Note: We will have our weekly report on the Jets prospects or players under contract with Winnipeg who are playing overseas in the KHL, SHL, Liiga, DEL, DEL2, Slovak League and HockeyAllsvenskan up this morning. To read click here.
Note II: The Jets announced they have hired Dave Lowry as an assistant coach. He will be speaking by zoom at 2 pm which I’ll be on and I will post on site once it is available. Update: You can watch/listen to it here.
Jets news:
TSN: With or without Laine, Jets have work to do on power play. An interesting read on how to make the Jets power play great again.
Sportsnet: How 10 NHL players and prospects are faring with European clubs. Both Heinola and Vesalainen get mentioned in this breakdown.
Jets video:
NHL Network: Top 10 NHL goalies. A discussion on the game of Connor Hellebuyck as he places 3rd on the Top 10 Goalies List.
Illegal Curve Hockey Show Podcast:
Topics: NHL Network ranks Mark Scheifele as the 12th best centre in the NHL, Dom Luszczyszyn: Josh Morrissey had the 10th worst contract in the NHL last season, The long-term future of Andrew Copp in Winnipeg, Jets Overseas Prospect Report
Guests: Geoff Kirbyson (Author, ‘Broken Ribs & Popcorn’), Charlie Roumeliotis (NBC Sports Chicago)
To listen to part 1 click here.
Topics: More Jets/prospect talk, Big name RFA’s Pierre-Luc Dubois, Matthew Barzal, Dylan Strome, Anthony Cirelli and Mikhail Sergachev remain unsigned and the potential for an offer sheet, NHL owners ask the players to change the terms of their new collective bargaining agreement, The salary cap problems of the Tampa Bay Lightning and the New York Islanders
Guests: Joe Haggerty (Boston Hockey Now), Willy Palov (Halifax Chronicle Herald)
To listen to part 2 click here.