Note: As if the Jets infirmary wasn’t already full, two more players are dealing with something as Andrew Copp was ruled out in the AM and Josh Morrissey was a late scratch ahead of last night’s game in Brooklyn. Despite a patchwork blueline they pulled off the 3-1 win over the Islanders which meant a three-game sweep of their east coast road trip. Today they are off so we won’t have any health updates until Thursday practice.
Note II: It has been three days since the Moose last played and there has been quite a lot of lineup turnover as they continue to deal with injury and recalls. Tonight they look for a measure of revenge on the Condors after they were handed a 4-0 loss on Saturday night in Bakersfield. Puck drop goes at 8:30 pm with the pre-game show starting at 8:15 pm on TSN 1290 Winnipeg.
Note III: Tune into a slightly extended version of NHL This Week on TSN 1290 Winnipeg as the show will start at 6 pm and run for 2 hours and 15 minutes to take you right to the start of the Moose pre-game show. Plenty of Winnipeg Jets and NHL talk to come so tune in here.
Jets news:
Winnipeg Sun: Jets step up to grind out win over Islanders with yet another defenceman on the shelf. Nelson Nogier come on down, as you’re the next defenceman to get into the Jets lineup. This was reminiscent of a few seasons back when Nogier unexpectedly played ten games for the Jets when their backend was decimated by injury. His last game was April 8th, 2017.
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Winnipeg Free Press: Jets get goals by Trouba, Lowry in 3-1 win over Islanders. (Paywall). The first 40 minutes wasn’t anything to write home about but the final 20 minutes was a different story.
Newsday: Back at Barclays, Isles fall to Jets. Read about the game from the perspective of a writer who covers the Jets opposition.
CBC: Jets finding ways to win late during best stretch of season. Another recap of the action from Brooklyn.
The Athletic Winnipeg: Jets offensive weaponry masking defensive imperfections. (Paywall). Murat with a look behind the numbers.
Jets video:
TSN: Missing key defenders, Jets weather adversity to win fourth straight. Despite missing defenders Dustin Byfuglien and Josh Morrissey, the Jets put the clamps on the Islanders to cap off a New York sweep and notch their fourth consecutive win for the first time this season. Dennis Beyak and Kevin Sawyer discuss Winnipeg’s recent success since their four-game losing skid in late November.
Jets audio:
Murat Ates joined the show to help deep dive the Winnipeg Jets. In this episode they discuss Patrik Laine’s goal scoring binge to start the season (1:30), Kyle Connor’s role as the unsung hero (6:30), the handling of Dustin Byfuglien’s head injury and the league’s concussion protocol (24:45), Connor Hellebuyck’s shaky play (31:20), the differences between last year and this year (35:50), and lessons other teams can learn from how the Jets were constructed (46:30).
