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Jets news:

Winnipeg Free Press:  Jets kick off five-game homestand with PredatorsYou need to beat the other teams in your division and you need to accumulate points early.  Seems simple enough.  Gary writes about the importance of both as the Jets kick off a big five game homestand.

Winnipeg Sun:  Maurice wants Winnipeg Jets to feed off rabid crowd in home openerKen writes about the Jets coach harnessing the crowd for his team’s benefit.

NHL.com:  At the RinkPatrick wrote about the Jets and Preds today following practice and gives you his thoughts on tonight’s action between the central division rivals.

Jets official site:  360 view of the MTS Centre (video).  If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to stand at centre ice and look around the arena here is your chance.

Illegal Curve:  Jets vs. Predators projected lineupsTake a look at what the lines looked like after practice today and what combos you should expect to see at the MTS Centre this evening.

Illegal Curve:  Coach Maurice pre-game scrum (audio).  Does he have a home opener philosophy?  Based on the changes to playoffs do central divisions match-ups become more significant?  On importance of getting points early in the season.  What does Chris Thorburn bring to the 3rd line?  Did he notice a difference with the team on how they play on the road vs. home?  How do they get to Pekka Rinne?  Adding Byfuglien to the Wheeler/Scheifele line, do roles change?  Does he see chemistry between Wheeler and Byfuglien?  Working on players confidence.

TSN 1290 Winnipeg:  The Big Show (audio).  After an off-season that saw the goalie rededicate himself in regards to fitness, TSN analyst Jamie McLennan outlines why Ondrej Pavelec could be on track for a bounceback season.

Illegal Curve:  Morning PapersIf you missed any of the news this AM we have you covered.

Predators news:

The Tennessean:  Volchenkov adds more grit to Pedators’ defenseSure sounds like he adds quite a bit to an already formidable Predators defenceWe spoke to former NHLer and current Predators Color Analyst Stu Grimson on Wednesday during NHL Mid Week and I asked if Volchenkov still has gas left in the tank (starts at 6:50 of interview) and he certainly echoed the sentiments in the article.

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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