The Most EMBARRASSING Team of the Playoffs

In this video, we'll take a look at the most embarrassing team of the playoffs and discuss what went wrong for them. From poor performance to unexpected losses, this team had a tough postseason. Watch to see which team made the biggest blunders on the road to victory!
The Winnipeg Jets owned the Colorado Avalanche in the regular season and triumphed in Game 1 of their playoff series. But with an atrocious penalty kill and sub-par play from Connor Hellebuyck, Winnipeg saw their Stanley Cup hopes vanish rapidly, dropping 4 straight to Nathan MacKinnon and the Avs. Where do the Jets go from here? Comment below, and stick around for all sorts of videos and live streams throughout the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs!
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[@TwistedWristerHockey]

What can the Jets do from here with an established, but underperforming core? How much accountability is on the Jets defense vs Hellebuyck vs and coaching? Lmk your thoughts! And here I was looking like as much of a believer as Jesse Pollock 😂

[@leagueidiot3052]

Defense shat the bed because they overespected way too hard their 1-2 lines plus they arent creative enough on the PP... Helle did his best... wasnt perfect but he did his best ... I hope Bones retire... he legit got outcoached big time.. right at after the first period of game 2.. u knew jets were losing this one... zero adaptability ..

[@wainber1]

@@leagueidiot3052 Three Canadian NHL teams played games that had started on Tuesday Central Time. First up was the fifth game of the Leafs-Bruins series, that game decided not even 150 seconds into OT, and before 9 p.m., ending 2-1 for the Leafs. Although after the Jets were to be eliminated from the Stanley Cup playoffs, the Canucks would lose a close game of their own, putrid defense hurt the Jets so badly. Giving up 5 (4 excluding empty-netters) or more goals per game was likely only going to lead to disaster, with the Jets lucky to win even ONE of those games.

[@TheCrazyCanuck420]

I didn't watch all the games, but it was obvious to me the Jets don't have a defense core to handle the playoffs. I see a lot of blame thrown at the net, but what do you expect to happen when a high flying offense blasts past the defense? It's like my Habs taught the Jets nothing two years ago...

[@KeithMoon13]

I don't think this is all on the Jets, I think this series is about Colorado finding another level for playoff hockey. Maybe the Jets don't have that extra level and that accountability would probably go toward the front office and coaching for not getting the core to believe they can respond when they get punched in the mouth (figuratively.) As an Avs fan who's watched over 75 games per year for the last five or six years; I can say Colorado learned what Tampa did when they went back to back about the regular season. The effort wasn't always there in this regular season for Colorado; and that was also the case with those Tampa teams (they won the Presidents trophy the year before winning, and got swept in round 1. They didn't win their division either of the cup winning years by conserving energy (and cap space with LTIR.) Colorado really responded to the playoff atmosphere maybe not immediately, but by the end of Game 1 when the "Pull your goalie" chants rained down on Georgiev, the entire team took that personally and not only wanted to win, but crush those Winnipeg fans (Devon Toews is a big part of this mentality in Colorado, and I love him for it.) Again, as an Avs fan; I thank the Jets fans for motivating my team in a unique way, you don't score 29 goals in 5 games against the best defense/goalie in the NHL regular season on accident, and I think you guys really got us rolling to a point where we're playing the right way at the right time. Go Avs Go!

[@hockeyprofit19]

I think the jets need to find a way to get a legit 1C. It's easier said than done but they have some prospects to dangle. I think Ehlers is also a nice trade piece. I just feel Scheifele would be better at 2C.

[@timetowakeup6302]

Before the series Jared Bednar was asked by the media if he was concerned about losing all 3 regular season games to Winnipeg this year. His response was fantastic: “No, I’m not really concerned. They haven’t seen our team yet.” Rick Bowness needs to be fired. He got taken out to the woodshed this series.

[@juliand6317]

It’s exactly that. Did the jets not preform up to standard? Yes. Did the Avs actually just rock up for the first time properly against the jets and were too hot for them to handle? Also yes. It seems clear that the Avs are the better team. Jets could have been better sure; but the Avs also have several gears, and at their height it seems just too much for the jets.

[@FischerFan]

Either the Jets are not a playoff team or Bowness is not a playoff coach. I won't rack my brain trying to figure out which one. For a team that finished 4th overall in the League, they really bombed in this series. I'm thinking that Neil Pionk may have played in his final game in Winnipeg.

[@feinded]

This is EXACLY what im talking about. He got played.

[@vaguelysober]

Avs are a different animal in the playoffs

[@ethansledzianowski8056]

The playoffs are a whole different animal, it is or die, who wants it the most.... 2:38

[@RedRocket204]

Won't disagree there. Just want to point out that there were signs of what team the AVS put together and that was the run they had following the trade deadline. But seems everyone, including the Jets coaching staff, focused on the AVS last 9 games of the season. The amount of "professional" analysts who did the same and only focused on the last 9 AVS games should be embarrassed.

[@spittinvenom9843]

Next level

[@BM_2002]

As a Jets fan, I agree. If you're giving up 5+ goals per game, You have no business being in the playoffs.

[@stratcat3216]

The problem is the Jets thought the Av's were playing at their best during the regular season. Terrible miscalculation.

[@mortekaieve4729]

Compounded by that game 1. The Avs got their act together, they even admitted they just weren't playing as they should have been and made the adjustments.

[@thedukeparty]

I have a feeling the Avs are going to embarrass some other teams this playoffs

[@vomitkermit3446]

As an Avs fan this assessment is not accurate I feel. Hellebuyck was phenomenal. He let 2 softies at the most. The problem is when the Avs entered into the zone he was under siege very quickly and for extended periods. The SOG totals from the regular season vs the playoffs back this up. The guys in front of Hellebuyck failed, they expected him to be this brick wall while they would leave players open. He can only do so much while getting peppered constantly. When the Avs’ first line was out all the attention was on Mac, Rantanen and Makar. Usually they would double team Mac, this would always leave Lehk or Nichushkin open and usually near the slot. The Parisi line got things done by being a menace, and creating turn overs as if they weren't given enough credit. The other two lines capitalized on the momentum the Parisi line created. The Jets overthought their game I feel, and because of that, they played tight and out of their element. It was more about negating the dangerous players instead of adhering to basic principles.

[@AC-be5gu]

Jets fan here - completely agree. End of p2 in game 4 shots in slot were 15-2. Any goalie facing constant odd man rushes, high scoring area shots, players alone in front of net etc will be letting a lot of goals in. First two periods last night were better Defense and they still gave up a few horrible looks, that’s telling. Edit to add - well deserved series win. Wasnt even close. Best of luck

[@ostarakonrad9907]

You didnt say casey mittelstadt's name. Mitts dominated every single line the jets threw at him in analytics, including their 1c, scheifele.

[@neutralsportsfan17]

Hellebuyck has the worst goals saved above expected of any goalie in the playoffs right now. It wasn't entirely his fault but he was not even close to phenomenal.

[@thefinaldispatch]

@@neutralsportsfan17tough to be phenomenal when you’re getting pumped with shots and chances all game. If you look back at the games, he let in very few soft goals. The Avs earned every win and should have won game 1 as well.

[@thefinaldispatch]

Totally agree. I think maybe Bowness is too old to get the players ready mentally for the playoffs. Cheveldayoff couldn’t have given them a better roster. Playoffs are the time when heart wins games. Adjustments are big too. I don’t think the Jets had either. Weren’t winning puck battles, taking it easy on physical play especially forecheck so no o zone pressure, always seemed to be a man down during transition play by the Avs, not controlling the pace of the game. The Avs play faster and it was like the jets were trying to match speed when that really wasn’t their game all season. Their game relied on good transition in d zone and o zone pressure. In the playoffs they needed to do the same thing, just tighter plays with one another in our end so forwards coming back further to support, tighter checking in o zone, especially first two forwards, and safety in numbers on avs attacks. Our discipline, PP, and PK all sucked too. It was hard to watch tbh

[@iLikeDMR]

Jets fans chirped Georgiev in game 1 by telling the Avs to pull their goalie only to watch Jets pull theirs 4 games in a row. The Jets are 2 and 12 in their last 14 playoff games, something has to change here

[@Cheyennemae.A]

Yeah that chant kind of backfired

[@whoisbrucewayne17]

Helly only got pulled once. Other than that he took his licks

[@brandoncormier8195]

Yeah, that chirp was a mistake. I saw that backfiring

[@AC-be5gu]

They did the same to LB vs Vegas last year

[@Only1BandIsTheBand]

reminds me of toronto fans last year yelling 'we want florida!' lmao

[@sassyvenom3993]

And this was an Avs team currently missing their captain (Gabriel Landeskog), arguably top penalty killer (Logan O'Connor,) and top 6 forward Jonathan Drouin

[@jps8678]

Landeskog😪 It's been so long ago. I wonder if he is able to comeback. I miss him

[@dvan7117]

Give the Avs some credit. Nobody seems to want to do that. It was the Jets defense that let the team down. Not so much Hellebuyck. Good goaltending comes with solid defense.

[@spencerr2323]

The Avs forecheck was highly underrated this series, it was RELENTLESS…caused so many forced errors and grade A scoring chances

[@coreymickanuik8199]

I picked the Jets to win this series and you gotta give the AVS credit they dictated the series after game 1 and showed up to play. AVS are such a well balanced dangerous team and they showed it. Congrats to the AVS and for the Jets really feel bad for the fans.

[@fluntimes]

I surprised that people are surprised at this result. The goalie situations aside (which was a surprise) the Avs are winners and after last year's flop, they retooled to get them back to being the best offense. The playoffs expose the teams that aren't truly contenders, especially when facing legit contenders, and we saw that here

[@ozone923]

Are you surprised or not fella

[@djjuicyfruit]

@@ozone923😂

[@fluntimes]

​@@ozone923 no. I had Avs in 6 so 5 is not really much different. I thought they'd dominate the Jets.

[@blastimbre]

I just never trust the Jets to do much of anything.

[@satoshischrockamoto]

It's almost as if the cliches of the playoffs being a completely different game are true or something. This Avs roster is a playoff wagon.

[@user-zm6zs6ey4h]

If the Av’s carry this play going forward, nobody will hang with them, so we need to take it easy on the Jets. The Av’s just overwhelmed them. Like the 2010 Hawks

[@Th4t_guy_]

As an avs fan though, I would throw the olive branch and say Hellebuyck was asked to carry the team, and you can't do that against us. Sure, he gave up a lot of goals, but if your defense is where it should be ability and positioning wise, he doesn't need to make all those stops. Which jets fans agree?

[@ItsHamerTime]

Yup, Helle wasn't the problem here. He certainly didn't play his best but its hard to blame him when the rest of the team got walked all over. The Avs were entering the zone so easily and had constant pressure. Jets played awful defense and gave up far to many good chances.

[@fvialpando92]

Shots on goal were pretty much 2-1 that's asking too much of you ask me. The Avs just poured it on them and if they play that way rest of playoffs them other teams better watch out!

[@nickpapageorgio8529]

Druin may be back for round 2. He is such a key piece bc him and Mackinnon just fly on that line together.

[@tbd3058]

0:53 that was a pretty embarrassing Cup finals prediction lmao

[@KyleJon]

Helly is 2-12 in his last playoff games. Brossoit got 20 minutes, and pitched a shutout. What does our coaching do? Put in Helly of course! I called for Miller and Shmidt to be in Game 1. I said they will be your best defencemen. Guess what? They were our best defenders (besides Morrisey) We knew our PK and PP were trash since Nov. Wgar did we do? Nothing. Analytics and fans were crying for Ehlers to be in the top line. What happened? Didn’t get played on the top line. Neal Pionk is probably the worst Defender in the league. What do we do? Pay him 10x was he was earning in NY, and p ok at him 22 minutes a night. Did we find a solution for Makar? Nikushins? McKinnon? Their PP. no no no no I no no and no? Exactly.

[@lk69ak65bl1]

Brossoit pulled a shutout on only 4 shots. He better have. I think people are giving him too much credit for that. The Avs were up 4-1 going into the 3rd and played a trap during the entire period.

[@thefinaldispatch]

Not only that, with a struggling PK, we put Samberg out there for every PK and just got slaughtered lol I don’t get it

[@soulknife20]

@@lk69ak65bl1 Any Jets fan thinking Brossoit was the answer is delusional

[@theaverageDon]

To my credit, I have Colorado vs Carolina in the Cup Final 😅

[@bedbath9056]

What an awesome trade to get Lehkonen for basically nothing. Barron is a miserable player, bad trade by Hughes.

[@Landley100]

The Jets ended the regular season with an 8-game win streak and I think that may have caused them to be too cocky or underestimating the Avs, or maybe they simply did not have enough rest. Seems to be a trend among some teams

[@JerBuster77]

The key was the Avs keeping the pressure on the Jets D.

[@user-cf7do5bb5x]

I am a Canadian, a resident of Winnipeg, and a Winnipeg Jets' fan. I enjoyed the video. A very "fair" appraisal. Well done. Subscribed.

[@Stoicbeast33]

They weren't embarrassing. Colorado is on another level.

[@dannyjackson5356]

I thought the avs looked and felt more experienced in this series. They knew exactly how to respond to going down a game. The are built for the playoffs. When people ask why the regular season stats dont mean a whole lot in the playoffs you can use this series as a case study. The playoffs have so much less room, the game is going way faster, and nerves are at an all time high. Every moment is the moment that can make or break the run. Avs have been here many times. The regular season doesnt have that much pressure and while its commendable end the season with a good record just ask the bruins how that worked out for em last year. The jets had no real answers when their goalie wasnt there to steal a game or two. As for Bowness, it cannot be a coincidence that every post season the team just looks flat in comparison to what you know they are capable of. The defensive turtle when you have a lead, and keeping the games close were the most irritating aspects of his coaching in dallas. He changed a bit since but still doing the same shit essentially.

[@feinded]

As an Avs fan who watches every game I always find it funny when people are surprised they got beat up by the Avs. They don't get enough credit, ever. The fact is they are a great team and its not even that the Jets played poorly the whole time. The announcers cant even pronounce Nichushkin right and he scores a hatty. No credit. The guy was in rehab this year, missed last playoffs with some crazy situation. He is such a good player now people can see and they are shocked. Also, lets be real if I was a coach and I knew my first round matchup was a team I was playing literally days before the playoffs I am not giving up any signs or plays or systems that I will be using in the playoffs. Avs coaching probably did the same, then the Jets got a taste of the real avs once Gorgie could stop a puck. The avs always seem to adjust well to other teams. I also could sit back and say the Avs didn't even play as well make a bunch of excuses and take all credibility away from the Jets. Not to mention all this is happening without our Capt who is a huge loss.

[@Will-fk2dk]

The Playoffs are just getting started, because the 2nd round is going to be a real bloodbath! The winning teams in both the East and West are looking tough and carrying a lot of momentum. This is gonna be fun!!

[@ryanjulian4148]

As an Avs fan, I thought it's was going to be a better series, too. But the Jets' overall speed was an issue, Avs added need and players with that identity with heavy forcheck before and during the trade deadline. Specifically for the playoffs, Georgev was the Avs' MVP last year, and the front office knew that superstars and goaltending just weren't good enough against well balances teams.

[@stratcat3216]

The Avs were just coasting during the regular season.

[@drumline17]

Regular season goaltending doesn't carry over to playoffs. Picking the team with the better goaltending has been a terrible idea since the 04 lockout. Idk why people still do it

[@jasonfire3434]

Most embarrassing so far. Let’s see how the Kings hold up tonight in Edmonton, as well as whatever the Leafs do to lose their first round series lol

[@doug3512]

Avs vs Jets was a matchup of the best goaltender against the best offense. What people fail to grasp is that the Avs had the best offense while also having a makeshift second line. The deadline moves gave us a true second line center. The Avs got significantly better. Of course, it took some time for those olayers to start understanding Bednars system, but they have all proven to be quality contributors. The Jets just leaned into Hellebuyck to carry them. He gave up very few (if any) soft goals. But, even the best goaltender can't be expected to carry a team that struggles to maintain puck possession.

[@Andriig75]

But at the same time, Avs' fans were too though on Grigoriev (sp,?) . I'm glad he said fu to everyone

[@JustAFan444]

No, when a goalie plays bad, he deserves criticism. These are professional athletes, if they can't handle the fans after they play like garbage, then they aren't tough enough to begin with.

[@russell-di8js]

@@JustAFan444 True that!!

[@cobrachannel100]

I never blame Georgiev for their losses. Watched every game this season. To me, it all comes down to them having the following problems: faceoffs, puck control, defense/forechecking, turnovers. The Avs sucked in all of those areas most of the time during the regular season, thus generating a lot of quality chances for the other teams, and thus resulting in many goals against. In this series, however, they showed improvements by a mile in all areas, except perhaps, faceoff wins. That shows.

[@themorethemerrier281]

Oilers manhandled the Jets in 2021's Canadian Division and then got squashed by them in the playoffs. There's not much you can learn from regular season success except to be vigilant...

[@nogitsune4542]

How anyone could pick tampa over florida absolutely blows my mind. Florida is miles ahead in every area of the game

[@manzac112]

With how everything is going around Canada with the hockey teams, Winnipeg absolutely needed a deep playoff run.

[@megslynnandrade]

The jets SERIOUSLY underestimated the Avalanche, game 1 was a Fluke. They probably went into the Series thinking we got this, cus the avs didn't look there best at the end of the season, but after game 1 we took off like a jet and never looked back. I just hope we end up with Dallas. I think we could beat Vegas, but i would really rather face Dallas

[@Kariakas]

They’re a bit like Toronto, not geared for the playoffs while the AVs are. They lost badly last year and got beat by a weak habs team the year before. They can’t kick it up a notch.

[@mkraulis]

The Jets need to find a #1 horse on defense. They seemed to be missing that stabilizing factor.

[@77dris]

The jets are so bad, they almost make the Leafs look good.... almost.

[@jackmcaninch4270]

CONNOR FIVEABUCK

[@Andriig75]

Holebuck had no fun, Avs are just that good

[@Andriig75]

Come at me

[@HarryRiceHockey]

Avs are a fantastic team, they just outplayed the Jets when it mattered most that's most important. With that being said this is like 5 straight years (when they've made it) where in the playoffs the Jets get completely embarrassed. The Jets did not add where they needed to. They needed to add at least a top 4 D, a top 6 D, and some forward depth. Monahan/Toffoli were great adds for the 2nd line yes but they had barely any actual depth outside of the top 6. The defense looked outplayed in every single game, and Hellebuyck... I think needs to be said the Jets will not win a Cup with this guy in net. He is not at all a playoff goaltender outside of 2018 where the only good team he faced was Vegas, and 2021 where he faced a terrible Oilers team and a defensively minded Habs team. Last year the Jets got exposed hard by Vegas, and this year they got exposed by the Avs. They need to fire Bowness, they need to rebuild, sell Hellebuyck while you can before that contract is unmovable in 2 years. Re-signing him and Scheifele was the worst possible move they could have made. I dare say they are the Leafs of the West, great regular season team but they do not show up when it matters most.

[@fraterseamus]

I joked with my brother that the Jets are the Leafs of the prairies. . .but even the Leaf's managed to force a game 6.

[@Andriig75]

Needed to be said, and you said it beautifully

[@BoboMcBooboy]

1:32 - I think one of the most dangerous parts about Colorado, is the Jets putting SO much emphasis on shutting down McKinnon and Makar, and that makes sense to the vast majority of people, but it allowed everyone else of their roster to shine at different moments. Mittlestadt, Parise, Wood, etc etc etc, on and on I could go... I think one of the biggest things, was Jets going in with this gameplan, and then coaching staff didn't/couldn't adjust properly. I don't think we EVER actually played "our style of hockey" once. Atleast for any real length of time...

[@jeremy_logan]

I love being a lifetime Avs fan bro

[@TwistedWristerHockey]

All their horses were riding tonight and most of the series. Good luck in the next round!

[@yone3689]

We have had some rough years to say the least, but this core playing this way has made the wait worth it

[@angelobrattoli4663]

Connor Hellebuyck has a Save Percentage below 90% for the last two playoff seasons.

[@huuiboy]

I mean.. someone pick them to win the cup... The Aves went through this with their core group. You have to elevate your play in the playoffs.. I am not sure how much of the Jet's team have play experience but they got now. Jets will be scary next year.

[@mortekaieve4729]

What the Avs players themselves said is that they were slacking, they had what was essentially a mental revolution, and they started turning up the heat and playing properly. The Jets aren't embarrassing, the Avs are just a great team when they play the game. Helly didn't get screwed by Georgie, they got screwed by the Avs absolutely insane offensive power.

[@rileyholden-zc9ip]

If the golden knights don't make it I would have no problem with Colorado winning

[@heathclark318]

Spoken like a true fan. Lol

[@frozenrabbit5641]

Knights are the worst opponent for Dallas style of play. But it seems Dallas is cracking the defense. And AVS will be easier for Dallas.

[@heathclark318]

@@frozenrabbit5641 LETS GO STARS!!!

[@rileyholden-zc9ip]

@@frozenrabbit5641 neither team has won at home

[@frozenrabbit5641]

@@rileyholden-zc9ip well that is what I assume is about to happen. Knights will trust their system as that is what they got and Stars have found way to beat it.

[@Benesii]

Helly is terrible in the playoffs. Bones refuses to play LB, our only stanley cup goalie and misplaced trust sunk us all.

[@woahcrash]

I mean, LB was not that great last year in the playoffs, just got bailed out by better scoring.

[@dancharles4890]

As an Avs fan since the move from Quebec, I watched this season and had this feeling that (with the exception of two of 10 game stretches) they were playing in 2nd or 3rd gear (with a 6 gear box before the trade deadline and a 10 gear box after). We just saw 6th gear. If they can get consistent average (~.900) keeping from Georgie, this team has true potential to get 16 wins in the only season that counts. We just saw 6th gear. Imagine 7th or 8th or 9h or 10th.

[@wolfdreams1545]

It seems Hellebuyck is a regular season goaltender and not a playoffs goaltender.

[@WW3_Soon]

Neal Pionk just qualified to be a Maple Laff!

[@serialmiller1987]

Jets grounded 2 years in a row. I was pulling for the Jets (if Vegas lost) because of their "attendance" issues. It would have been such an amazing story to break the Canada Cup Curse with the Jets, but they were unable to get off the runway.

[@samclark4595]

this guy picked the jets to win the cup lol

[@Andriig75]

Good analysis

[@Aidan_minotii]

As a avs fan, the jets r very embarrassing rn, so r the isles, and caps, but we knew they were easy first round exits

[@mcthunderstick2374]

Disagree, Vancouver is the most embarrassing. They’re barely beating Nashville despite seeding way higher and Nashville being a pretty lousy team to begin with.

[@BrentRodg3rs]

I think they're getting pretty stiff competition in the embarrassing department from the Leafs - despite they're performance last night against Boston.

[@stevelucido266]

I've been watching the Jets now for the past four seasons or so and really, though he's a solid Goalie, Hellebuyck just isn't that guy that's going to get Winnipeg into the Finals. If they could get lights out Defense that might help but I already think, at least from what I've seen Winnipeg's defense has carried Hellebuyck for this long. I know it's not easy to find the right person to put in goal but he isn't the answer.

[@ghhtdesfh]

The Lose-a-peg Jets easily made the worst showing in the playoffs. Even the Capitals and the Lightning played in games that were close.

[@Raumance]

Talking about regular season as if it's the same as playoff hockey when teams are actually trying is not how it works.

[@howdareyouexist]

speed kills

[@TwistedWristerHockey]

Exactly what someone said going into the playoffs two years ago with the Avs, and look how that turned out. They do it better than anyone else.

[@pnutbutrncrackers]

There's a psychological human need to identify a villain when an unwanted and embarrassing outcome occurs. I feel for many Connor Hellebuyck is filling this need -- unfairly. Was he sparkling? No. I think you could argue maybe 2 to 4 goals (out of the 28!) were ones you'd like to see him stop. But come on. The man faced a shooting gallery. Where was his help?

[@nolankuffner3573]

Man, I feel for Hellebuyck. Guy saw his team break down defensively time and time again. Screened (by up to three guys in close) on SIX separate occasions. Multiple odd man rushes. And just not playing the disciplined style they had for stretches this season. That, and Colorado took advantage of home ice and just played smarter with leads and more aggressively when trailing. Clearly, Colorado has experience in pressure situations, and confidence in situations where closing counts. Nothing against Iafallo and Vilardi, but neither player has had that. Aside from Toffoli (who had softened with the Flames), few Jets have ever had real playoff success. And when the chips were on the table, Colorado's offensive pressure was just better than Winnipeg's defensive resolve.

[@brainspout3447]

Wait WHAT? Not only did you have the Jets winning the cup You had Winnipeg versus Vancouver in the conference final!? I'm guessing you live in Canada and are extremely influenced by Canadian media. Lol!

[@TwistedWristerHockey]

Nope, not Canadian.

[@justinscott8769]

I called this outcome months ago Twister. The jets are absolutely pretenders and are the Toronto Maple Leads of the west. I love when I'm right. The fact I knew this would happen for months should tell you something.

[@wileysells1279]

It's the Avs playing on another level. Winnipeg would be fine against anyone else in the West.

[@tpd1399]

We have four skilled, healthy, and relentless lines right now. That’s the difference. Jets will never advance off two or three lines. We learned that lesson vs Dallas and Vegas. Go Avs

[@chickenwings6172]

How are they the most EMBARRASSING when the caps got knocked out in 4 games and OVI got 0 points.

[@Halfdozengp]

When the Avs are humming, it doesn’t matter who is between the pipes. Teams have to find a way to outscore them. There will always be defensive breakdowns. They are too fast and too skilled to keep them to 1 or 2 goals.

[@hockeyprofit19]

All this without Drouin, whos the most likely Masterson winner. Hats off to Georgie, many player's would crumble after his Game 1 performance.

[@nickburrellaka]

Jets were lucky this even went 5 games. If Georgiev even resembles a goaltender in game 1 this is a sweep.

[@joshlink3421]

Colorado has such amazing fire power and their experience in the playoffs shows they have the power and talent to win it all

[@ll7868]

They're my home team but I'm not heartbroken, I put money on the Canes in the East and Oilers in the West in the pre-season, Edmonton had me worried there for awhile. If they didn't make the playoffs my backup choices would have been the Canucks and Rangers. Jets were the 6th team on my list, I thought the Panthers had a better shot going into the playoffs than the Jets, but I still cheered for them until they were eliminated.

[@CC-vDog]

I've noticed a bad trend with Helly. 3 years of regular season improvement and 3 years of playoff decline. Perhaps he's simply not a "money goalie"?

[@johnjohnston3879]

lol don’t blow this up, jets played a very well oiled machine, that match there great defensive game, with an unmatched offensive juggernaut, when you’ve got a modern bobby orr in Cale makar, with the one of the leagues best players in Nate mack, who clearly will not shy away from playoff hockey, with the nichuskins, rantanens of the world, it’s tough but don’t hang your heads.

[@toweringflesh]

ok and the avs core is still all in their prime. mackinnon, makar, girard, toews, nichushkin, rantanen, middlestat, lekhonen .. none of them are going anywhere and will all likely finish their careers with the avs. if he ends up coming back next season, throw landeskog back into the mix. if not and he’s done then the avs easily resign drouin, who didn’t even play against the jets. teams in general are trying to play with more skill and more speed, they’re not trying to get bigger and slower like the jets did with the extensions & trades. whether it’s colorado or someone else next season, winnipeg will get bounced again. they’re a talented team but they’re not built for the playoffs.

[@thefinaldispatch]

If we get rid of Cheveldayoff, watch the team take a complete nosedive over the next 5 years

[@michaelboucher7216]

the most embarassing team of the playoffs is BY FAR the Washington Capitals

[@scottydoesntknow24]

I never want to hear that Ovi is better than Sid ever again lol

[@sheddingmyvelvet]

it was just shocking watching hellebuyck perform like that, the guy who stole multiple games in the regular season. don’t think anyone saw that coming

[@brettkenschaft4239]

I did, but I've been watching the Avs all season.

[@golflre7179]

Gotta step up play in the playoffs - the Avs were embarrassing last year and this year they vowed to be better. Jets looked like regular season posers.

[@36inc]

i have a myth that stars can only win the cup if they beat the avs in the playoffs- thats whats set up so i invision yet another series for col v dal that will decide which true threat we send the rangers or carolina and cats if they pull past the ny elite.

[@saschaganser9671]

Avs got Nichushkin back and though Georgiev didn`t look great in one game, everything else did. Walker is a great addition, Mittelstadt gives them depth, and they are a really dangerous team. The Jets had everything in place and just folded. Great goalie, a strong D, at least a solid F group. No idea why they choked, but they did. That should have been an epic 7 game clash. jets missed leadership, grit and somehow looked weak on D. They didn`t get the intensity up. Great regular season team, bad playoff team. Avs look like a cup champ, as did FLA.

[@deathgrinderb3284]

idk man the preds multi goal lead blown was really bad. they are up 3-2 if they win. i loved trenin at the preds. he was a good depth scorer.

[@arkwill14]

Was that last Jets win over the Avalanche in the regular season one big slow roll by the Av's?

[@Koersky]

Man I really believed In this team but we fell apart hard

[@renegodin639]

I WONDER IF THOSE CRAZY START TIMES THREW THE JETS OFF THEIR RHYTHM AND ROUTINE? OH WE'LL START THE GAME AT 8PM INSTEAD OF 6. THEN I:30 IN THE AFTERNOON. THEN 9 PM. ETC.

[@woahcrash]

In terms of the next round, I think the Avs match up better against Dallas but would have home ice against Vegas...so I'd take Vegas.

[@simonlemerveilleuxdelisle3779]

People are harsh with the Jets. Okay they underperformed but the Avs deserve a LOT of credit as the entire team showed up and gave it all and all players became 'hot' at the best possible time. Helleybuck being schooled by Georgiev is puzzling though!

[@chootum8295]

Bolts and Jets in the Final. Can’t wait for that matchup.

[@TwistedWristerHockey]

I thought the Lightning were riding some strong momentum from the second half of the season, and Vasilevskiy was looking more dialed in. Plus they've known how to get under the Panthers' skin in previous playoff meetings. But you're right, the Panthers look miles ahead - more like the complete team that they are.

[@jakez199456]

This just goes to show the playoffs are an all together different animal. Jets could be in trouble

[@sekzsekz9880]

Cap It's Washington....

[@mattm8108]

The jets have even worse defense than the maple laughs

[@Thorpe741]

Not embarrassing. They just aren’t quite a playoff team yet. They are getting there thou. IMO

[@richardwirt5614]

coach will get fired, there will be a bunch of trades, and before long, wpg will not have a team anymore. way to go management, PR team and lastly, hellybuck! Cost us another season!!

[@JamesEatWorld7758]

I’m just glad my preds won the last game to avoid this title

[@metalmarty3948]

Say what you will about Bucky. He did struggle but the Jets defence was absolutely horrible.

[@wainber1]

Yep because there's no doubt these Jets through defense under the bus.

[@fvialpando92]

Shots on goal were pretty much 2-1 that's asking too much of your goalie if you ask me. The Avs just poured it on them and if they play that way rest of playoffs them other teams better watch out!

[@DirtyMikeTM]

How can the jets be the most embarrassing team when the Leafs/Laughs are

[@TwistedWristerHockey]

I was actually planning a video on the Leafs because I had 0% confidence in them heading into Game 5, but I have to give them some credit for winning Game 5 in Boston - without Matthews, too. For the Jets to lose 4 straight, finishing things off on home ice, is downright pathetic.