Winnipeg Jets Morning Papers

Note: The Jets picked up a monumental win over one of the best teams in the NHL on Sunday night handing the Devils a 6-1 defeat. While folks may point out that New Jersey were playing their third game in four nights and a back-to-back, an interesting factoid was that the visitors were 9-2-0 and 5-0-0 when those are road games coming into last night’s game. It was a total team win. And that was important given that the Flames came back to defeat the Ducks to maintain their two point deficit to Winnipeg.

Note II: The Moose were off on Sunday after they ended their weekend with a disappointing 2-1 loss to the Canucks considering they held a 15-0 shot edge after ten minutes and ultimately took 23 shots total in the opening period. They return to the ice today for a practice.

Note III: The Ice picked up two wins this weekend which gave them a 2-0 round 1 series lead over the Tigers. The series shifts to Medicine Hat for game 3 which is underway on Tuesday.

Jets news:

Global News: Pride on the line for Jets on Wednesday night. The headline didn’t sink in as I thought Kelly was writing about the battle between the two former Atlanta franchises. But his focus in this article is about the Pride uniforms.

Sportsnet: Resurgent Wheeler keeps producing for Jets in big win over Devils. He made a good point after the game when asked about the jump and he pointed to the team getting the opportunity to rest and be at home. Sure seems to have worked for him as his play along the wall was solid, as were his faceoffs and his passing.

Winnipeg Sun: Jets getting their groove back with big win over Devils. It was funny in the 2nd period how it almost seemed like Jets fans didn’t want to be too excited by the 4-0 score. As if they didn’t believe it or thought they might be dreaming. Scott gives you his insight on the win.

Winnipeg Sun: Jets’ Namestnikov giving off Stastny vibes to linemates. He’s a low maintenance, Swiss Army knife who is happy to go where he is asked to play and seems to both contribute and help the players he is playing alongside.

Winnipeg Free Press: Jets bedevil New Jersey. (Paywall). Check out the gamer from Jeff after Winnipeg crushed New Jersey.

Winnipeg Free Press: Kuhlman cracks Jets lineup, now the trick is to stay there. (Paywall). The 4th line where you’ve got the shortest amount of ice time along with the shortest leash in the lineup.

NJ.com: Devils suffer worst loss of season vs. Jets, lose ground in Metropolitan standings. Check this out for three takeaways from a writer that covers the Jets opponent. 

Jets video:

Sportsnet: Jets play up to their offensive potential in dominant win over Devils. Sean Reynolds and Ken Wiebe discuss the Winnipeg Jets’ big win over the New Jersey Devils, including how the Jets have flashed their offensive upside in recent games.

TSN: Can the Flames catch the Jets for the final Wild Card spot in the West? TSN’s NHL analyst Martin Biron joined SportsCentre to discuss the the wins from both the Flames and the Jets who are both fighting for the final Wild Card spot in the West. He talks about Darryl Sutter’s decision to pull Jacob Markstrom at the start of the second period and the confidence that Winnipeg should have after their dominant weekend.

TSN: Jets are starting to look like the team we saw in first four months. The Jets scored six goals in five games prior to this weekend, then scored six against the Red Wings and Devils in back-to-back victories. Dan Robertson and Kevin Sawyer have more on Winnipeg’s offence coming back to life at the perfect time.

TSN: Jets shouldn’t look back at Flames, they should be looking at catching the Kraken. The Jets cruised to a rout of the Devils on Sunday night to inch closer to locking down a playoff spot in the West. TSN Hockey analyst Martin Biron joins SportsCentre to break down Winnipeg’s win and share how much confidence the team can take away from their back-to-back victories this weekend.