Winnipeg Jets Afternoon Links

Note: Puck drop is at 7 pm CDT as the Jets go up against the Oilers 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: With Jets winger Gabriel Vilardi back on ice, head coach Rick Bowness provided an update on this top line winger.

Jets news:

Winnipeg Sun: Bowness returns, Vilardi skates as Jets get set to host Oilers. We shall see if the Jets bench boss, who has missed the last four games, will be able to turn things around for his club.

Sportsnet: What’s at root of Jets’ stumble in Central Division race? Commitment to solid defensive structure probably at the top of the list.

Illegal Curve: Jets vs Oilers 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: Oilers expecting hard battle vs. Jets with playoff intensity starting to ramp up. The Oilers enter tonight’s road game in Winnipeg having dropped their last two games but are encouraged by their effort level despite not getting the results recently. Stuart Skinner says it’s the little things that have gotten his team in trouble but there isn’t much to change.

TSN: Our overall team play hasn’t been up to snuff on a consistent basis recently. Jets head coach Rick Bowness is back with the team following a four-game absence, in which Winnipeg went 1-3, and said he doesn’t think it’s fair to come in and make a bunch of negative comments about his team’s play. However, Bowness did admit that the Jets’ overall team play hasn’t been up to their usual standard.

Sportsnet: How Bowness plans to have Jets find their rhythm before the playoffs. Jets head coach Rick Bowness discusses the team’s final stretch of games heading into the playoffs and why he won’t allow the team to be complacent and urges them to keep their foot on the gas to close out the regular season.

Pre-game media: Nikolaj Ehlers | Josh Morrissey | Head coach Rick Bowness