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Jets news:

Winnipeg Sun:  Jets look for success vs Central rivalWhile you don’t want to lose any games, the ones against your division rivals are so important and tonight the Jets have an opportunity to take advantage of a Wild team that isn’t at 100% health.

Winnipeg Free Press:  Lemieux ready, willing… and Maurice confident he’s able tonight.  (Paywall).  The second year pro will be bringing the energy and maybe even the raucous.

TSN:  Lemieux looks to add some sandpaper to Jets’ lineup in debut.  (Video).  Brendan Lemieux will make his NHL debut tonight when the Jets host the Wild, and the son of Claude Lemieux is hoping to bring some grit to the lineup and contribute up front.

The Athletic Winnipeg:  Matt Hendricks hopes to bring leadership role to Jets.  (Paywall).  While it sounds like coach Maurice wants him in the lineup he remains out since pre-season so to date the leadership is taking place off the ice.

NHL.com:  Hellebuyck’s new training routine key to early success with JetsUsually when I read something from goalie expert Kevin Woodley I expect it to be with In Goal Magazine but he wrote this article for the NHL’s website.

ESPN:  Pick a team that’s off to a bad start and apply one big fix Prospects writer Chris Peters (who will be joining us tomorrow on the Illegal Curve Hockey Show) selects goaltending for the Jets.

Illegal Curve:  Jets vs. Blue Jackets pre-game report.  Take a look at what happened this morning at the rink this morning as Winnipeg gets ready to face Columbus at Bell MTS Place tonight.  Player audio: Brendan Lemieux.

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

Jets audio:

Illegal Curve:  Coach Maurice pre-game  On what he would like to see from Lemieux.  Would he consider Lemieux for the penalty kill?  What has made the PK so dangerous in terms of shorthanded goals?  What are the keys for Shawn Matthias at centre?  On inserting Ben Chiarot into the lineup.  How happy is he in terms of the team’s discipline with respect to penalties?  How can they get more consistent play from Joel Armia?  On Joel Armia’s confidence.  What can the 3rd and 4th line guys do to get more minutes?

 

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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