Wade Flaherty

He makes-

Those, that's a number that Wade Flaherty likes, Drew.

No question about it.

You know, there's a couple saves that I wanna highlight.

But I think Skinner is able to handle the load fine.

Well, and the other thing also to factor in is, like, if you think about it, he's going to have to – it's not like he gets under the tutelage of Wade Flaherty and suddenly he's a completely different goaltender.

I mean, that's going to take some time for those two to really develop that relationship.

I mean, I asked Marty Baran about it, right, in terms of that, and he said probably it would be about November.

Well, and that's one of the biggest factors for this Jets team, I think, as he is the fact that, look, you don't have Connor Hellebuck in that.

And until Stewart's dinner, I mean, you know, I see a lot of the comments in the chat and they're like, look, this is what NHL probably above average NHL goaltending looks like.

You're just used to beyond above average right you're you're used to spectacular goaltending from your from your net minders so well at least in the regular season so from that perspective this is a something that is going to have to like we expect the Jets to be better like we expect Stuart Skinner you know a month of or now he will have had a couple of months under Wade Flaherty maybe next by next month he's a he's he's some of the kinks in his game have been worked out But until then, yeah, you're absolutely right, Ezi.

That's when it's going to take much better defense from this Jets team to be on... to be on to a higher standard than, than we're used to seeing.

But if they play that, that system prior to last year that, that carried them for two seasons, I think Stuart Skinner and Clay Stevenson can thrive in this team.

Yeah, and the big key, too, is also Wade Flaherty.

You know?

Yes.

If the Jets can get to the playoffs, you get to see how that plays out.

The other thing is Wade Flaherty, I'm gonna talk about it on Monday Night Hockey, but the numbers tell us he gets the best out of his goaltenders.

Um, like, you come to Winnipeg, you're gonna be, y- you're gonna be happy you did, 'cause Wade Flaherty's really good at this and really good at bringing everything out.

The Winnipeg Jets as a team, though, um, you know, they didn't, I said it, they didn't have secondary scoring last year.

You mentioned Viggo Bjork.

But yeah, I just I'm I kind of just keep an open mind and try to just be where my feet are, you know, and then whatever happens, happens.

So many players have talked about working with Wade Flaherty and how great it's been.

What was your first impression of him and kind of what excites you about that?

My first impression was, you know, he definitely seems so dialed on there, you know, has a great personality, seems super easy to talk to, you know, so smart about goaltending.