WINNIPEG — The puck skidded into the empty net Wednesday night, sealing the Anaheim Ducks’ 5-2 win, sealing the Winnipeg Jets’ fate, and the MTS Centre silenced for a moment, only for a moment. The fans cheered and chanted.
“GO, JETS, GO!”
They kept cheering through the final 27 seconds, kept cheering as the final horn sounded and kept cheering as the Ducks celebrated and the Jets commiserated, growing louder and louder and louder. As the players shook hands, they chanted again.
“GO, JETS, GO!”
Finally, as the Jets raised their sticks to salute them, they roared one last time.