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Jets Troll Devils and Hellebuyck With Hilarious Post After 4-2 Win
The Winnipeg Jets got the last word on the DEvils after a 4-2 win and seized an opportunity to troll their opponents.
The Winnipeg Jets just couldn’t help themselves. Following a 4-2 win over the New Jersey Devils, the Jets’ social media team had a little fun with their opponents, and a statement was released by New Jersey’s GM when he said the reason the Devils weren’t playing Connor Hellebuyck in goal was that it would hurt their expected win probability.
The Jets beat the Devils without Hellebuyck in goal, and after the win, they wrote, “Expected Win Probability 100%.”
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It was a classic tweet the Devils arguably deserved, especially since Sunny Mehta and Hellebuyck are being leveled by the court of public opinion over what many call him ducking his old team.
Fans were quick to jump on the tweet and applaud a Jets team that saw the opportunity to get the last laugh and took it. “Nicely done from Winnipeg’s social media. Even if you’re a Devils fan, you have to laugh,” wrote one fan. “This is 10/10, no notes. Great game,” wrote another.
“On behalf of Sports fans everywhere, thank you, Winnipeg Jets! The Sports gods reigned supreme this evening. If you’re going to force your way off of a team, you gotta show up and play. This is the spirit of sport and competition. Play and try to win. He didn’t. They lost.”
If the Devils end up going to Washington and losing one or both of those games, it’s going to be a terrible look for New Jersey. Their argument was that resting Hellebuyck was the best way to ensure they earned points against teams that they needed to beat. The Jets were not among them. But, if New Jersey loses two of three, or heaven forbid, three in a row… then what?
One can only imagine what the Jets social media would have the opportunity to tweet, but probably won’t.
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