Winnipeg Jets Afternoon Links

Note: Puck drop is at 7:00 pm CDT as the Jets go up against the Kings in Winnipeg. After the game, be sure to check out illegalcurve.com for all the post-game reaction.

Note II: We want you to be part of the conversation on the Illegal Curve Post-Game Show once the final buzzer sounds.

Jets news:

Winnipeg Sun: ‘JUST FELT LIKE L.A. WAS IT’: Pierre-Luc Dubois says Jets stay was a good time, if not a long time. Could you imagine if a player ever pulled the an old Homer Simpson line (slightly modified) “that city just sucked. They were the suckiest bunch of sucks that ever did suck”? 

The Hockey News Winnipeg: Former Jets teammates share favourite Pierre-Luc Dubois memories. After skate today Carter caught up with Nate Schmidt, Dylan DeMelo, Nino Niederreiter and Cole Perfetti to get their insight into their former teammate.

Sportsnet: Pierre-Luc Dubois facing a different Jets vibe than the one he left behind. It certainly has been a 180 in terms of the feeling around the city and province with respect to the state of this franchise with the certainty folks feel given the extensions inked by Hellebuyck and Scheifele.

Illegal Curve: Jets vs Kings pre-game report. The Jets held a morning skate as they prepared to face Los Angeles. Check out the projected lines and D pairs and get all the latest game info.

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

Jets video:

Winnipeg Sports Talk: Dave Poulin on the Jets 1-1 start, extensions to Scheifele & Hellebuyck. Andrew “Hustler” Paterson is joined by TSN’s Dave Poulin on Winnipeg Sports Talk Daily. They discussed the Winnipeg Jets start to the regular season and the extensions to Mark Scheifele & Connor Hellebuyck.