The Jets skated at the hockey for all centre for morning skate as they prepared for tonight’s game against the Senators to conclude the exhibition games in pre-season. Following the skate we heard from the Jets bench boss.
Topics:
1) How did he arrive at his D pairs (Heinola/Dillon, Samberg/Pionk)?
2) Is the penalty kill ahead of schedule? (:54)
3) PK facing big test in a potent Sens PP (:1:31)
4) What else has he liked about Dillon/Heinola? (1:55)
5) How much emphasis did he put on making the power play more potent? (2:40)
6) Importance of the PP getting off to a good start. (3:32)
7) Healthy competition between the power play units (4:12)
8) Has Ville Heinola won a spot with the Jets? (4:31)
9) What is different from last training camp for Heinola? (5:05)
10) Has Heinola’s defensive play improved? (5:42)
11) Did Alex Iafallo play the bumper in L.A.? (6:00)
12) Getting to see Iafallo in top-six role (6:35)
13) Update on Nikolaj Ehlers (6:58)
