Note: If you missed hearing from Mark Scheifele, Steve Mason and coach Paul Maurice from day 14 of Jets Training Camp we’ve got your covered as well as who was on and off the ice at the IcePlex for Winnipeg. Click here.
Note II: With Eric Comrie assigned to the Manitoba Moose the Jets are left with 29 players in camp. Here is that complete list.
Note III: The Jets hit the ice for day 15 of training camp at 11 am at the IcePlex. As soon as illegalcurve.com is updated we notify you via Twitter | Facebook | Instagram. Update: A look at the lines and D pairs coach Maurice used today at practice. Click here.
Jets news:
The Athletic: Can Patrik Laine keep converting on his shots at a superhuman rate? (Paywall). From what we have seen so far from the Finnish sniper it seems like we will only be seeing improvement in his sophomore season. Although the shot rate could be difficult to maintain. Murat Ates has more in this piece.
Winnipeg Sun: Is pre-season a precursor? Bryan Little spoke on Tuesday about how he thought there was a team in Atlanta that went 6-0 in the pre-season (I checked they went 5-2 in 2007-08) but still didn’t make the playoffs. While it can be important there is so much mixing and matching that the lines from the games may not carry over.
Winnipeg Free Press: Veteran netminder a total pro in eyes of coach, teammates. (Paywall). Despite all the talk about a better collective team defence all eyes will still be on the guy between the pipes.
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Winnipeg Free Press: Jets have legitimate shot in not-quite-as-tough Central. (Paywall). Former NHLer turned scribe Scott Campbell takes a look at the neighborhood the Jets find themselves in and sees opportunity.
Illegal Curve: Five (Not So) Bold Winnipeg Jets Predictions for the upcoming year. Ez made five predictions for the upcoming Jets season which touched on: 1) Improved Special Teams 2) Steve Mason 3) Patrik Laine 4) Kyle Connor & 5) Playoffs.
Jets audio:
TSN 1290 Winnipeg: Jets talent nearly on-par with Blackhawks. ESPN’s Josh Cooper joined the Afternoon Ride to project the Winnipeg Jets upcoming season. Cooper says the individual players on the Jets make the team look a lot like the Chicago Blackhawks, but they’re missing an element to make Winnipeg a perennial playoff contender.
TSN 1290 Winnipeg: Scheifele has incredible hockey sense. TSN 690 Hockey Analyst Mike Kelly spoke with Kevin Olszewski about Mark Scheifele’s ability go generate high quality scoring chances in the slot, where he ranks among centres in the NHL and Blake Wheeler’s passing skill.
Jets video:
TSN: Jets trending upwards along with everyone else in the Central. The Jets are on the rise in the Central Division but That’s Hockey explains why their only problem is that all the other teams appear to be keeping pace.
Moose news:
Winnipeg Free Press: Winnipeg-born D-man proud member of Moose with big-league dreams. (Paywall). Stoykewych looked good last season as he earned the trust of his coach. Mike also writes about Hutchinson and the team heading to North Dakota.
