Winnipeg Jets Morning Papers

Note:  After playing six games in nine nights the Jets will have the day off today after they concluded this stretch last night with a big 6-4 comeback win against the Oilers. They will be back on the ice tomorrow for a practice as they get ready to face the Canucks on Saturday night.

Note II:  Like their parent club the Moose are also off today after two days of training camp.  In case you missed it we spoke with a pair of Jets defensive prospects as well as coach Pascal Vincent which you can watch/listen to here.

Jets news:

Winnipeg Sun: Jets’ second line operating among the NHL’s elite. It certainly will give the Jets bench boss a lot to chew on as he tries to figure out how to add a number one centre to his top six.

Sportnet: Ehlers, Copp stepping up as Winnipeg continues to establish identity.  A big question for players and the coaching staff of Winnipeg during training was what is this team’s identity.  The secondary scoring and a true top nine vs top six is starting to show this off.

Winnipeg Sun:  Ehlers, Copp drive another Jets comeback in win over Oilers.  The Jets “second” line has been nothing short of phenomenal since they were put together and now folks are wondering where exactly Winnipeg will play Pierre-Luc Dubois if they can keep this going. 

Winnipeg Free Press: Copp has breakout performance. (Paywall).  Before the season began he spoke about wanting to seize whatever opportunity he could and allow his play to dictate where he plays in the lineup. Just seven games into this season and the Michigan product has done this and a whole lot more.

Winnipeg Free Press: Jets mount thrilling third-period comeback in 6-4 win over Oilers. (Paywall).  This team will not lack for firepower considering they are still absent Pierre-Luc Dubois.  Mike recaps the action from his spot inside Bell MTS Place.

Winnipeg Free Press: Young forward Gustafsson getting legs under him. (Paywall).  He made big strides with the Moose last season and looked good overseas with his hometown club Tingsryd.  Now that he is healthy he sees the opportunity in front of him.

Sportsnet: 31 Thoughts – How the Dubois-Laine trade finally came together.  Lots on the Dubois and Laine trade to kick off his column as the headline suggests.

Jets video:

TSN: McLennan on red-hot Ehlers: ‘He’s developed some consistency with the puck’. With goals in five straight games, and coming off a big four-point night against the Oilers, Jamie McLennan discusses what’s made Nikolaj Ehlers so effective during this stretch, and what happened to Edmonton in the final period Tuesday night.

TSN:  Ehlers-Stastny-Copp line continues to fire on all cylinders. After combining for 10 points Tuesday night, Ray Ferraro joins Sara Orlesky to discuss how hot the line of Nikolaj Ehlers, Paul Stastny and Andrew Copp is right now, and where things went wrong for the Oilers.

TSN:  Ehlers’ strong play leading Jets to historic start. While Pierre-Luc Dubois sits in quarantine, his future winger Nik Ehlers continues to roll for the Jets. Sara Orlesky has more on how Ehlers’ recent string of strong play has the Jets off to their best start after six games in franchise history.

TSN: Riding a five-game goal-scoring streak, Ehlers describes his confidence right now. Riding a career-high five-game goal-scoring streak, Jets forward Nikolaj Ehlers joins Sara Orlesky to describe his confidence right now, explains how much fun he’s having with his linemates, and what the bounce back win against the Oilers says about the team.

Jets prospect news:

The Athletic: Wheeler’s 2021 NHL prospect pool rankings: No. 16 Winnipeg Jets. (Paywall). He goes over the entire depth of the Jets prospects and provides his assessment of the players in the Winnipeg system.