Winnipeg Jets Morning Papers

Note: The Jets and Avs did battle yesterday in game four of their best of seven series with the penalty kill once again proving to be a difference maker for Colorado as they scored two more with the man advantage including the game-winning goal by Valeri Nichushkin as they won 5-1 which gave them a 3-1 stranglehold on the series. The team is off today but we will be hearing from head coach Rick Bowness this morning so check back for that.

Note II: The Moose season is over but they’ll kick off three days of end of season media availability which get underway this afternoon. Stay tuned to our YouTube for these interviews.

Jets news:

Winnipeg Sun: Winter wonder, April also-ran: Jets not built for this time of year. Paul paints a bleak picture with his honest assessment of the state of this hockey club right now.

Winnipeg Sun: Ehlers makes his presence felt a little more but still not producing. Before you list off the numerous other players not producing this is part of the Sun’s Player Spotlight which in this article focuses on the Dynamic Dane.

Winnipeg Sun: Hellebuyck gets a rest amid Colorado low, Georgiev remains rock solid. Made no sense playing him in the 3rd period of that game as it was clear this Jets club was not coming back in this hockey game. The body language during the timeout was less than stellar. So may as well keep 37 fresh for Tuesday when he will likely need to will this team to a victory.

Winnipeg Sun: Jets’ players shouldn’t bear brunt of blame amid puzzling coaching decisions. Scott isn’t wrong. Ultimately the coaching decisions get made by the coach and his staff and if they work like they did 52 times in the regular season then he gets lauded. But if they don’t work like they haven’t so far through these playoffs, well then the blame definitely gets put on his shoulders as much as the players who are supposed to be executing his plan.

Winnipeg Sun: Jets Snapshots. This one includes: 1) Another scary moment as Namestnikov takes puck to head. 2) Games 2, 3 and 4 carbon copies. 3) Time to give Perfetti a shot.

Winnipeg Free Press: Jets hanging on by a thread. (Paywall). Mike was in Colorado for the game and he filed this report from Ball Arena.

Winnipeg Free Press: Jets losing their focus, taking dumb penalties. (Paywall). When you are facing a top 5 power play from the regular season and when your penalty kill is as abysmal as the Jets is, the prudent course of action is to avoid the sin bin like the plague. Instead Winnipeg didn’t nearly limit their visits to the sin bin. 

Winnipeg Free Press: Good thing Jets brought doc on trip. (Paywall). You never want to have to avail yourself of their services but one thing this organization has been fortunate with is when needed they have stepped up to the challenge. 

The Athletic Winnipeg: Jets’ Game 4 bets didn’t pay off. Now their season could go bust. (Paywall). Murat was inside Ball Arena and gives you this assessment of the hockey game he watched.

Sportsnet: Jets once again running out of answers, facing elimination. With their backs against the wall it will be interesting to see which version of this team we see for game 5.

Global News: Jets pushed to brink with 3rd straight playoff loss to Avalanche. Russ recaps the game. 

Denver Gazette: Avalanche’s Valeri Nichushkin records first NHL hat trick in Game 4 win over Jets. Insight into the game from a writer that covers the Jets opponent. 

Jets video:

TSN: Can the Jets fight off elimination against the Avalanche? The Jets are trying to avoid losing four straight games after winning the series opener like they did against Vegas just last year… TSN’s John Lu breaks down the Jets frustrating Game 4 loss to the Avalanche and where they went wrong.