Note:  The Jets are coming off an ugly 3-2 loss to the Wild in the first game of this two-game homestand.  They had an off day on Wednesday and will be back in business today for a practice as they prepare for the Predators who will be here tomorrow night in a battle for 1st place in the central division.  Practice gets underway at Bell MTS Place at 11 am and the Practice Report will bring you up to speed.

Note II:  The Moose got a big boost on Wednesday morning with the return of Mason Appleton/Tucker Poolman from the Jets and Peter Stoykewych/Skyler McKenzie from injury and they used it to their benefit in an early morning school day game against the Marlies in Toronto.  They opened up a two goal lead which the Marlies got back in the middle frame but Seth Griffith gave the Moose a critical regulation win as he scored his second goal of the game with 34 seconds left in the game.  The win improved Manitoba to 26-25-3-2 and just four points back of Rockford for the fourth and final playoff spot in the Central Division (with two games in hand).

Jets news:

Sportsnet:  31 ThoughtsSome mention of Winnipeg in the preamble (re: Stone) and then in thought 9 (Simmonds) and 10 (Matt Hendricks).

Winnipeg Free Press:  Former captain Tkachuk likes the look of Jets, but his sons’ teams and NHL employer come first.  (Paywall).  Mike caught up with the former member of the Winnipeg Jets 1.0 who was in town the last couple of days.

Photo Credit: Colby Spence

Winnipeg Sun:  Jets have issues, and third periods are near the topIn addition to the third period issues Paul writes about the chemistry issues, Myers/Kulikov play, first impressions of Nathan Beaulieu, the Hendricks factor, hanging on till April and Maurice’s words.

NHL: Hayes expects to play up and down lineup with JetsSuspect he will be moving up the lineup sooner rather than later as he gets more and more comfortable with this squad.

Global News:  What the addition of 5 new players means for the soaring JetsYou know it is serious when the sports psychologist is being called in.

Jets audio:

TSN 1290 Winnipeg:  Hockey is a universal languageJimmy Roy, director of player development for the Winnipeg Jets joined Andrew Paterson and Rick Ralph live from the Mike Keane Hockey Classic. They discussed his role with the Jets organization, his hectic schedule and what he’s looking to see when he watches games.

TSN 1060 Edmonton:  Jets in survival mode with defensive injuriesThe host of Jets TV Jamie Thomas joins guest host Dan Tencer to comment on their action at the Trade Deadline and some injury issues facing the squad, specifically on the blue line.

David Minuk

Working hard on a daily basis to provide the latest Winnipeg Jets and Manitoba Moose news for our readers and listeners. I also appear on the Illegal Curve Hockey Show every Saturday on our YouTube channel as well as the Illegal Curve Post-Game Show after every single Jets game. And I occasionally jump in the play-by-play booth at Canada Life to provide colour analysis during Manitoba Moose games.

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