Winnipeg Jets Afternoon Links

Note: Puck drop is at 7:00 pm CST as the Jets go up against the Blues 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.

Note III: Jets centre David Gustafsson was back on the ice this morning with the big club after being recalled from his conditioning loan with the Moose.

Note IV: Jets defenceman Josh Morrissey spoke this morning about his role in community engagement. Usually his focus is what can be done on the ice but this week he was also helping off of it.

Jets news:

CTV News: ‘They’re going to be at their best’: Jets prepared for desperate Blues team. While there is a lot of other noise around the team the fact is there is a hockey game to be played tonight in Winnipeg and the home team from the top line to the fourth one will need to be focused. 

CBC: Jets unlikely to fly away again, experts in pro sports say. The part I’ve been talking about for some time is the amount of investment this organization has made in downtown which, without an NHL franchise, doesn’t have nearly the cache/value as it does with it. 

Global News: NHL commissioner’s stop in Winnipeg carries extra weight amid attendance woes. It is somewhat curious that he picked a Tuesday night in February to attend this game and while it may have been selected awhile ago since he likes to stop in at various arenas throughout the season it does have the potential to be a bit embarrassing to the organization if it’s a soft crowd. Perhaps Winnipeggers will see this as a challenge to sell out the game as a result.

Illegal Curve: Jets vs Blues 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:

Sportsnet: Delving deep into fans’ emotions and possible solutions to Winnipeg Jets’ attendance woes. Jets reporter Sean Reynolds joins the Jeff Marek Show to set the latest scene on the Winnipeg attendance woes, how the loyal fans are going through many emotions, including fear and nervousness, what solutions could be in store, and more.

Global News: What does NHL commissioner’s visit mean for the Winnipeg Jets? 680 CJOB’s Richard Cloutier, Jim Toth and Cam Poitras discussed NHL commissioner Gary Bettman’s visit amid Jets’ staggeringly low season ticket sales.

TSN: ‘Good teams find a way to win’: Jets finding comfort in playing in tight games. With five of their past seven wins having been tight, one-goal affairs, the Jets have had to work for their points but the team is seeing it as a positive, as they have had to find different ways to win.

TSN: Bowness hopes move to right wing will help spark struggling Perfetti. Cole Perfetti has been held pointless in each of his last 13 games which prompted head coach Rick Bowness to try him on the right, in an effort to ‘keep him in the lineup.’ Bowness said the coaching staff has been working with him on the areas of his game he needs to improve.