1 on 1 with Winnipeg Jets & Manitoba Moose forward Morgan Barron

When the Jets acquired Morgan Barron as part of the Andrew Copp trade most folks didn’t know a lot about the Halifax product. Of course having his college teammate Jeff Malott as part of the organization made it a smoother transition (which Jeff and I discussed back in early August). Morgan and I spoke this morning as he gets ready to conclude summer on the east coast and head to the prairies for his first ever Jets training camp.

Topics:

1. How has his offseason been going?
2. Reflecting on the trade from the Rangers to Winnipeg (1:24)
3. What did you know about Winnipeg (the city and the organization) before the trade? (2:28)
4. Having his college teammate from Cornell Jeff Malott on the team (3:43)
5. How pumped was he to see Malott make his NHL debut with the Jets last season? (4:40)
5. Inclusivity of the Moose (5:30)
6. Determination of his living situation in Winnipeg (6:43)
7. After playing for the Wolfpack/Rangers what was it like to put on a new team jersey for first time? (7:52)
8. Hockey is hockey but what was it like hearing a new message from a new coaching staff? (9:05)
9. Does he notice a difference in style between AHL hockey in the Central vs the Atlantic? (10:20)
10. What stood out about your Winnipeg debut in Toronto? (11:09)
11. Did his family come to the game against the Leafs? (12:20)
12. The mentality playing his first pro game in front of his family (13:27)
13. Is he the type of player who keeps mementos? (14:38)
14. Has anything jumped out at him as your “I’m in the NHL moment” in his time with New York or Winnipeg? (15:36)
15. Playing at MSG (16:35)
16. Anticipating in facing his brother Justin in the NHL. When was the last time he ever played against him? (18:00)
17. What did he learn from playoff hockey with the Moose? (19:48)
18. Scoring goals in four straight playoffs games. What does it do for your confidence? (22:06)
19. What was message from Jets/Moose for his summer? (23:06)
20. Examples of things he has been working on this summer (24:16)
21. Clean slate for everyone given new coaching staff (25:59)
22. Internal belief in this Jets team (27:33)
23. What’s up for him with his last week or so of summer (28:56)

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