After cutting down his roster to 28 players (including some who are injured) Jets bench boss Paul Maurice spoke today as he consolidates and preps his squad for the regular season.
Topics:
1) Injury updates on Stanley, Suess, Samberg & Nogier
2) Making changes to the power play (1:02)
3) Where does Cole Perfetti fit? (2:30)
4) Is there a temptation to use Perfetti for Scheifele (suspension) for game 1? (3:33)
5) What does Kristian Vesalainen need to do to make the 3rd line successful? (4:31)
6) Different feeling towards his 3rd line this season than in the past? (5:51)
7) How can he expect the 3rd line to play heavy? (6:59)
8) On the system changes they want to make and whether team will be ready (9:32)
9) Is Svechnikov an option for the 3rd line? (10:30)
10) What has he seen from David Gustafsson in camp? (11:13)
12) What has he thought of Dominic Toninato this camp? (12:16).
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