The Winnipeg Jets had a fine season. But more so than that, they overachieved. Er, maybe exceeded expectations is a better way to put it. The team seems like they were as good as they played.
The Jack Adams award is a lot like every sport’s coach of the year award. There’s no statistic for evaluating coaches. At least not a useful one. The only statistic we have for evaluating coaches in any sport is wins and losses.
So, for this award, it routinely goes to whatever team exceeded expectations the most. The big surprises, so to speak.