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Game 80: Jets vs. Blues pre-game report

A look at the game 80 projected lineups and audio.

According to Ken Wiebe of the Winnipeg here are the projected lines and D pairs for the Jets:

Ehlers-Scheifele-Wheeler
Perreault-Little-Laine
Copp-Lowry-Armia
Tanev-Petan-Thorburn
Connor-Roslovic-Dano (Extra skaters)

Morrissey-Trouba
Melchiori-Byfuglien
Stuart-Nogier

Hutchinson
Hellebuyck

Pre-game audio:

Blake Wheeler:  His thoughts on the NHL not participating in the Olympics.  What was the best part of the Olympics from the athlete’s side of it?  On getting to represent your country.  Was he surprised by the decision?  What has been the consistent theme when the Jets play the Blues?

Patrik Laine:  His thoughts on the NHL not participating in the Olympics. Was it something he was thinking about for him next season?  Disappointing to miss the chance?  Did he watch the last few Olympics?  Heading into the final week of the regular season and what he wants to accomplish.

Mark Scheifele:  His thoughts on the NHL not participating in the Olympics.  On watching the Olympics and missing the chance.  His reaction to some of the pushback (i.e. Ovechkin saying he is still going).  On trying to finish off the perfect streak against the Blues.  What have they done so well since Mike Yeo took over?  Keeping it simple.

Coach Maurice:  What has he liked about his team over the last stretch as they head into final week of the regular season?  Does he see a new sense of confidence in the room?  What has he noticed different about the Blues since coach Yeo took over? His reaction to the news about the Olympics?  Any lineup changes?

Audio courtesy of TSN 1290 Winnipeg.

Via Brian Munz of TSN 1290 Winnipeg we get a look at the Blues:

Schwartz-Steen-Tarasenko
Paajarvi-Berglund-Perron
Lehtera-Barbashev-Sanford
Upshall-Brodziak-Reaves

Bouwmeester-Pietrangelo
Edmundson-Parayko
Lindbohm-Schmaltz

Allen
Hutton