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Winnipeg Jets Practice Report

The days between games continue to be filled with rest and practice.

The Jets were back on the ice after the team held an optional on Wednesday.

Skate news:

As per Ken Wiebe of Sportsnet listed below are the lines, D pairs as well as the two power play units.

Lines and D pairs:

Connor-Scheifele-Wheeler
Copp-Dubois-Ehlers
Stastny-Lowry-Vesalainen
Harkins-Toninato-Svechnikov

Morrissey-Schmidt
Dillon-Pionk
Stanley-DeMelo

Nash, Beaulieu working in as extras

Hellebuyck
Comrie

Special teams:

PP1
Connor-Pionk-Wheeler
Scheifele in slot, Dubois down low/net front

PP2
Ehlers-Schmidt-Morrissey
Copp in slot, Stastny down low/net front

Players media availability:

Coach media availability:

Topics:

1) What can he say about Blake Wheeler playing 1000 games.
2) Wheeler’s persistence (1:52)
3) His personal connection with Wheeler (3:26)
4) On players Wheeler has had an impact on (4:46)
5) Reconfiguring the power play units (6:26)
6) On a team getting back to playing with speed (8:43)
7) Did his team practice with speed today? (10:03)
8) What is the barrier to Nikolaj Ehlers getting to the interior? (10:56)
9) Is he having a tough time fitting him in? (11:41)
10) How can playing with Dubois help get Ehlers going? (13:03)
11) The role of the Jets 3rd line (13:39)
12) His message to a young player looking for success (14:26)
13) Resistance to changing the D pairs because of relative success (15:22)

Up next:

The Jets will look to get back on track tomorrow against the Devils. Start your Friday with the morning papers at 7 AM, stay with us throughout the day for the latest news and then join us on the Illegal Curve Post-Game Show following the final buzzer.

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