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Jets news:
Winnipeg Free Press: Jets’ young and new players will get a chance to impress tonight and Saturday. (Paywall) This is close to being their last chance for romance so the time is now to impress coach Maurice.
Winnipeg Free Press: Contract negotiations between Jets and Andrew Ladd stagnate. (Paywall) Not a headline Jets fans are gonna be happy to see.
Winnipeg Sun: Maurice fine-tunes as Jets ready for Flames. We are close to seeing the completed roster.
Sportsnet: 30 Thoughts. 18 and 19 deal with Byfuglien.
CBC: 5 Things to Watch. Including 1) Battle in the crease 2) Is potting goals going to be an issue? 3) Where does Burmistrov fit in? 4) Petan’ing Maurice into a corner and 5) Bubble Boys.
Illegal Curve: Jets vs. Flames projected lineups. Take a look at what the lines looked like after practice today and what combos you should expect to see at the MTS Centre this evening. As well the post has audio from Ladd and Raffl.
Illegal Curve: Morning Papers. If you missed any of the news we have you covered.
Jets audio:
Illegal Curve: Coach Maurice pre-game scrum. How long does it take for him to get a sense of his team and what he has? Biggest question mark going into this season? Does he prize players with versatility more than he has in the past? On explaining to players moving to the other side of the ice. On the remaining battles in camp. Roster: 13-8-2 vs. 12-9-2. What does a guy on the bubble have to do in last two games to make this team?
The former NHLer turned analyst shares some thoughts before the Jets and Lightning game.
Jets bench boss joined the guys for a chat about his 15-1-0 hockey club.
TSN Hockey insider Darren Dreger discusses.
A look at the projected lineup with all the latest game info.
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