Note: The Jets took Wednesday off after they defeated the Hurricanes 3-0 the night before to run their win streak to seven games which is the third time this season they’ve done that. Today they leave that in the past and turn their focus onto the Islanders who they face tomorrow night which wraps up the pre 4 Nations portion of the schedule. Check back for the Practice Report for all the latest news and media.
Note II: Today is the final day off for the AHL All-Star break for the Moose. They are expected back in action tomorrow when they hit the ice to prepare for the Wild who they face this weekend.
Note III: The Jets power play is scoring at a historic of 33.8% rate through 55 games this season. Connor Hrabchak looks into what has changed this season to see them go from bottom of the pack to top of the league.
Jets news:
Winnipeg Sun: Time for Jets to spit out this piece of Thrashers history. Paul wrote about Mark Scheifele chasing Ilya Kovalchuk, historic pace for points and power play as well as line two being in synch.
Winnipeg Free Press: Jets’ Comrie reaps rewards of staying sharp, positive with consecutive wins. One thing that Eric Comrie is brimming with is positivity.
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The Athletic Winnipeg: What the skyrocketing cap means for the Jets, Nikolaj Ehlers, Neal Pionk and more. (Paywall). There are plenty of factors at play for the local NHL club the next couple of years. Murat delves deep into what the changing economic landscape means for the NHL team located in Manitoba.
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.
