Flyers cruise to 7-1 win as Winnipeg Jets waste critical must-win game with no-show effort

We said earlier today quite a bit could be revealed after all the games were played today and with the Kings and Preds both winning and with the Jets losing big they were unable to get their “must-win” to keep pace. This all but ends their playoff aspirations as they no-showed in this hockey game as a team.

For those who would like to take a deeper dive into the advanced stats click here to see the results from the game via Natural Stat Trick.

Notable:

Absolutely nothing.

Multi Point Game:

None.

Highlights:

To follow.

Coach availability:

To follow.

Illegal Curve Post-Game Show:

Up next:

The Jets are expected to skip practice tomorrow and instead just head out on the road where they will play a back-to-back in Vegas and Utah. Start your day with the Morning Papers which will go live at 7 AM CST tomorrow on illegalcurve.com.

Podcast:

To follow.

David Minuk

Working hard on a daily basis to provide the latest Winnipeg Jets and Manitoba Moose news for our readers and listeners. I also appear on the Illegal Curve Hockey Show every Saturday on our YouTube channel as well as the Illegal Curve Post-Game Show after every single Jets game. And I occasionally jump in the play-by-play booth at Canada Life to provide colour analysis during Manitoba Moose games.

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