from Ted Whyman of the Winnipeg Sun,

If Carey Price or Pekka Rinne were playing goal for the Winnipeg Jets, they would likely be one of the best teams in the National Hockey League.

With above average goaltending they would almost certainly be a playoff team.

With the goaltending they are getting now, they are probably neither.

It's a cold, hard truth about the Jets. Since the all-star break they have received below average to poor goaltending and it's been the most critical factor in their slide from a comfortable position to a precarious place on the playoff bubble.

Tuesday's crushing 5-4 loss in St. Louis was the prime example. Michael Hutchinson gave up four goals on seven shots and Ondrej Pavelec gave up one of the all-time softies for the game-winner with 63 seconds left in the game.

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