Winnipeg Jets Afternoon Links

Note: Puck drop is at 6 pm CDT tonight as the Jets kick off their five-game road trip in Montreal. After the game, be sure to check us out for all the post-game reaction.

Note II:  As well be sure to join Drew, Ezzy and I for the Illegal Curve Post-Game Show once the final buzzer sounds in Winnipeg.  You can watch it (be sure to hit that subscribe button) and participate here.

Jets news:

Winnipeg Sun:  Jets, Habs missing key leaders… Harkins kept chin up on taxi squad. Who is gonna step up in the absence of 26.  While Harkins won’t be stepping up in that role it will be interesting to see what he brings after being out of the lineup since February 19th.

The Athletic:  16 Stats. (Paywall). Numbers 12 and 13 are Jets related with 12 looking at the impact of the fourth line and 13 the improvement of Kyle Connor’s 5 on 5 impact.

Sportsnet:  9 defencemen who could be moved by the 2021 NHL trade deadline. Suspect at least one of these guys will be wearing a Jets uniform by or on next Monday. 

Illegal Curve: Jets vs Canadiens pre-game report. The Jets held a morning skate followed by a media availability before they take on Montreal. Check out the projected lines and D pairs and hear from Pierre-Luc Dubois, Mathieu Perreault and Jansen Harkins as well as head coach Maurice.  

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

Jets video:

Sportsnet: Jets will miss Wheeler’s calming presence in the locker room. Pierre-Luc Dubois talks about what the Winnipeg Jets will miss with their captain Blake Wheeler being out indefinitely.

TSN: Maurice on Wheeler’s absence: ‘We’ve got other men that need to fill Blake’s role’. With Blake Wheeler absent due to an injury he sustained against the Ottawa Senators, the Winnipeg Jets will take on the Montreal Canadiens without their captain. Head coach Paul Maurice spoke about the need for leadership from other players with Wheeler sidelined, while Pierre-Luc Dubois spoke about how they’ll miss the captain on the bench.