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Winnipeg Jets Morning Papers

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Note: The Jets started the game off on the right skate and kept going for a full 60 minutes as they picked up a big 6-2 win over the Avalanche to leapfrog their rival into top spot in the division (Colorado, Dallas and Winnipeg are all tied with 38 points but the Jets hold the tiebreaker). The Jets are off today.

Note II: The Moose practiced on Saturday following a disappointing 5-1 loss on Friday night to their division rival Admirals. They have a chance to exact some revenge in today’s matinee re-match against Milwaukee. Reminder it’s the Teddy Bear Toss game so bring a stuffed animal to toss onto the ice to help out the Christmas Cheer Board. Puck drop is at 2 PM CST.

Jets news:

Winnipeg Sun: Vilardi scores twice as Jets see off Avs 6-2. They’ve gone 8-3-0 against the Central and 2-0 vs Colorado which has seen them outscore their Colorado opponent 10-4 in those two games.

Winnipeg Free Press: Jets post impressive win over Avs. (Paywall). I didn’t realize the Jets have gone 6-1-0 this month with last night being their second win over the Avalanche. Impressive indeed.

Jets video:

Sportsnet: Gabe Vilardi proud of Jets for collectively stepping up in Kyle Connor’s absence. Jets forward Gabe Vilardi spoke with Sportsnet’s Sean Reynolds after the win over the Colorado Avalanche, saying that he’s trying to keep it simple and that the team is collectively stepping up in Kyle Connor’s absence.

Sportsnet: ‘Get to know your players’: Jets’ Bowness on the key to being a successful NHL coach. Jets head coach Rick Bowness joins Ron MacLean and his former player Kevin Bieksa on Hockey Night in Canada to discuss his memories of Roberto Luongo, how he picks a captain and what is the secret to staying behind the bench for so long.

Jets audio:

Illegal Curve Hockey Show: Saturday Podcast. On yesterday’s show we discussed: Reviewing the Jets road trip. Should Winnipeg make a trade well in advance of the trade deadline? What do they most need to acquire? Jets/Avs preview. Recap of the Moose week that was. Guests included Ross Levitan of CJOB 680 and Meghan Angley who covers the Avs for DNVR Sports.

David Minuk

Working hard on a daily basis to provide the latest Winnipeg Jets and Manitoba Moose news for our readers and listeners. I also appear on the Illegal Curve Hockey Show every Saturday on our YouTube channel as well as the Illegal Curve Post-Game Show after every single Jets game. And I occasionally jump in the play-by-play booth at Canada Life to provide colour analysis during Manitoba Moose games.