The magic that first accompanied Winnipeg Jets head coach Paul Maurice (affectionately known around Jetland as "Mo Magic") when he took over the bench-boss duties from Claude Noel has apparently used up its pixie dust. The Jets are the reluctant owners of a spanking new five-game losing streak. Their second such streak of the season. This one courtesy of the supposed sinking Vancouver Canucks 3-2 in a shoot-out.
This was supposed to be a must win for the Jets. One that was supposed to be easier than this against a club that had won only one of their last seven before last night.
Canucks' Alexandre Burrows had not scored all season until last night's contest versus the Jets. He scored the two Canucks regulation-time goals. Leave it to the Jets to snap a season-long goal-less drought.
The Jets are fading fast, but are still in it by a thread. However, it will now take a considerable amount of sliding by the other teams hunting for the last playoff spot in the Western conference for the Jets to even begin to start thinking about praying.
The Jets are now 30-28-9 for 69 points and sixth place in the Central division. Just three points up on last-place Nashville and now five points behind Dallas for the last wild card spot. The Phoenix Coyotes have 73 points, one point behind Dallas, while Vancouver is one point ahead of the Jets with 70.