Episode 102: The Curious Case of Jacob Trouba

Garret Hohl joins the show to discuss a wide array of Winnipeg Jets-centric topics including Jacob Trouba's trade demands, Ondrej Pavelec once again figuring to be the downfall of the team, and what we can reasonably expect from Patrik Laine in his first season.

Here’s a quick rundown of the topics covered:

2:38 Jacob Trouba's performance to-date
5:20 The problem with evaluations using box car stats
10:10 Logical trading partners for the Jets
14:00 Winnipeg's bizarre infatuation with Ondrej Pavelec
21:30 The Patrik Laine hype train
27:05 Optimizing your bottom-6 forward group
29:45 Tracking stats in the AHL

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