Thoughts on Buff being Buff, and keys to victory tonight

MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Enlarge Image One man’s quick take on the Winnipeg Jets on the day when they face elimination for the first time this season…

1. So what have you got for an encore, Jets Nation?

Sequels rarely, if ever, match the debut and it will be interesting to see if there is the same buzz tonight for Game 4 of the Jets-Anaheim Ducks Western Conference Round 1 playoff series as Monday night. Actually, who am I kidding? Of course it will be loud. Of course it will be nuts. If anything could be different for the Jets, it would simply be the ending.

And about that… my colleague Tim Campbell, who has been covering pro hockey in these parts since the days of a helmet-less Randy…