The Jets lost to the Preds but the bigger news is they lost their 2nd pairing left side defender in Dylan Samberg who blocked a shot on a penalty kill. He would leave the game and the team announced he would not return.
Can we talk about the fact that Dylan Samberg blocked this shot by Steven Stamkos which broke his foot.
And then he still tried his best to get up, get into the play and then got in a lane to attempt to block another shot from Stamkos. ? pic.twitter.com/ieorNpbEbK
— Dave Minuk (@ICdave) November 24, 2024
After the game head coach Scott Arniel advised Mike McIntyre and the rest of the media that Samberg had suffered a broken foot blocking the Steven Stamkos shot and that he would return to Winnipeg to get assessed.
As an aside when watching the replay it’s kinda insane that he still tried his best to get up after suffering the broken foot, get into the play and then got in a lane to attempt to block another shot from Stamkos.
Tough news for the Jets who have come to rely in number 54.
Of course Ville Heinola is expected to be recalled and this is what Moose assistant coach Eric Dubois had to say about the Finnish defender’s time with Manitoba after today’s 4-2 win:
“….I told him last year I didn’t want to see him anymore but I guess he came back for a couple more games.”
Moose coach Eric Dubois ends his answer on Ville Heinola with a chuckle.
Lots of good insight into conditioning stint for the Jets D man.
Media:https://t.co/rUSk6xjqXt pic.twitter.com/qaV14kGyHV
— Dave Minuk (@ICdave) November 24, 2024
We shall see how this all sorts out when the Jets hit the ice on Monday in St. Paul.
