{"id":433660,"date":"2026-01-29T03:38:35","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T03:38:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/433660\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T03:38:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T03:38:35","slug":"analysis-winnipeg-jets-rebound-from-detroit-debacle-winnipeg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/433660\/","title":{"rendered":"ANALYSIS: Winnipeg Jets rebound from Detroit debacle – Winnipeg"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For as disillusioned with his team as head coach Scott Arniel was after Saturday\u2019s loss to Detroit<\/a>, his Winnipeg Jets<\/a> certainly provided an appropriate response on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

And frankly, there was no other choice for the club but to bounce back, as their season is getting very close to running out of racetrack and teetering on a forced implosion by management.<\/p>\n

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Sure, Winnipeg\u2019s 4-3 win over New Jersey Tuesday night<\/a> is a welcome result for a squad still sitting eight points below the playoff line, and may have delayed the inevitable by kicking the can down the road for at least another couple of nights.<\/p>\n

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But what it also presented was a testament to everyone at this stage of this baffling season that there is no quit in a group that knows it has underachieved, underdelivered and underperformed for 52 games thus far.<\/p>\n

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Again, there is no other way to put it than that their playoff lifeline is on mechanical assistance with four games to go before the Olympic break and only five weeks away from the trade deadline.<\/p>\n

And while it wasn\u2019t pretty against the Devils, the Jets found a way to deliver a timely victory \u2014 a necessary injunction, if you will \u2014 before the team\u2019s brass is truly forced to add a fresh coat of paint and some new furniture to the team\u2019s roster.<\/p>\n

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Of course, the next challenge for the Jets is simply their next game \u2013 a massive test Thursday night against the Tampa Bay Lightning, one of the league\u2019s hottest teams \u2013 leaving Winnipeg little time to enjoy their most recent two-point bounty.<\/p>\n

And should the Jets rise to submit another appropriate response in that game too, they\u2019ll again kick the can down the road for at least another couple of nights \u2013 because frankly, they have no other choice.<\/p>\n

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