Jets Look to Rebound After Ugly Beatdown in Florida

The Jets roll back into Sunrise just three days after getting absolutely boat-raced 5-1 by these same Panthers, and you have to wonder if Winnipeg even wants to be here. That wasn't a competitive hockey game on Sunday—it was a mauling. Florida imposed their will in every zone, and the Jets looked like they'd rather be anywhere else.

Now comes the immediate rematch, and history says these quick turnarounds can go one of two ways: either the embarrassed team shows up with something to prove, or the dominant squad smells blood and goes for the throat again. Florida's got every reason to believe they can run it back. Their forecheck was suffocating last time out, their special teams clicked, and they made Winnipeg's defensive structure look like a suggestion rather than a system.

The Jets need a response, but asking them to flip the script in 72 hours against a Panthers team that just pantsed them? That's a tall order. Florida's playing with confidence at home, and Winnipeg hasn't shown us anything lately to suggest they've figured out how to solve this matchup. If the Jets come out flat again, this could get uncomfortable in a hurry. The Panthers should be licking their chops.