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(Video) Welcome the Winnipeg Jets to the No Playoff Party
By Nation Dan
May 22, 2018, 15:55 EDTUpdated: May 22, 2018, 16:52 EDT
The boys are feeling the power of positive thinking and will take some time to welcome the freshly eliminated playoff teams to the “No Playoffs Party” as they leave the comfy confines of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Canada’s last great hope for Lord Stanley’s holy grail is no more. The Winnipeg Jets were eliminated in five games (four straight losses) by the expansion Vegas Golden Knights. As the host of the No Playoff Party, the boys at Oilersnation welcomed in another team to the show.
The airport-less Winnipeg Jets are gone and so too are their hopes of getting that airport Gary Bettman promised. Here are some of the highlights from the video:
The boys take a moment to recognize the fact that we haven’t been doing a great job of getting these videos out to the masses (with New Jersey as the last team we welcomed to the party)
Baggedmilk is no longer with us, for this video.
Marc-Andre Fleury, Conn Smythe Winner?
Cap Space gives some insight.
The Nation Chris thinks that 7-eleven’s in Winnipeg are the only ones in North America to have a certain feature.
The bright (or not so) future of the Golden Knights and the Jets
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