Note: The Jets certainly kicked off the 2024-25 season with a bang defeating the defending Western Conference champion Oilers by a final score of 6-0 in the season opener last night in Edmonton. It was an eyebrow raising performance by the bottom six and Vezina winner Connor Hellebuyck. The PP went 2/3 and they killed the one penalty they took which showed discipline to limit a potent Oilers PP to just one chance. Today is scheduled as a travel day so there is no media availability. They are back on the ice tomorrow as it is a gameday when they welcome the Blackhawks to town for the home opener.
Note III: The Moose will have their final day of practice today in Winnipeg as they continue to prepare for the season opener this weekend in Iowa. They are scheduled to practice at 10:30 AM CDT.
Jets news:
The Athletic Winnipeg: Four key takeaways from Winnipeg Jets’ stunning season-opening win over Oilers. (Paywall). Murat was in the building and this is what he took away from the game. His four include: 1) Why Lowry’s line starts games – it goes well beyond matchups. 2) Winnipeg’s top forwards are all gas, no brakes. 3) Morrissey can still dance with the best of them. 4) All-Hermantown second pair can help Jets win games.
Sportsnet: Third line shows why it’s among NHL’s most efficient. Perhaps the biggest debate during this time period of Jets coverage is whether the Lowry line is a third line or a second line.
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Winnipeg Sun: Jets’ Lowry line has ingredients to return to elite status. Scott shares his thoughts on the captain’s line.
Winnipeg Sun: Jets start season with bang, hammer Oilers 6-0. A game recap from Scott.
Winnipeg Free Press: Total team effort sees Jets dominate Stanley Cup favourites in season opener. (Paywall). Mike was in Edmonton for the game last night and he filed this report.
Winnipeg Free Press: Former Jets blue-liner finding success mapping Oilers shorthanded strategy. (Paywall). Good thing Mike wrote this BEFORE the Jets went 2/3 on their power play.
Jets video:
TSN: Jets’ third line set competitive tone and exploited Oilers’ weakness. After getting blown out in their second straight season-opener, Craig Button joins SportsCentre to break down what happened to the Oilers on Wednesday night, and explain what the key factors were in the Jets’ dominant win.
Moose news:
Illegal Curve: Moose training camp report. On day 10 of camp the AHL club of Manitoba is starting to resemble a hockey team. We have the lines, D pairs, media availabilities with Simon Lundmark, Brad Lambert, head coach Mark Morrison as well as health updates on Axel Jonsson-Fjallby and Chaz Lucius.
Illegal Curve: Behind the scenes at Manitoba Moose production day. On Monday we traded in our pressbox spot to head down onto the ice as the AHL club of Manitoba peeled back the curtain on what a production day looks like.
