Winnipeg Jets Afternoon Links

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Jets news:

Winnipeg Free Press:  Great goaltending making up for Jets’ trouble spots.  (Paywall).  No doubt that there are some problem areas that the Jets need to clean up and former NHLer turned scribe Scott Campbell takes a look into same.

Winnipeg Sun:  Laine lacking confidence, says he finds it ‘super hard’ to score.  The sniper wasn’t sounding too enthused today following skate but perhaps a goal or two, which could be around the corner, will be just the right stuff to turn that frown upside down.

TSN:  Jets 3-in-3.  (Video).  How surprising was it to hear Patrik Laine say he’s lacking confidence? Can the Jets keep up their hot start to the season? Is Connor Hellebuyck the new number one goaltender? Sara Orlesky and Ken Wiebe discuss in Jets 3-in-3.

Sportingnews:  Analytics back up how well Hellebuyck is in goal for Jets.  Scott takes a deeper dive into the play of the Jets netminder.

Metro News:  A look back at the highs and lows of the Winnipeg Jets.  Some of the positives and negatives in the first month of the season.

Illegal Curve:  Jets assign Tucker Poolman to Moose.  The prospect is going to get a chance to play some big minutes with the Jets farm club who are in California for a six game (five games left) road trip.

Illegal Curve:  Jets vs. Stars pre-game report.  Take a look at what happened at the rink this morning as Winnipeg gets ready to face Dallas at Bell MTS Place tonight.  Player audio: Blake Wheeler & Patrik Laine.

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