Note: Puck drop is at 6 pm CST as the Jets go up against the Leafs 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:

The Athletic Winnipeg: Ranking the Winnipeg Jets’ top 10 trade assets: Which ones could be in play? (Paywall). While ideally you hold onto the prospects you’ve spent time and resources to develop you have to pay to play.

Global News: Banged-up Winnipeg Jets need to embrace the challenge. No question a number (likely all) are dealing with something but they’ll need to dig deep tonight to try to close out the pre All-Star portion of their schedule on a winning note. Especially when you consider they don’t play again until February 6th. 

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Sportsnet: How John Tavares is dealing with the worst slump of his life. Things aren’t going particularly well for the captain of his hometown club right now.

TheScore: Reaves returns to Leafs’ lineup vs. Jets; Jarnkrok week-to-week. Speaking of hometown kids it looks like one from Winnipeg will be back in business tonight after being on IR for weeks.

Illegal Curve: Jets vs Leafs pre-game report. Check out the projected lines and D pairs and get all the latest game info.

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

Jets video:

TSN: Jets expecting the Leafs to ‘bring out the best’ in themJets head coach Rick Bowness spoke to the media about finishing the first half of the season strong, the challenges the Leafs bring and the atmosphere expected at the Canada Life Centre.

Jets video:

Illegal Curve Hockey Show: Saturday Podcast. The topics covered in today’s show included: Jets offence drying up. Team starting to get healthy. Does absence of Mark Scheifele illustrate that Winnipeg needs more centre depth. If making a trade for the Jets what is more critical, a 2C or top 4 right-shot Dman? Previewing the Jets/Leafs. Which Jets prospects are off limits? Our guests were Christian Aumell of CJOB 680 and former NHLer turned analyst Jeff O’Neill of TSN 1050.

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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