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.
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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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back on in the Superdome in New Orleans and the Baltimore Ravens were
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players switching teams, to new uniforms and logos. Weve even seen the grand
re-arrival and exit of quarterback Tim Tebow with the New England Patriots. The
question is which team is favoured to win Super Bowl XLVIII? The defending NFC
Champion San Francisco 49ers are expected to be back in the mix again this
season. Theyve added key players on both offence and defence in an attempt to
get over the hump and capture their first title since 1995. They even grabbed
receiver Anquan Boldin from the Ravens to strengthen their roster and weaken the
team that beat them for the title at the end of last season. With a strong
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came just a few plays short of playing in the Conference final. Always known as
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rhythm and 11 straight victories on their way to the top seed in the Conference.
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post-season. Perennial contender New England Patriots are lining up for another
shot at the crown as well. Though they have dealt with a lot of turmoil in the
offseason, the team is now ready to put the controversies behind them and
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