Winnipeg Jets Morning Papers

Note:  The Jets have the day off today following last night’s contest, a 5-2 win over division rival Dallas.  They will face Montreal tomorrow night at Bell MTS Place with puck drop at 6 pm.

Note II:  The Moose, along with freshly assigned Tucker Poolman, are taking on the Heat tonight in Stockton.  “Morning skate” happens at 1:15 pm as Manitoba gets ready to play their second game of this six game road trip.  Puck drop is at 9 pm.

Jets news:

The Athletic Winnipeg:  What is the Winnipeg Jets’ most optimal forward lineup? (Paywall). With the imminent return of Adam Lowry and then Mathieu Perreault some decisions are going to have to be made. Murat offers up what he sees as the best lines for the Jets to continue their success.  

Winnipeg Sun:  Jets shoot down Stars, showing Central they’re for real.  That Jets top line has to be playing as well right now as any top line in the NHL.  They are certainly worth the price of admission on most evenings.  Of course the stellar play of Connor Hellebuyck with his 7-0-1 record and sterling stats has played a fairly significant role in this surge.

Winnipeg Sun:  Patrik Laine breaks out of his slump.  He must have something against the Dallas Stars.  Last season he feasted on them (8G 4A in five games) and he broke out of his slump last night with a pretty goal.  Paul’s article touches on a number of other Jets topics.

Winnipeg Free Press:  Scheifele scores three in Jets’ victory over big D.  (Paywall).  It was the 10th hat trick for the organization since the move from Atlanta and the second one of Scheifele’s career.  Mike breaks down the game.

Winnipeg Free Press:  Great goaltending making up for Jets’ trouble spots.  (Paywall).  No doubt that there are some problem areas that the Jets need to clean up and former NHLer turned scribe Scott Campbell takes a look into same.

Dallas News:  Life (with a little help from the Winnipeg Jets) has a way of keeping you humble.  Read about the game from the perspective of someone who covers the Stars beat.

The Hockey News:   Doubling down on the Jets’ 2019 Stanley Cup hopes after Astros’ World Series win.  One magazine cover gets it right and suddenly we forget all the ones that got it wrong.  After SI got it right with the Astros the folks at the Hockey News are hoping their powers of prognostication are equally as good.

TSN:   It’s admirable of Laine to admit he’s struggling.  (Video).  TSN Hockey analyst Mike Johnson explains why he’s pulling for Patrik Laine because most athletes won’t admit they’re struggling. He also looks at what the Jets’ sniper needs to do to get back to scoring and enjoying hockey again.

Sportingnews:  Analytics back up how well Hellebuyck is in goal for Jets.  Scott takes a deeper dive into the play of the Jets netminder.

Metro News:  A look back at the highs and lows of the Winnipeg Jets.  Some of the positives and negatives in the first month of the season.

Jets 5 Stars 2:

Illegal Curve:  Post-game report.  Head back inside Bell MTS Place to hear from Blake Wheeler, Mark Scheifele, Brendan Lemieux and Coach Maurice.