Systems Analysis: Jets Forecheck A Central Division Oddity
Kevin McCartney October 18 2013 04:22AM  This is a systems post
we've been working up to from the start of the season. The Jets
have a complex problem this season, and the knives are out. As
we look at the Jets forecheck, we're going to see the root of a
lot of the things people don't like about this squad. Lack of
control of the neutral zone, open space in the Jets' end, odd-
man rushes against, and even offence coming from areas outside
that prized real estate in the slot.   The point of these posts
is not to show fault with a particular system choice. It's hard
to talk about systems in Winnipeg right now without incidentally
raising the question of whether Noel should be fired. I wanted
to wait for this post until we'd seen a game in which this
forecheck was successful, becuase when it is successful, it
creates a lot of second and third opportunities and forces
defencemen to make difficult plays. We finally saw that against
New Jersey.   Still, the