Tonight Tucker Poolman made his debut while Dustin Byfuglien was sitting in the pressbox. It’s also a night where Nik Ehlers had a hattrick. Did I mention the Jets also won their first game of the season? Yeah, that happened as well.

Poolman

Tucker Poolman played his first NHL game and couldn’t have looked better. He made some great moves that were more indicative of a veteran than a rookie. Depending on how long Byfuglien is out, we might get a better idea of how he’ll be in a year or two. So far, he’s looking good and his future is bright.

Tanev

Aside from one cross-checking penalty, Tanev played an amazing game tonight. He was generating chances and was an all-around beast. Hopefully his play can keep up and he can keep impressing.

The Defence

There were some rumblings on twitter that with Byfuglien out, it’s no wonder that the defence was better. The problem is that the defence wasn’t better. This was one of those goalie performances through and through. There are changes that still need to be made for the defence to be better. Tonight wasn’t indication that they started yet.