Winnipeg Jets Morning Papers

Note:  The Jets are back from their Christmas holidays and face off against the top team in the Pacific Division tonight in Winnipeg as they welcome the Flames to town.  We shall see how the couple of days off did for the health of the team as Coach Maurice said before the game in Vancouver last Saturday that he is hoping to have Adam Lowry and Andrew Copp back in the lineup tonight.  Check out the pre-game report for the latest news and audio ahead of the game with puck drop at 7:00 pm.

Note II:  The Moose remain off and are expected back on the ice on Friday as they prepare to wrap up this six game home stand with a pair of games against the newest team in the AHL, the Colorado Eagles.

Jets news:

Winnipeg Sun: Five keys to Jets vs Flames.  Ken’s big matchup is Dustin Byfuglien vs Mark Giordano. His 5 keys to the game are: 1) Explosive tendencies. 2) Wheels up. 3) Men behind the masks. 4) Hammer time. 5) Here’s Johnny…

Winnipeg Sun: Jets’ centre Mark Scheifele has taken game to next level.  Ken makes the case for why the Jets top centre is in the running for the Hart Trophy.

Winnipeg Free Press:  Brossoit in Jets’ net the gift that keeps on giving.  (Paywall).  Considering Brossoit is 8-0-1 as a starter folks around the Winnipeg organization have to be incredibly thankful for this signing.  Although Jets bench boss Paul Maurice caught himself following Brossoit’s first ever NHL shutout last Saturday when asked about his backup “…if he was on a longer term deal I’d talk more nice things about him but we gotta sign him again this year so he’s just alright.”.

Official NHL site:  Jets success more important than individual goals.  Sniper Patrik Laine talks about putting the team ahead of individual achievements in order to reach the ultimate goal.