Winnipeg Jets Morning Papers

Note:  The Jets and Moose are both off for the next couple of days as they enjoy some holiday time with their families.  From all of us at Illegal Curve we wish everyone a very Happy Holidays be it Christmas, Festivus, Hanukkah, Kwanza or anything else!

Jets news:

Winnipeg Free Press:  Hutchinson shakes off rust, but still can’t buy a win for the Jets.  (Paywall).  He definitely had some bad luck with that first goal that deflected off the stick of Tobias Enstrom.  It sure seems that the coach is hoping one of his goalies will start stealing games (if need be) for this squad.

Winnipeg Free Press:  Maurice is Canadian but says he’s suited to coaching ‘underdog’ Team Europe.  (Paywall). With a little KHL coaching on his resume as well as some seasoning that goes along with maturing as a coach and you get someone able to coach more than what he has grown up coaching.

Winnipeg Sun:  ‘Twas the night before Christmas.  Who knew that Paul was so poetic.  He shares this Winnipeg sports poem with you.

Winnipeg Sun:  Not exactly a December to remember for Jets.  Ken touches on a number of topics in this column including: 1) Armia earns a promotion 2) Hutchinson takes another step 3) Jets’ next two opponents won’t be fresh 4) Three prospects suiting up at world junior 5) Lemieux on fire after trade.

Winnipeg Sun:  Slide means Jets are closer to basement than playoffs.  It is going to be a long climb back to relevance for this Jets squad.

NHL.com:  Rosen’s Mail Bag.  The question is “What is the expected return for Dustin Byfuglien and Andrew Ladd, and would any teams want both if the Jets take back or retain salary?” and Rosen gives his answer.

Illegal Curve:  Movin’ on up.  From the Moose to the Jets 4th line and now onto the 3rd line.  Coach Maurice adds his thoughts on the play of Joel Armia.

Jets audio:

TSN 1290 Winnipeg:  Hustler and Lawless.   TSN analyst Dave Poulin joins Hustler & Lawless to discuss some of the decisions facing Kevin Cheveldayoff and Winnipeg Jets staff during the Christmas holiday break. Poulin outlines the pieces and timeline the Jets management are working with.

TSN 1290 Winnipeg:  Hustler and Lawless.  Tim Campbell of the Winnipeg Free Press reviews the Winnipeg Jets’ pre-holidays road trip, and looks at what is plaguing the Jets’ first part of the season.

TSN 1290 Winnipeg:  The Big Show.  Dennis Beyak talks about the direction of the club heading into 2016 and why the team has fallen off of last year’s mark.

NHL This Week replay:

Topics:  First hour was a End of Year Jets roundtable discussion. The second hour was calls from listeners.

Guests:  Patrick Williams (NHL.com) and Scott Billeck (Winnipeg Free Press).

To listen click here.