WINNIPEG -- Captain Andrew Ladd was the first to criticize himself after a 6-3 loss to Columbus on Saturday that had fans booing the Winnipeg Jets off the ice.
Cheap Jerseys . "Ill take full responsibility for my play. I was awful tonight," Ladd said. "For a team struggling, probably looking for leaders, I
wasnt very good so I need to be a lot better and I will be going forward." The
loss put the Jets (19-23-5) on a season-high five-game losing streak after the
Blue Jackets capitalized on Winnipeg mistakes and breakdowns -- some head coach
Claude Noel said hed never seen this season. "Its not easy right now. I mean,
its tough to stay positive," said Jets centre Bryan Little, who had a goal and
assist. "Its kind of hurting everyones confidence right now. You know, the fans
get on you. I mean, its not easy. Its a difficult time that were trying to get
through." Boone Jenner and Mark Letestu each scored twice as the Blue Jackets
had four straight goals in the first nine minutes of the second period.
Cam Atkinson and Nick Foligno also scored, while Curtis McElhinney made 28 saves
as Columbus (21-20-4) won its third straight game. "We believe in ourselves in
here and we know when we play the way that we can, things will go our way and
weve just got to keep focused on that," Jenner said. James Wisniewski and
Derek MacKenzie each had a pair of assists for Columbus. Ondrej Pavelec faced 26
shots for Winnipeg, which also got goals from Eric ODell, his first NHL goal,
and Toby Enstrom. "Right now, adversity is really the enemy and were not dealing
with it very well, and were trying to deal with it," Noel said. "Theres going to
be no easy way to get out of it." The second period was especially puzzling.
"The game certainly unravelled in the second period on mistakes that were stuff
that Ive never seen before," Noel said. Columbus head coach Todd Richards said
he talked to his players after the disappointing opening 20 minutes. "Once we
talked about things after the first period, obviously our focus and our attitude
changed and we came out and started skating, pursuing pucks," Richards said. "We
were willing to do the work, we werent waiting for our teammate to do the work.
I think each guy took it upon themselves, that this is what I need to do. I need
to skate and work." The Blue Jackets second-period barrage began with Letestus
short-handed goal. Just nine seconds after Blue Jackets centre Brandon Dubinsky
was called for holding 27 seconds into the period, MacKenzie and Letestu went on
a 2-on-1 and Letestu deked and put a backhand shot past Pavelec. On that play,
Noel noted there was an offensive-zone faceoff, his players decided to
forecheck, didnt lock the centre and gave up a 2-on-1. "Weve never done that
before. Weve never talked about that before. What is that? I dont know," Noel
said. "Its not because they dont care. Lets make sure that thats clear. Theyre
frustrated, too." When told of Ladds self-criticism, Noel said the captain
places a lot of burden on himself, like leaders do, and hes got to try to help
him. ODell scored at 4:32 of the first period during a goal-mouth scramble when
he banged in the puck with a backhand while McElhinney was out near the edge of
the crease. Recalled from the AHLs St. Johns IceCaps on Dec. 17, ODell was
replacing Evander Kane (hand injury) on the Jets second line with centre
Mark Scheifele and right-winger Michael Frolik. It was one of a number of roster
changes for Winnipeg. Noel had big defenceman Dustin Byfuglien playing
right-wing for the first time this season on the top line with Little and Ladd.
That moved Blake Wheeler to the third line with centre Olli Jokinen and
left-winger Devin Setoguchi. Noel said Byfuglien, who had an assist, played OK,
and he liked that the fans cheered Byfuglien when he touched the puck early.
Little said it was tough for the new line combinations to click because
penalties shuffled players around, too. While hes faced adversity in his career,
it was different in Atlanta than in Winnipeg. "Its definitely magnified when
youre in Winnipeg," Little said. "Ive had some tough times in Atlanta where no
one seems to care. No ones asking you questions, its not in the papers and
people arent in the room after games. "So its definitely more pressure right now
to get out of this." Notes -- The last time the Jets lost at least four in a row
was late last season from March 28 to April 4, when they went 0-5-0 over that
stretch a Letestus short-handed goal was the sixth one allowed by the Jets this
season.
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impressive victory in their inconsistent season. The Tar Heels (5-2) have been
talented enough to defeat the top-ranked Spartans and then-No. 3 Louisville this
season, but theyve also lost to Belmont and UAB. "You cant tell in college
basketball whats going to happen," North Carolina coach Roy Williams said. "At
one point, we had three freshmen, a sophomore and a junior on the court."
Michigan State (7-1) fell to an unranked nonconference team at home for the
first time in more than a decade. The Tar Heels took control from the start,
never trailed and used a 12-1 run to take a 65-52 lead with 6:02 left. "Michigan
State did not want it that much more than we did," Williams said. Kennedy Meeks
scored 15 points for North Carolina and Brice Johnson had 14. Marcus Paige and
Nate Britt added 13 apiece. Gary Harris had 17 points and Keith Appling scored
13, but both Michigan State guards missed 10 of 15 shots. Adreian Payne had 16
points and eight rebounds for the Spartans, whose last loss at home against an
unranked nonconference team was Toledo on Dec. 30, 2002. The Tar Heels beat a
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nation-high 13 wins over top-ranked teams. Theyve won seven straight against the
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got to a loose ball and threw it to Appling -- while the Spartans player was
standing out of bounds -- and made three straight shots later in the half to
help the Tar Heels pull away. "J.P. was really active," Williams said. "He did a
lot of things." Michigan State pulled into a 32-all tie at halftime after an
awful start, struggling to take care of the ball or make shots. The Tar Heels
scored the first six points of the game and led 16-4 while holding the Spartans
to 1-of-7 shooting with four turnovers. On the bench, North Carolina freshman
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scoreboard. The Tar Heels seemed to do that, building a 20-6 lead midway through
the first half as Michigan State missed 9 of 11 shots and turned the ball over
six times. The Spartans got a scare later in the half when Appling landed hard
on his right hip after defending a shot. He hobbled off the court, but was able
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