Note: The Jets continue to roll along picking up their seventh straight win in their 3-0 defeat of the Hurricanes. That’s the third time this season they’ve gotten at least seven wins in a row, which according to Team PR, makes them just the fifth team to do that in the last 20 years. It was also the first shutout of the season for Eric Comrie. They are off today and will return to the ice on Thursday for practice as they look to close out the pre 4 Nations portion of the schedule on Friday against the Islanders.
Note II: The Moose remain on their AHL All-Star break until Friday when they hit the ice for a practice to prepare for a pair of games this weekend.
Note III: Some health news we learned on Tuesday is that Adam Lowry and Morgan Barron both remain off the ice as per head coach Scott Arniel and neither player seems likely to be back anytime soon.
Jets news:
Winnipeg Sun: Eric Comrie perfect as Jets make it seven in a row against Hurricanes. When Jets bench boss Scott Arniel was coy about who his starter was yesterday after AM skate one of the comments on our YouTube channel said “Well, if Comrie starts, that’ll be the end of the winning streak”. Turns out he did start, picked up his third career shutout in the process and helped Winnipeg to their seven straight win. Paul gives you his game recap from what he saw inside CLC.
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Winnipeg Sun: Check politics at the door? Not in the Winnipeg Jets dressing room. Paul got some interesting insight from Mason Appleton and Dylan DeMelo for this column.
Winnipeg Free Press: Comrie tames Hurricanes with first shutout of season in 3-0 win. (Paywall). He was excellent when the team needed him and with his second straight win the team is playing with confidence in front of him. Ken had more from his spot in the pressbox.
Winnipeg Free Press: Smattering of boos from Jets fans during U.S. anthem. (Paywall). Some folks didn’t like the boos while others say folks are free to express themselves.
NHL.com: Comrie makes 29 saves, Jets shut out Hurricanes for 7th straight win. Darrin’s recap features insight from both dressing rooms.
Global News: Comrie records first shutout in almost two years as Winnipeg Jets blank Carolina 3-0. His comments after the game to Sara showed just how much it meant for him to get that shutout in Winnipeg.
Global News: Scheifele’s next goal puts him in Winnipeg Jets history books. Paul puts an interesting twist on the debate about the Jets history. Essentially that the next goal by 55 cements him as the leader which relegates mentions of the Thrashers.
Sportsnet: Jets grateful for help from ‘the Connor McDavid of video coaches’. We keep joking whenever he’s successful in a challenge that the team owes him a steak dinner. He may become vegetarian after all the beef they would owe him from this season alone. Two more successful ones last night.
Sportsnet: Why the Jets need to go all-in, and what that could look like. A really interesting read from Jason on what he thinks the Jets should do and why this is the season to go for it.
Jets video:
TSN: Comrie blanks Hurricanes to help Jets win seventh straight. Eric Comrie made 29 saves for his first shutout of the season. Dan Robertson and Kevin Sawyer breakdown the Jets’ seventh straight win and why depth scoring shined against the Hurricanes.
TSN: Does Winnipeg Jets centre Mark Scheifele get enough credit? With Mark Scheifele a goal away from passing Ilya Kovalchuk to becoming the franchise’s all-time leading goal-scorer, TSN Director of Scouting Craig Button joined That’s Hockey to discuss if the Jets forward gets enough credit.
