From now until the end of the regular season, the Winnipeg Jets will be tooth-and-nail to make the playoffs. Every game from here on out will have that win-or-go-home mentality and atmosphere to it.

This late in the year, you don’t want to make any significant changes to your game plan, but when you’re in the position the Jets are, you’ll look for ways to gain an extra point or two here and there that will, hopefully, be the difference after 82 games.

What’s one thing coach Claude Noel should consider? Putting Dustin Byfuglien in front of the net on the power play.

Sure that would take Big Buff’s shot off the blue-line, but Tobias Enstrom and Zach Bogosian could carry that load. Not to mention having Byfuglien crowding the crease would automatically make those shots more lethal.

It’s not something that would be new to him, either. Byfuglien often played in front of the net on the man advantage with the Chicago Blackhawks and after he left, the team tried to turn the trick again with six-foot-eight John Scott. It didn’t quite work out the same way.

There are many benefits to putting Byfuglien there. Not only will his frame make it harder for goalies to find the puck, but he’d also act as a distraction for defencemen trying to clear the crease while denying him the puck. Remember how much of a pain he was for Roberto Luongo back in the day? He gets in the heads of the netminders behind him because he’s so in your face.

The Jets’ power play is middle of the road, so it’s not as though it’s a big problem that needs solving. However, Winnipeg should be looking for any edge it can to get right now and Byfuglien has in the past been known for his net disrupting presence.

Not having his booming shot at the point is a worthy concern Noel might have, but the payoff and benefits at the other end also could be plentiful.