week we start with a big question. Are the Jets a true 5-3-1 team? Sam Brownell opens with some good reasons why the Winnipeg Jets are a truly good team. Angus and Sam gush about the defence and their offensive abilities. Angus talks about the Jets app and whether it’s good or not.  There are talks about why the young defenders are playing 15 minutes of hockey or less a night. Sam Makes a point of bringing Ville Hienola in to play some NHL hockey. Angus brings up his concerns with the Jets' faceoffs. Can Kyle Connor score? Sam tells us why we don’t need to worry about the Jets' best goal scorer. Angus talks about his big mistake in his fantasy hockey team. Angus speculates on when Nikolaj Ehlers returns and what the lines will look like when he returns. The boys talk about building a big power line. This leads to talking about loving the bottom six and where it currently is. There’s some talk about Mullett arena and what the guys did and did not like about the Arizona Coyotes' newest home. Angus talks about what the Coyotes will look like in the next three to five years. Do you extend Hellebuyck as soon as possible or do you wait for him and talk about what his next contract could look like. The guys talk about the Power play and why it sucks so much and what the Jets need to see some life from the extra man. A quick look at the central division happens Angus is very confused about it.  There is a quick preview of the week ahead for the Jets. Angus and Sam preview the Vegas Golden Knights and Winnipeg Jets game, and both Sam and Angus were wrong.

We hit the ground running talking about the loss on October 22nd and why the Winnipeg Jets were only 1-3 this past week. There are loads of excuses for the Jets there is still hope in this team. Sam Brownell keeps us up to date with Angus' wild hot take with the Florida Panthers and the Jets.  The boys talk about going to games wearing the away jersey which leads to talking about Leafs fans. The boys talk about the Ehlers injury and how that affects the Jets. Neal Pionk is a stud and is looking to break some personal records. Angus and Sam talk about the Reverse Retro Jets and if they like them and what they would change. Angus talks about the post-game Instagram lives. Angus and Sam debate Logan Stanley and the defence, which leads to talking about Johnny Kovaevic and why did the  Jets let him go for nothing.  The love for Dubois comes up and the fact the team is looking out for one another. Sam makes a bold prediction about the second line. We find out if Ehlers is soft and injury-prone.  We wrap up with predictions in the week for the Jets and their next four games.