Note: The Jets are going to try and right the ship with a win against the visiting New Jersey Devils. Puck drops at the MTS Centre at 6 pm.
Note II: The Moose play against the Heat this evening in a re-match from last night. Manitoba fell 2-1 in a shootout to Stockton.
Note III: Listen to three hours of Winnipeg Jets and NHL hockey talk on the Illegal Curve Hockey Show on TSN 1290 Winnipeg from 9 am until 12 noon. Guests: Matt Loughlin (Devils radio play-by-play), Andy Strickland (Fox Sports Midwest covering Blues) and Don Maloney (Arizona Coyotes GM).
Jets news:
Illegal Curve: Q & A with Jets co-owner Mark Chipman at 60th Anniversary of MSSA. Some of the highlights from the question and answer that was held between the Jets co-owner and voice of the Jets Dennis Beyak of TSN.
Winnipeg Free Press: Alex Burmistrov, Drew Stafford close to returning. (Paywall). Not a moment too soon.
Winnipeg Free Press: Jets impressed with Joel Armia’s growth. He has continued to move on up since his latest promotion from the AHL and clearly has impressed his coach.
Photo Credit: Colby Spence
Illegal Curve: Jets Practice Report. A look at the what was happening on the ice yesterday at the MTS Centre. Also includes audio from Ondrej Pavelec, Drew Stafford and Mathieu Perreault.
Jets audio:
Illegal Curve: Coach Paul Maurice scrum. Which players will be available tomorrow? Some changes on the power play as well as moving Byfuglien in front of the net. What has he heard about Postma with the Moose and will he spend the full two weeks with Manitoba? His thoughts on Joel Armia. Was there anything Armia did or didn’t do during that three week span to not get into a game when first called up by the Jets? Does he have more time for players from overseas as they adjust to the NHL game? How did he think of Armia and Copp did killing penalties?
TSN 1290 Winnipeg: Rona Roundtable. Kevin Woodley of InGoal Magazine discusses Connor Hellebuyck’s success in the NHL with the Winnipeg Jets and Eric Comrie’s play in the AHL with the Manitoba Moose.
TSN 1290 Winnipeg: The Big Show. Shane Hnidy joined the guys to discuss why Winnipeg has struggled when trailing after two periods and how the play of Nikolaj Ehlers can provide hope as the club stumbles into the All-Star break.
Devils news:
Bleeding Yankee Blue: How to be a Devils fan in Winnipeg. I’ve read a lot of creative posts on how to be a visiting fan in the city but this may be the most in-depth.
