The 30-game mark for the Winnipeg Jets arrived Friday night.

It was hardly a reason to celebrate, what with the Chicago Blackhawks skating to a 2-0 win over the Jets at the United Center, but the arrival of the 30-game mark seems like a good opportunity to take an overview of what's working and what's not working for the local hockey concern.

Let's start with the record. The loss to the Blackhawks, the second loss to the Windy City rivals in less than a week, drops Winnipeg to a 14-14-2 record. Oh boy. Thirty points in 30 games — not exactly a pace an NHL club wants to be on if they have any playoff aspirations.

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Deeper inside that overall total sits the record inside the Central Division, which underlines the task facing this .500 club. Winnipeg is now an alarming 3-9-0 in the division; look no further than this record if you're wondering why the Jets can't get out of sixth spot in the Central and why they can't climb into one of the two wild card positions.

Last year, Winnipeg was 16-8-5 in the division. Recall the Jets needed that impressive mark to secure the second wildcard position in the second-to-last game of the season.

There's the path for the Jets: figure out a way to win a healthy portion — a considerable chunk — of the remaining 17 divisional games to climb back into the race. Good luck to all involved.

Who is exempt from criticism through 30 games?

Blake Wheeler (28 points) and Bryan Little (24 points) have been good. Pending unrestricted free agent Dustin Byfuglien (20 points) has been his usually quality self. Mathieu Perreault (19 assists) and Mark Scheifele (11 goals) are also on the list.

And that's it.

Winnipeg Jets' Drew Stafford (12), moves the puck past Chicago Blackhawks' Trevor van Riemsdyk (57), during the first period of a hockey game Friday, Dec. 11, 2015, in Chicago. (The Associated Press/Paul Beaty)

There simply isn't enough consistency from other players that warrants a mention in the exemption category. What about Drew Stafford's 10 goals, you ask? Only one of those goals has come on the road.

Nikolaj Ehlers has only one goal in his last 21 games. His centre, Alex Burmistrov, hasn't scored in 17 games. This is the Jets third line, the place where secondary scoring is supposed to take place.

Yep, some real chemistry there.

Byfuglien's eight goals are two more than the rest of the defence group — a unit that includes offensive, jump-up-in-the-play individuals like Jacob Trouba and Tyler Myers. Bad luck for those players? That's the common theory. The schedule isn't waiting for the fortunes to turn around, though.

Byfuglien's production and overall impact in games is noteworthy when you consider the curious case of Andrew Ladd's first 30 games. Until someone says he's been hurting — a note of interest that always seems to come up after the fact — assume he's healthy. And if that's the case, then what is going on with the captain?

Ladd is on pace for just 48 points, which would be his lowest point total in five years in Winnipeg (minus the lockout-shortened 2012-13 season, where he had 46 points in 48 games). That's not a good situation for the Jets, nor a good situation for the player, who is looking at unrestricted free agency after the season.

Chicago Blackhawks' Jonathan Toews (19) celebrates with teammates on the bench after scoring a goal during the first period of a hockey game against the Winnipeg Jets, Friday, Dec. 11, 2015, in Chicago. (The Associated Press/Paul Beaty)

Has the uncertainty impacted his game? The argument that it has gets stronger by the day.

The goaltending, meanwhile, has seen a bump through the play of rookie Connor Hellebuyck, but even he's starting to see his numbers drop off. His NHL win streak came to an end Friday night, but not without a fight. He posted a .935 save percentage and gave the Jets no reason not to turn to him again when the St. Louis Blues visit MTS Centre Tuesday night.

Michael Hutchinson and Ondrej Pavelec (who's been out with a lower body injury since Nov. 21) are both sporting sub-.910 save percentages, and that's proven not to be good enough for this edition of the Jets.

So the bottom line after 30 games is simple: despite some advances from some players, this is a shell of the team that skated last season.

The responsibility for that falls to general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff. If the plan was to take a step back, then mission accomplished. You're well on your way. Depth across the forward and defence groupings remains a huge issue and there's no immediate help on the farm.

Notice there's been no mention of the possible scenario where Byfuglien and Ladd walk away at the end of the season for nothing.

Or how this constant state of contract uncertainty surrounding the two biggest culture carriers on the club has possibly crept into the on-ice product.

Or how those assets have seen their value diminish as the season moves along.

This could go on but there's a word count.

The Jets have 30 points in 30 games.

That's not good enough. There's no other way to frame it.