Note: The Jets had their final off day on Saturday for the All-Star break and most of the team (potentially with exception of three in Toronto for All-Star festivities) will be back in Winnipeg today. They are scheduled to practice this afternoon at 2 PM CST, including newly acquired centre Sean Monahan sometime after 2 PM. We will have it covered in the Practice Report.
Note II: The Moose concluded their five-game road trip last night in Rockford as they won their fourth game of the five they played this road trip to push them back into the playoff race (sitting just four back of the Wolves). In a somewhat odd quirk the same two goal scorers in quick succession on Friday night were the same two goal scorers in quick succession on Saturday with Nicholas Jones tying (see here) the game and then Kristian Reichel giving (see here) the visitors a 2-1 lead. After the home team tied the game Manitoba won it with a Jeff Malott ripper (see here) in overtime. Jets goalie prospect Thomas Milic is now 4-2-0 with a .905 save % and & a 2.55 GAA. He picked up three of the four wins they got during the trip. The Moose are now on break for the AHL All-Star festivities which get underway tonight in San Jose. With the exception of Brad Lambert and Kyle Capobianco who are heading to California, the rest of the team will have the next few days off.
Note III: We received plenty of nice messages from folks during yesterday’s live broadcast of the 15th Anniversary of the Illegal Curve Hockey Show in the comments section and on our various social media accounts. We also received plenty of nice messages from our fellow media members and others. If you missed those you can watch them here.
Jets news:
The Athletic Winnipeg: Sean Monahan has 2 distinct Jets predecessors: How will he pan out? (Paywall). They’ll be hoping they see more Paul Stastny over Kevin Hayes.
Photo Credit: Colby Spence (Illegal Curve)
Jets video:
Sportsnet: Bowness ‘extremely excited’ to add Monahan to Jets’ roster. Jets head coach Rick Bowness joins Ron MacLean and the Hockey Night in Canada panel at the All-Star Game to discuss the Jets adding forward Sean Monahan, what he learned playing in the minors many years ago, and much more.
WST: Reaction to the Winnipeg Jets acquiring Sean Monahan with Murat Ates. Andrew “Hustler” Paterson was joined by Murat Ates of The Athletic for full reaction on the Winnipeg Jets acquiring Sean Monahan from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for a 1st round pick in 2024 and a conditional 3rd round pick in 2027.
Jets audio:
Illegal Curve Hockey Show: Saturday Podcast. It was the 15th Anniversary Show yesterday which began with getting the original gang back together including Richard Pollock & Michael Remis. Then we broke down the acquisition of Sean Monahan and the impact this move will have on the Jets lineup. The claiming of Declan Chisholm and what that means for Ville Heinola. Guest appearances from media friends and folks who have been impactful on the show throughout the years. Ended the show with an appearance by Gary Lawless and Andrew ‘Hustler’ Paterson. Guests included Jets associate coach Scott Arniel and two-time Stanley Cup champ Bobby Holik
