With puck drop a little earlier than normal (6 pm) morning skate got underway bright and early this morning at the MTS Centre. Via Brian Munz of TSN 1290 Winnipeg here are the projected lines and D pairs based on morning skate:
Ehlers-Scheifele-Wheeler
Perreault-Little-Laine
Copp-Lowry-Armia
Tanev-Petan-Thorburn
Morrissey-Trouba
Melchiori-Byfuglien
Stuart-Nogier
Hellebuyck
Hutchinson
Pre-game audio:
Tyler Myers: What was it like to be out in a regular uniform and his road to recovery. On the issue with the injury on the ice. Why would it be important to him to get into a game? Has he ever had a year in his life like this? Any talk of being shut down for the season? What is the next step in the process?
Josh Morrissey: What has the Jets run done for the team mindset? Importance of the team as a collective knowing the expectations. Excitement seeing Tyler Myers out on the ice. What does he recall from the last Senators game and what does he expect from them tonight? What is the identity he sees the group needing to have moving forward?
Coach Maurice: On Tyler Myers and a potential return to the Jets lineup. How important would it be for Myers mentally? How close is Chiarot? Decision on Postma? How long did Postma play hurt? Did it impact his performance? Expectations on facing the Senators? How are they different without Karlsson? What kind of year has Patrik Laine had? What is the significance to him of Scheifele hitting 30 goals this season?
All audio courtesy of TSN 1290 Winnipeg.
Ottawa lines, D pairs and starting goalie are:
Burrows-Brassard-Dzingel
Ryan-Turris-Stone
Hoffman-Pageau-Pyatt
Stalberg-Kelly-Wingels
Phaneuf-Ceci
Borowiecki-Wideman
Jokipakka-Claesson
Condon
Anderson
