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Murat Ates @wpgmurat.bsky.social · 30m

Jonathan Toews is probably used to being a symbol of his team's fortunes — just not quite like this.

Why Toews' encouraging — but flawed... but encouraging! — #NHLJets debut makes him the perfect symbol of Winnipeg's season to come ⤵️

www.nytimes.com/athletic/670...

How Jonathan Toews’ encouraging performance could come to define the Jets’ season

Whether he's comfortable with the idea or not, Toews' recovery is going to be a defining element to Winnipeg's story this season.

www.nytimes.com

Murat Ates @wpgmurat.bsky.social · 11h

How about emotionally?

"It was just really exciting before the game. Once you get your legs under you, you just go out there and play ... You enjoy it when you play your best, so I’m just trying to find a way to do that."

Murat Ates @wpgmurat.bsky.social · 11h

How did Jonathan Toews feel out there tonight?

"Close. But a lot of room for improvement. A lot of little things I can do better."

Murat Ates @wpgmurat.bsky.social · 11h

"They scored three goals off entries. That’s not us. We don’t give up those plays with a guy who’s dead center in the middle of the ice, getting chances. We have to work on that."

-Scott Arniel on the pile of chances Winnipeg gave up tonight. Long time since it's been like that.

Murat Ates @wpgmurat.bsky.social · 11h

Arniel, continued:

"Whether that was man on man or one on one or battles for good spots. They beat us to positions, they got to inside (space) on us a few times. We certainly know that we can be better in those areas."

Murat Ates @wpgmurat.bsky.social · 11h

"We lost a lot of battles."

An excerpt from Scott Arniel's assessment of the game. He'd been asked about the #NHLJets' level of compete.

Murat Ates @wpgmurat.bsky.social · 12h

The ending was not storybook. The Dallas Stars held on to win 5-4, despite the #NHLJets push. Two shorthanded goals, a hat trick for Kyle Connor, and a Game 1 defeat for the Winnipeg Jets -- to the team that eliminated them last year.

I hope everyone had fun.

Murat Ates @wpgmurat.bsky.social · 12h

Jets timeout with 20 seconds left in the Harley penalty and 1:16 left in the third.

Could you imagine if No. 19...

Murat Ates @wpgmurat.bsky.social · 12h

Thomas Harley put the puck over the glass. #NHLJets power play with 2:52 left in the third period, just 7 seconds after Kyle Connor's hat trick goal.

Murat Ates @wpgmurat.bsky.social · 12h

Kyle Connor rips one short side to bring the #NHLJets within one. It's a hat trick for Connor with 3:03 left in the third.

Murat Ates @wpgmurat.bsky.social · 12h

Now it's Kyle Connor jumping onto a Mark Scheifele chip and racing down the ice to score a shorthanded goal.

A pair of #NHLJets shorties make this a two goal game with 8:51 left in the third 👀

Murat Ates @wpgmurat.bsky.social · 12h

I'm not pinning it all on Samberg's absence but Fleury is out of his element playing top competition with Pionk.

Samberg's return would help.

Murat Ates @wpgmurat.bsky.social · 12h

What a shorthanded Morgan Barron goal, outracing three Stars and then pulling the puck to his backhand around Jake Oettinger.

The speedster makes it 5-2 Stars.

Murat Ates @wpgmurat.bsky.social · 12h

5-1 Stars. Wyatt Johnston spins a shot through Connor Hellebuyck that may have hit Haydn Fleury upon release. Bit of a crowd there.

Fleury picking up some early minuses to start the year.

Winnipeg needs Dylan Samberg back.

Murat Ates @wpgmurat.bsky.social · 12h

This one's a Stars goal for the highlight reels. Matt Duchene spins off Haydn Fleury and fires a cross-ice pass to Tyler Seguin for the tap-in.

It's 4-1 Stars.

Murat Ates @wpgmurat.bsky.social · 12h

3-1 Dallas. Jason Robertson scores just as Neal Pionk gets back onto the ice but after Josh Morrissey had lost his stick. It's essentially a 5-on-2 power play goal.

Back to 5-on-5 now, as Iafallo gets freed by the goal. Jets are in a hole early in the third.

Murat Ates @wpgmurat.bsky.social · 12h

Vilardi is on the ice before the third. Looks like all is well.

Murat Ates @wpgmurat.bsky.social · 13h

40 minute Jet review.

It is a good thing that Connor Hellebuyck is good.

Jonathan Toews is near good things but not finishing good things.

Gabriel Vilardi is playing with pace. Also took a hard hit towards the end of the second but stayed on the bench.

That D needs Dylan Samberg.

Murat Ates @wpgmurat.bsky.social · 13h

The second period ends with cheers as Connor Hellebuyck makes his 24th and 25th saves, this time on Dallas' 5-on-3, and the #NHLJets make it to the intermission down 2-1 to Dallas.

Murat Ates @wpgmurat.bsky.social · 13h

Peak Toews doesn't shank that so far wide. Toews has been around it tonight, but it may require patience before #NHLJets get to put an exclamation point on Toews' homecoming NHL return.

Murat Ates @wpgmurat.bsky.social · 13h

It is a bit jarring to watch these two teams wear the same jerseys and dress many of the same players but be much slower, non-playoff versions of themselves.

Playoffs are obviously different, I know, but it hits me every year.

Murat Ates @wpgmurat.bsky.social · 14h

The eyes support it. The first period saw one D pair do just fine and the other two get buried a couple of times each.

Murat Ates @wpgmurat.bsky.social · 14h

2-1 Dallas after 20 minutes of play. Some cobwebs early (and poor defending!) and yet another season-opening Kyle Connor goal.

Murat Ates @wpgmurat.bsky.social · 14h

That Jennings Trophy threepeat looks in peril early

Murat Ates @wpgmurat.bsky.social · 14h

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