Day 12 interviews: In case you missed anything from Monday we spoke with Adam Lowry (watch here) as well as head coach Scott Arniel (watch here).
Note: After a day of special teams practice on Monday the Jets return to the ice for day 13 of training camp in Winnipeg. Will they make some more cuts or will they keep 34 players on the roster? You’ll have to wait and see. We’ll have things covered so keep it locked here and make sure you’re subscribed to our YouTube channel. They are scheduled to be on the ice at 10 AM and then a second group at 11:30 AM.
Note II: The AHL club of Manitoba got underway with the on-ice portion of their training camp yesterday as 27 skaters took to the ice trying to make an impression on the Moose coaching staff. They are back on the ice at 10 AM.
Jets news:
Sportsnet: Jets’ Salomonsson impressing at camp, in contention for opening-night spot. How much improvement have the Jets seen since last summer when then associate coach Scott Arniel didn’t want him sent back to Sweden? Quite a bit as Jacob writes in his latest piece.
Winnipeg Sun: Jets want more preseason work, but not too much, for penalty kill. With all the special teams work it will be interesting to see what it looks like against the Flames when they face a more NHL lineup.
Winnipeg Sun: Camp Arniel challenging Jets to find their inner beast. Roles are up for grabs and guys have to bring an effort every day in training camp as they attempt to secure a role.
Photo Credit: Colby Spence (Illegal Curve)
Winnipeg Free Press: NHL Pre-season plagued by injuries. (Paywall). Mike caught up with Nikolaj Ehlers to discuss what happened to his good friend Patrik Laine the other day and also with head coach Scott Arniel in terms of finding the sweet spot for exhibition games.
NHL.com: Counting on Hellebuyck, balanced scoring. Derek lays out three keys for the Jets being: 1) Not-so-new coach. 2) Connor Hellebuyck. 3) Balanced scoring. He also gives a roster rundown looking at: 1) Making the cut. 2) Most intriguing addition. 3) Biggest potential surprise. 4) Ready to contribute. 5) Fantasy sleeper. He ends with a projected lineup.
Moose news:
Winnipeg Free Press: The Korean Kid looks for a hockey home. (Paywall). Definitely an unusual route to take but an interesting story to tell.
