Winnipeg Jets Morning Papers

Note:  Following another tough loss at the MTS Centre the Jets will hit the ice for practice today as they get ready to face the New Jersey Devils tomorrow night in Winnipeg.

Note II:  The Moose spent yesterday traveling to northern California for a couple of dates with the Stockton Heat.  Puck drops at 9:30 pm.

Jets news:

Winnipeg Free Press:  Single goal against Preds shows offence still sputtering.  (Paywall).  While the team felt like they had plenty of A+ chances the fact is they continue to fail to put the puck in the net which makes winning somewhat difficult.  Despite the fact that the goal scored by rookie Nikolaj Ehlers was a pretty one the team needs way more scoring if they hope to get any points during this home stand.

Winnipeg Free Press:   Injury-ravaged Jets fritter away chance to gain ground on Preds. (Paywall).  Being one point back of the Predators was within the grasp of the Jets but instead they find themselves five back of Nashville after last night’s loss.  And that playoff line is moving farther and farther away.

Winnipeg Free Press:  Troublesome issues threaten Jets’ season.  (Paywall).  Plenty to digest in this article from former NHLer who now writes for the paper and who turns his focus on the Jets bench boss.

Winnipeg Free Press:  Will Jets be buyers or sellers come NHL trade deadline?  (Paywall).  In this video episode of “White Noise” reporters Ed Tait and Paul Wiecek break down whether the Jets will be buyers or sellers come NHL trade deadline Feb. 29; Is goaltender Connor Hellebuyck the real deal?; as well as a guest appearance from Jets play by play announcer, Dennis Beyak.

Winnipeg Sun:  Predators take bite out of struggling Jets.  Add another loss to the standings for Winnipeg as Ken recaps the entire game from beginning to end.

Winnipeg Sun:  GM Kevin Cheveldayoff on the clock.  Fans are eagerly awaiting (as well as offering up many suggestions) as to which direction the Jets GM should take the franchise.  In addition Paul writes about fighting, gets former NHLer turned analyst Stu Grimson’s opinion on fighting as well as the play of Andrew Copp.

CBC:  A complete Jets overhaul seems unlikely.  How does one go about blowing things up?  That is the focus of today’s column as the Jets ship continues to sink.  Well that and whether it makes the most sense to blow it up or try to get it to float again.

The Tennessean:  5 takeaways from Predators’ win vs. Jets.  (Answer a survey to read).  Visiting beat writer Adam Vingan has these five topics following the win by the team he covers.  Read his thoughts.

Predators 4 Jets 1:

Nashville Predators:  Coach Laviolette, James Neal, Craig Smith and Mike Fisher.  To listen click here.

Winnipeg Jets:  Nikolaj Ehlers, Tyler Myers and Connor Hellebuyck.  To listen click here.

Coach Maurice post-game presser: Coach Maurice met with the media following the game against Nashville.  To listen click here.

Jets on a Deadline:  Game recaps, post-game audio, video highlights and the NHL.com 3 Stars of the night.  Click here.