Winnipeg Jets Afternoon Links

Note: Puck drop is at 8:30 PM CDT as the Jets go up against the Stars for game 1 in Winnipeg. After the game, be sure to check out illegalcurve.com for all the post-game reaction.

Note II: Come say hi at the Special Edition Illegal Curve pre-game show live from Cityplace starting at 6:30 PM CDT and then join us after the final buzzer on the Illegal Curve Post-Game Show.

Note III: The Jets announced the recall of Parker Ford from the Moose. He wasn’t part of the initial recall back on April 23rd as he was continuing to rehab from the surgery which ended his season with Manitoba. He hasn’t played a game since February 16th so he’ll be with the taxi squad.

Jets news:

Sportsnet: Monkey off his back, Hellebuyck poised for return to form. Tonight’s game will really tell us whether the last few days are talk or if it’s real.

The Athletic: Let’s try to make sense of Connor Hellebuyck’s playoff struggles. (Paywall). Murat and Jesse put their brains together to try to get to the bottom of how the top tier netminder fell off his game.

Global News: Jets’ second-round series could go the distance as well. This should be a doozy.

Illegal Curve Hockey: Jets vs Stars pre-game 1 report. Check out the projected lines and D pairs and get all the latest game info.

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

Jets video:

TSN: Getting you set up for Winnipeg Jets and Dallas Stars second round series. Connor Hellebuyck had a shaky start to Game 7 but the Jets picked him up and mounted an incredible late comeback to force overtime and ultimately take the series in double-overtime. Was this game a turning point for Hellebuyck? Frankie Corrado joined Gino Reda to discuss this and more as the Jets get set for the Stars in Round 2.