Game 72: Jets vs. Stars pre-game report

It was a busy practice for the Jets on Saturday at the IcePlex.  They got the unfortunate news that Dmitry Kulikov would require back surgery which would have him on the shelf for two months before coach Maurice is ready with his next progress report.  But they also got good news that, depending on how they feel today both Adam Lowry and Mark Scheifele could be players for the Jets tonight, as could Tobias Enstrom.

Morning skate notes:

Sara Orlesky of TSN has Enstrom, Byfuglien, Little, Stastny and Hellebuyck not on the ice for morning skate.

Jets lines, D pairs and starting goalie:

Connor-Scheifele-Wheeler
Ehlers-Stastny-Laine
Perreault-Copp-Little
Tanev-Lowry-Armia

Morrissey-Trouba
Enstrom-Byfuglien
Chiarot-Myers

Hellebuyck
Comrie

Extra:  Roslovic, Dano, Matthias, Morrow, Poolman.
Injured: Kulikov, Hendricks, Mason, Hutchinson.

Audio:

Blake Wheeler

Coach Maurice:  Status of Scheifele/Lowry.  Depth of the Jets centres.  Enough minutes for everyone?  Jets lines tonight.  On Jack Roslovic coming out.  Status of Enstrom.  What impressed him the most about Jacob Trouba’s first game back?  Hellebuyck starts?  What does he like about Tanev’s game that keeps him in over Roslovic?  Challenges of Dallas.

Audio courtesy of TSN 1290 Winnipeg.

Starts projected lines, D pairs and starting goalie:

Benn-Seguin-Ritchie
Janmark-Spezza-Radulov
Roussel-Faksa-Pitlick
Shore-Dickinson-Elie

Lindell-Klingberg
Hamhuis-Pateryn
Johns-Honka

Bishop
Lehtonen

A look at how Dallas sets up via Brian Munz of TSN 1290 Winnipeg.