The Jets hit the ice at the Honda Center this afternoon for their first skate in Anaheim. According to Ken Wiebe of the Winnipeg Sun the lines were as follows:
Jets lines from skate:
O’Dell(Ladd-)Little-Frolik
Stafford-Scheifele-Wheeler
Stempniak-Lowry-Tlusty
Halischuk-Slater-Thorburn
Chairot-Byfuglien
Enstrom-Myers
Stuart-Trouba
Pavelec
Hutchinson
Update: Ken says no sign of Mathieu Perreault to start the skate. As well Eric O’Dell is filling in for Andrew Ladd.
Update II: “He skated today. We’ll see how he comes back tonight, and we’ll make the decision then.” Maurice on Perreault.
Jets audio:
Jacob Trouba – On tonight’s game. How does he approach the game? Setting the tone/pace, how do they do that without last change? On coming out strong. On having a balanced team approach. Like the fact that they match up well against the Ducks? Taking experiences from prior to his NHL career into the game.
Tobias Enstrom – How does he prepare for the physical/mental challenge? What is it like for him to finally get to the playoffs? Will the excitement disrupt his normal game day routine? Would he ever have thought it would have taken this long to get into the post season?
Jim Slater –Can they bring the momentum from the end of the regular season into the playoffs? The challenge presented by Anaheim. Expecting a physical series? What does he remember from the first game against the Rangers in his last playoff series? What would it mean to have Perreault in the lineup? On the team identity.
Audio courtesy of TSN 1290 Winnipeg.
Ducks lines come to us from Eric Stephens of the Orange County Register:
Maroon-Getzlaf-Perry
Beleskey-Kesler-Palmieri
Cogliano-Rakell-Silfverberg
Etem-Wagner-Jackman
Fowler-Beauchemin
Lindholm-Despres
Stoner-Vatanen
Anderson
LaBarbera
