Note: Day 2 of the Jets bye week. Bored yet? Well fear not as we shall try to keep you entertained.
Note II: The Moose completed their two game set against the IceHogs last night dropping a 1-0 decision in a shootout. Eric Comrie picked up the shutout despite the loss and Kyle Connor played his best AHL game of the season. The team has a day off today before they hit the ice at 11 AM on Friday for a practice as they get ready for back to back games against the Rampage on Saturday night and Sunday afternoon.
Jets news:
Winnipeg Free Press: The good, the (not) bad and the ugly in Jetsville. (Paywall). Former NHLer turned scribe Scott Campbell takes a look at some different areas for the Jets.
TSN: Wheeler reflects on leadership role in Winnipeg. Dennis goes one on one with the Jets captain in this chat that provides some insight into how Wheeler views his first year as captain.
Winnipeg Sun: Jets will face tough task when they return from 5-day break. There is both good and bad news coming out of the bye week blues that most NHL teams have faced. The bad news is that the Jets face one of the top teams in the Western Conference when the Minnesota Wild come to town on Tuesday. The good news is that the Wild are also coming off their bye week so whatever malaise that is impacting the Jets will likely similarly be impacting Minnesota.
Winnipeg Sun: Scheifele, Laine a special combo for Winnipeg Jets. Quite the duo for the foundation of this franchise. Ted writes about this pair.
Winnipeg Sun: Which Jets might be exposed, taken? Ken takes a look deep into his crystal ball to try and figure out who may or may not be with this team when all is said and done factoring in the upcoming trade deadline as well as the expansion draft.
Winnipeg Free Press: Laine rookie card scores big with collectors. (Paywall). I’m having a flashback to my days of searching for that elusive Eric Lindros rookie card (Score Canadian vs Score U.S.). Sounds like card collecting is back in vogue in Peg city as well as Toronto.
Sportsnet: Matthews a lock for Calder thanks to American vote. (Video). Toronto Maple Leafs announcer Joe Bowen talks about the Auston Matthews vs Patrik Laine Calder race debate, and the current plan for Maple Leafs ahead of the trade deadline.
Sportsnet: Give the Winnipeg Jets their history back. (Video). Patrik Laine has set the rookie goals record for Thrashers/Jets franchise but that does not include the original Jets franchise aka Teemu Selanne. Tim and Sid lead the charge that the current Jets should be given the old Jets records and history.
Metro News: No asterisk needed, the rookie scoring record is Laine’s. Sometimes it seems like it is impossible to have anything nice without the need for controversy.
The Hockey News: Confusing Jets history means Laine has rookie goal record, not Selanne. The commingling of both the Jets 1.0 as well as the Thrashers history will likely continue in both the obvious official capacity as well as unofficially for those of us who reside in the 204 and now 431. While it may cause some confusion I don’t anticipate it ever changing.
The Athlectic: Auston Matthews, Patrik Laine and the rebirth of the Canadian NHL team superstar. Good read on what these two players mean to these two franchises.
Jets audio:
TSN 1290 Winnipeg: Pro skills of Poolman, Stanley yet to be fully realized. Mike Keane joins Hustler & Lawless to discuss working with Winnipeg Jets prospects Tucker Poolman and Logan Stanley, and the work he’s doing with the seventh Mike Keane Celebrity Hockey Classic.
TSN 1290 Winnipeg: It’s up to Trouba to make Winnipeg his long-term home. TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger joins Hustler & Lawless to look ahead at Jacob Trouba’s next contract given the Winnipeg Jets holding the young defenceman’s contractual protection. Dreger also discusses some alternate picks for Calder Trophy.
TSN 1290 Winnipeg: Expect more power output from Laine in the future. NHL Skills Coach Tim Turk discusses the mechanics Patrik Laine’s shot and the work he did with with the Finnish World Junior teams in the summer of 2012.
TSN 1290 Winnipeg: Jets-Leafs can be a rivalry despite division lines. Bruce Arthur joins Hustler & Lawless to discuss the future of the Auston Matthews-Patrik Laine rivalry, and why their teammates will rally around a rivalry between the two teams despite the mandated league structure.
TSN 1290 Winnipeg: Assessing some of the Jets young talent. Ryan Kennedy of The Hockey News speaks to Rick Ralph about the races for the Calder Trophy, Josh Morrissey’s development, Arizona’s young group of defensemen and Logan Stanley’s season.
TSN 1260 Edmonton: Unique year for rookies. Jamie Thomas from TSN 1150 Hamilton joined Fraser to discuss the exciting Calder race shaping up between Patrik Laine and Auston Matthews.
TSN 1050 Toronto: On the growth of Mark Scheifele. Gino Reda of Tim Horton’s That’s Hockey joins the show to discuss the Leafs Jets game last night, the abilities of Auston Matthews, and the emergence of Mark Scheifele as a superstar in Winnipeg.
TSN 1050 Toronto: Matthews, Laine like Trottier, Bossy. TSN’s Dave Poulin joins Scott in studio to discuss the Leafs Jets game and the Matthews and Laine level of play.
Moose news:
Illegal Curve: Both goalies earn a shutout but Moose lose 1-0 to IceHogs in shootout. Comrie was very good, Kyle Connor may have played best game in AHL. More in Peter’s recap including post-game audio from Eric Comrie and coach Vincent.
Winnipeg Free Press: Scoring woes continue to plague Manitoba. (Paywall). With some of the dynamic scorers on this team you wouldn’t think scoring would be an issue but the Moose haven’t been lighting the lamp very much these days.
NHL This Week:
Topics: Jets-Leafs Recap, The Bye Week, Jacob Trouba’s 2 game suspension, Michael Stone traded to the Calgary Flames, The Surging Florida Panthers
Guests: Kevin Woodley (covers the Vancouver Canucks for NHL.com and goalies for InGoal Magazine), Mike Cranston (covers the Las Vegas Golden Knights for NHL.com), Steve Werier (Florida Panthers Assistant General Manager).
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