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Finnegan Frost
August 1, 2024  (11:31)
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Scott Arniel press conference
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Scott Arniel, the newly appointed bench boss for the Winnipeg Jets will be using a new strategy ahead of the 2024-25 regular season.

During a press conference, Scott Arniel alluded to a new tactic the Jets will be utilizing more of ahead of next season.
One of the primary focal points during the summit will be analytics, which Arniel said at his introductory news conference in May will take on a greater role under his watch.

The Jets first round exit at the hands of the Colorado Avalanche has been a sore spot for the club. Arniel has recently discussed that the Avalanche may have had the upper hand on the Jets by utilizing their analytics department, an area which the Jets are severely lacking.
His mention of Colorado is noteworthy, since the Avalanche just faced the Jets in the first round of the playoffs last spring, dropping the first game before winning the next four. Following that series, the Denver Post ran a story on how the club used analytics as «the secret sauce» to make adjustments on the fly to overwhelm Winnipeg.

Arniel comments on how the Jets will be utilizing their stats department much more ahead of the 2024-25 season.
«So, what we're trying to do is funnel it to our coaching staff, so we can determine, ‘OK, what is it that we want? What do you guys want, what do you guys (in the analytics department) have?'» Arniel explained.

The move is being applauded by external experts in the field, who believe the Jets have been lagging behind some of their competition when it comes to the so-called fancy stats game.

Will finally using the statistical aspect of their game help clean up some of the major issues the Jets are encountering on the ice? It will be interesting to see how the adjustments unfold.
source: The Free Press
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