Note: It was quite the weekend for the Jets as they had a big 3rd period comeback in Carolina on Saturday to defeat the Hurricanes 5-3 and then that theme continued on Sunday as they went into Buffalo and did the same to the Sabres in the 3rd period scoring four times to take it 5-2. It turned what could have been a bad road trip into a 2-1-0 effort which leapfrogged them ahead of the Stars into top spot in the Central and with their 39th win this club is well ahead of any other Jets 2.0 teams at this point in the season. About the only bad news for the club was that Gabriel Vilardi returned to Manitoba on Saturday to be evaluated further as he deals with an upper-body injury. They are off today so we should get an update on Tuesday when they welcome the Kraken to town which is the start of a home-and-home set with Seattle.
Note II: It wasn’t just the parent club having all the good vibes to themselves this past weekend. The AHL club of Manitoba needed to pick up some points and that’s just what they did against a very good Texas team who coming into the province on Friday sat 17 points up on Manitoba. While the Moose aren’t chasing the Stars for their post-season spot they did whittle down that deficit by picking up a big 7-3 win on Saturday afternoon and then followed that up with an even bigger 6-2 victory on Sunday to give themselves the sweep. They too are off today before heading out on the road on Tuesday as they get set to kick off six straight on the road against divisional opponents.
Jets news:
Winnipeg Sun: Jets lead another third-period rally to see off Sabres. Scotty gives you his thoughts on the contest that took place in Western New York.
Winnipeg Free Press: Morrissey masterminds Jets’ comeback. (Paywall). Wieber was present inside Keybank Centre for yesterday’s contest and gives you this insight into the game and how number 44 put the team on his back.
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Buffalo Times Herald: Sabres, UPL can’t hold late lead against Jets. If you want insight from a beat writer that covers the Jets opponent check out this recap. Insight from Bill makes the Jets comeback all the more impressive given how good the Sabres have been when holding a lead after 40 minutes.
Jets video:
TSN: Jets have ‘push back’ Bowness was looking for this season. Jay Onrait was joined by TSN’s Director of Scouting Craig Button to get his thoughts on the Jets’ ability to gut out tough games this season.
TSN: Button on Jets: ‘This team doesn’t give in’. TSN’s Director of Scouting Craig Button joined SportsCentre to share his thoughts on Winnipeg’s gritty win over the Sabres.
Jets audio:
Illegal Curve Hockey Show: Saturday Podcast. On the show this weekend we discussed the fallout from the Jets/Stars game, uncertainty with Jets lineup, a Jets/Hurricanes preview, Jets trade needs and wich prospects are untouchable for Winnipeg? We were joined by Scott Billeck of the Winnipeg Sun and Rachel Doerrie co-host of the Staff & Graph Podcast.
