Winnipeg Jets Afternoon Links

Note: Puck drop is at 7 pm CST as the Jets go up against the Bruins 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:

Global News: Jets season renewal, from pushback to pride. No question that this year’s version of the NHL club of Winnipeg is a different animal than the one we saw during the 2022-23 season. Well some things, like the play of Connor Hellebuyck, remain the same but this team at even strength is totally changed.

The Athletic: What’s behind the NHL’s growing goalie tandem trend? (Paywall). It may be becoming a trend around the NHL but in Winnipeg I wouldn’t expect a tandem anytime soon.

NESN: Jim Montgomery feels Morgan Geekie’s doing this right for Bruins. The Manitoban is in his first season with the Bruins after spending the last couple of years in Seattle with the Kraken. He’s on pace to set new career highs for goals, assists and points.

Illegal Curve: Jets vs Bruins pre-game report. 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:

TSN: This is the best two-way hockey Scheifele has played in my time in Winnipeg. Jets head coach Rick Bowness compliments what Mark Scheifele has brought to the team this season, saying it’s the best two-way hockey Scheifele’s played since he came to Winnipeg, and explains how that allows him to throw the top line out there more often against the other team’s best players.

TSN: Hard to play against every night … that’s the attitude we’re trying to establish. After Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar called his team’s game against the Jets a ‘measuring stick’, Rick Bowness explains what kind of responsibility his club carries when other teams around the league regard them as a hard team to play against.

Winnipeg Sports Talk: Chat with Jets winger Gabril Vilardi. Andrew “Hustler” Paterson chatted with Winnipeg Jets forward Gabe Vilardi about the first thirty games of the season and the strong play of his line with Mark Scheifele & Nikolaj Ehlers as we head into the Christmas break.