Winnipeg Jets Morning Papers

Note:  Second game of the Jets home stand goes tonight at the MTS Centre as the Jets hope to avoid singing the blues as they take on St. Louis.

Standings watch:  Flames won.  Winnipeg currently sits 6th in the Western Conference.  They are in the first Wild card spot three up on Calgary (1 game in hand) and four points up on Minnesota (2 games in hand).  Sportsclubstats currently has Jets playoff chances at 61.5%.

Teams of significance playing tonight: Canucks. Hawks.  Wild. Kings. Sharks.

Additional Jets news:

ESPN:  Blackhawks’ interest should drive up price for Antoine Vermette.   Jets and Rangers are two teams mentioned by LeBrun as keeping tabs on the situation in Arizona.

Jets news:

Winnipeg Free Press:  Little fanfare for milestone goal.  Now he just needs 183 to overtake Ilya Kovalchuk for all time franchise leader in goals.

Winnipeg Free Press:  Jets beef up on rental market.  So much for waiting until the trade deadline on Monday as Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff got his team some immediate forward help with this latest addition.

Winnipeg Sun:  Chevy to Jets: We’re all-in.  Cheveldayoff has quieted his critics with a flurry of moves of late.  He is the reluctant GM no longer writes Paul.

Winnipeg Sun:  Girl overjoyed by fame from ‘Chemo by day, Jets by night’ sign.  There was no question who the first star of the game was on Tuesday.  Very classy move by players as well as fans giving the courageous young lady the applause that they did.

News and Observer:  Canes trade Sekera to Kings, Tlusty to Jets.  Head over to Carolina to read what team beat writer Chip Alexander had to say about the trade from someone who covers the Hurricanes.  On Tuesday when the topic of being traded came up Tlusty did tell the media “If I fit in their plan and they try to come back to me July 1, I will have interest in talking to Carolina,”.

ESPN:  Jets increase playoff odds by adding Jiri Tlusty.  Scott Burnside feels the Jets made a smart move on Wednesday to help the team with their chances of playing meaningful hockey in April.

TSN:  Jets find a bargain with acquisition of Tlusty.  Scott Cullen looks at the trade and thinks the Jets did pretty well with the trade.

Metro News:  Jets have bargaining chips but Burmistrov shouldn’t be one of them.  Hustler makes the argument to keep Burmistrov within the fold and see what coach Maurice could do with him next season.

Illegal Curve:  Wheeler to miss tonight’s game.  With all the excitement in Jetsville about the newest acquisition many Jets fans have glazed over the fact that the team will be without top winger Blake Wheeler for the second consecutive game.  Winnipeg put him on IR retroactive to last Sunday.

Jets audio:

TSN 1290 Winnipeg:  Hustler & Lawless.  Hurricanes color analyst Tripp Tracy joins Hustler & Lawless to discuss the Hurricanes-Winnipeg Jets trade for Jiri Tlusty. Tracy says Tlusty has been a valuable member of the Hurricanes team, and discusses the existing connections between Tlusty and members of the Jets.

TSN 1290 Winnipeg:  Hustler & Lawless.  Hockey Insider Darren Dreger joins Hustler & Lawless to talk about the Winnipeg Jets trading picks for Jiri Tlusty. Dreger discusses the Daniel Winnik trade, and why the Jets weren’t willing to let go of Alexander Burmistrov.

Illegal Curve:  Coach Maurice scrum.  Blake Wheeler update.  Is he surprised that it is a little worse than initially thought?  Status of Andrew Ladd?  How close is Matt Halischuk?  Does the presence of Eric O’Dell mean he can move Byfuglien back to D?  Will he play tomorrow night?  Has the process changed for inserting an AHL guy into the spot usually reserved for an NHLer?  Unloading on the team during a TV timeout.  Did he previously use the media to call out a player?  What are the keys for going against the Blues?  What are the parts of Wheeler’s game that he misses?

NHL Mid-Week:

IllegalCurve:  Replay.   0:00 – Interview with John Forslund, broadcaster on Fox Sports Carolinas.  14:10 – Jiri Tlusty traded to the Jets for a 2016 3rd Round Pick & a 2015 conditional 6th round pick.  26:06 – Interview with Kelly Chase, Blues analyst.  43:13 – Jets/Blues Preview, Jets/Stars recap.  53:34 – Interview with Arthur Staple, Newsday. 1:06:21 – Islanders sign Nick Leddy to a 7 year, $38.5 million contract extension.  1:17:14 – Trades around the NHL.  1:29:25 – Trades & injuries around the NHL.

Blues news:

Fox Sports Midwest:  Tarasenko blossoming in second full season with Blues.  This is a player that instills fear in an opposition defence and coach.