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Jets news:

TSN:  Can the Jets afford to take Ladd and Byfuglien?  (Video).  Dustin Byfuglien and Andrew Ladd are both UFAs at the end of the season, can the Jets afford to keep both of them? Will they also be able to lock up Jacob Trouba? That’s Hockey discusses Kevin Cheveldayoff’s options.

Winnipeg Sun:  Jets hope to follow Wheeler’s lead against Preds.  Pretty clear that the message has gone through the players in the Jets dressing room.  Will be interesting to see what, if any, impact it will have.

Photo Credit: Colby Spence

Metro News: Jets’ consistent lack of discipline made worse by lack of emotion.  Hust writes about the Jets feeling like a broken team right now.

CBC:  Winnipeg faces key Central Division battle.  Massive game tonight as the Jets can close within two points if they win tonight.

Illegal Curve:  Jets vs. Predators projected lineupsTake a look at what the lines looked like after skate today and what combos you should expect to see at the MTS Centre this evening.  Includes audio from Bryan Little.

Illegal Curve:  Morning Papers.  If you missed any of the news we have you covered.  

Jets audio:

Illegal Curve:  Coach Maurice pre-game scrum.   What if any impact do Blake Wheeler’s comments have on this team?  Is the Ladd/Byfuglien contract situation weighing on this team?  Facing the Predators at home.  What does he expect from Ladd now that he has been bumped up?  Can Scheifele play tomorrow?

TSN 1290 Winnipeg:  The Big Show.  Play-by-play man Paul Edmonds joined the Big Show for some Jets talk ahead of the club’s game Thursday night against the Predators including the matchup between the two teams, what the Jets are missing from this year to last and why Blake Wheeler’s public comments on the state of the team sets up an interesting dynamic for the rest of the season.

Predators news:

The Tennessean:  Kevin Fiala prepared for season debut.  Get to know tonight’s opponent.

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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