Think a good chunk of it is we don't play our best players on the PK. We also insist on role players, like Stanley is a PK guy. No he's a fucking pylon who has less hockey sense then road kill.
Jets have a bunch of D that are small and not particularly quick (4 and 2, especially). So they don't take away space, lose puck battles, leave passing lanes open, and can't control the net-front and rebounds. They hope 64 can work, but he's too slow and awkward. 24 isn't good at PK. 54 is missed.
Savard would make the Jets D even slower, especially on the right side. Risto is intriguing. He seems to have finally found his game, and he has size and speed. Having Samberg and Risto would give the Jets a couple of fast, big, physical D in the top 4. Right now, they are too easy to play against.
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