Note: The Jets were full of promise on Tuesday and Wednesday as they tried to harness the good vibes generated from the identical contract extensions signed by Connor Hellebuyck and Mark Scheifele but it was not to be as they found themselves consistently going down a goal throughout the game and they just couldn’t catch up.
Note II: The team is traveling today so it is a media day off.
Note III: The Moose got down to 28 players left in training camp after the club made two more cuts on Wednesday. They are scheduled to practice today as they continue to prepare for the season/home opener on Friday. We’ve got four tickets in the Illegal Curve Zone so drop me a DM on twitter (@icdave) or send me an email dave@illegalcurve.com. The Moose are scheduled to practice today at Canada Life.
Jets news:
Winnipeg Sun: Jets showed a different, better side even in defeat. While there were some definite mistakes in their play last night no point in throwing the baby out with the bathwater.
Photo Credit: Colby Spence (Illegal Curve)
Winnipeg Sun: Newcomers off to good starts, Connor scores in sixth straight season opener, bad icing a killer in late going. Not to make excuses but you do see what missing parts of training camp can do to players.
Winnipeg Sun: Jets left to rue bad luck, ill-advised plays in season-opening loss. While it is easy to say “well if we did this different then there’d be a different outcome” but the fact is what does imminent mean?
Calgary Sun: Flames hold off Jets in season-opener. Read about the game from the perspective of a Flames writer.
Winnipeg Free Press: Jets fall in season opener. (Paywall). Wieber was in Calgary for the season opener and he filed this report.
Sportsnet: Markstrom carries Flames to emotional win on night Chris Snow is remembered. The Calgary netminder, with the exception of the Kyle Connor goal, was very good for the home team. We couldn’t hear the sound where we watched the opening ceremony but you could see how impactful it was on the Snow family.
The Athletic Winnipeg: The Jets strength, weakness and wild card entering 2023-24 season. (Paywall). Murat outlined the other day how he sees the state of the franchise as they begin their 13th campaign in Winnipeg. This was published before last night’s first game of the season.
Jets video:
TSN: Markstrom steals a win for Flames. Jacob Markstrom stopped 34 of 37 shots in an impressive season-opening win over the Jets. TSN Director of Scouting Craig Button joins SportsCentre to take a closer look at his performance.
The Hockey Guy: A video all about the Winnipeg Jets. The popular hockey YouTuber shares his thoughts on the local NHL club.
Winnipeg Sports Talk: Mike Kelly on Winnipeg Jets identical seven year contracts for Hellebuyck and Scheifele. Andrew “Hustler” Paterson is joined by Mike Kelly of the NHL Network for a discussion on the Winnipeg Jets identical seven year contracts to Connor Hellebuyck and Mark Scheifele.
The Rod Pedersen Show: Jamie Thomas on the Jets extending Scheifele and Hellebuyck. The talk of the town was the big news of the Jets extending Mark Scheifele and Connor Hellebuyck. Jamie Thomas of the Jets joined Rod to discuss the big news.
