Game 21: Jets vs. Canucks pre-game report

The Jets have now won four straight games after they swept the Habs to add another four points to the standings bank. Today they welcome the Canucks to town for the first of two games. Biggest question for Winnipeg in advance of the game is the health status of Tucker Poolman who has missed the last two games.

Photo Credit: Colby Spence (Illegal Curve)

Roster news:

Ken Wiebe of Sportsnet indicated that after the day off it is a full group participating at skate.  Looks like same sames lines D pairs as the last game.

Jets projected lines & D pairs:

Dubois-Scheifele-Wheeler
Connor-Stastny-Ehlers
Copp-Lowry-Appleton
Perreault-Thompson-Lewis

Forbort-Pionk
Beaulieu-Morrissey
Niku-DeMelo

Hellebuyck
Brossoit

Player availability:

Coach availability:

Topics:

1. Using three forward in overtime.
2. How married is he to the idea that a winning lineup sticks?
3. Is there more taking advantage of opponents mental state this season?
4. What is the message to Logan Stanley right now?
5. What has the team done well to find success?
6. Maintaining shift discipline.
7. What are biggest challenges of 17 games in 31 days?

Up Next:

Puck drop is at 7:00 pm CST.  Be sure to head over to illegalcurve.com following the game for a recap of the action which includes post-game interviews from Jets players as well as from head coach Paul Maurice.

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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