"Somebody, no doubt, is crunching numbers right now. They are plugging 'X' factors into heretofore unexplored mathematical formulas that will spit out the answer as to why the Winnipeg Jets can't seem to manage more than a goal a game.

Good for them. Any theory is worth exploring, especially after watching a lifeless, mistake-prone Jets squad crash and burn in a 3-0 loss to the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre Sunday afternoon.

Well, here's another to discuss today among yourselves...

You can pick up a franchise and move it 2,075 kilometres north from Atlanta to Winnipeg, you can change the name and jersey colours and set them up in front of a passionate fan base. But you can't change this -- the Thrashers/Jets have come exactly as advertised. They are a goal-starved lot lacking a finisher -- especially with Evander Kane out of the lineup.

The goaltending is decent, the defence corps is passable. But no team -- not any of the Canadiens dynasties, the present-day Boston Bruins, the Edmonton Oilers outfits of the 1980s or the Mario Lemieux-led Penguins -- is going to win games when it can't consistently put the puck in the net. We've certainly seen that a lot this season and it was evidenced again Sunday as the Jets, for the 20th time in 54 games, was held to one goal or less."