Winnipeg Jets Morning Papers

Note: The Jets held a media availability on Wednesday morning as they continue to rest up and recover following their first round series with the Oilers. Today they are scheduled to practice at 11 AM as they prepare for the second round of the playoffs against a still to be determined opponent. Be sure to check back for the Practice Report.

Jets news:

Winnipeg Sun: Jets rookie Stanley makes mark in first Stanley Cup playoff series. Lots has gone right for the capable Dman including the hard work he put into the offseason, getting a chance to succeed with a player in Tucker Poolman he has a lot of familiarity with dating back to their Moose days (29 games together) and more. 

Global News: Jets can’t be over-prepared for Round 2. As Andrew Copp said the way he watched Montreal and Toronto changed once he realized that the Jets would be facing one of the two teams in the next round.

Winnipeg Sun: Jets Snapshots. Paul’s short snappers column covers: 1) Empty building awaits Jets again for Round 2. 2) Breakout pairing. 3) Unusual and extreme. 4) Home alone.

Winnipeg Sun: Jets enjoy serving crow to doubters. As someone who selected the Jets to advance past the first round no crow on my plate. 

Sportsnet: Jets’ Morrissey showing off best game with impactful first-round play. He continues to prove his doubters wrong as he and Dylan DeMelo have formed a very good tandem on the backend for Winnipeg.

Winnipeg Free Press: Morrissey more than rises to the occasion. (Paywall). You can sense the confidence in his game from him right now. 

Winnipeg Free Press: Jets enjoying a few days off to rest and reset before Round 2. (Paywall). Can’t get to this time of year and not have bumps/bruises and worse to deal with so some time between series isn’t necessarily a bad thing.

Globe and Mail: Delirious Jets fans dare to dream after Oilers rout. (Paywall). Folks are getting excited and hard to blame them when so many picked their squad to be knocked out in the first round of the playoffs. 

Global News: Jets happy to be Stanley Cup playoff bracket busters.  I thought that was a pretty funny line from DeMelo on Wednesday during his media availability. 

Global News: Five reasons the Winnipeg Jets swept the Edmonton Oilers. Ken gives you five reasons including: 1) The stellar play of Connor Hellebuyck. 2) The play of the Jets’ reunited top line. 3) The defence didn’t rest. 4) Leaning on experience. 5) Unsung heroes deliver.

Jets video:

CTV News:  Interview with Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff. The chat with the Jets GM included: How is he feeling after his team sweeping the Oilers? How is the team feeling after all of the overtime games? Getting ready to face either the Habs or Leafs.  Could fans return for the playoffs?

Jets audio:

Steinback Online: Jets assistant coach Dave Lowry reflects on series sweep of Oilers. The chat runs just over nine minutes.