Winnipeg Jets Morning Papers

Note: Most of the Jets hit the ice on Monday for an optional skate before they took off for New York State . Morning skate gets underway at 10 AM CST so stay tuned for the pre-game report to ensure you’re up-to-date on the latest. Puck drop is at 6:30 PM CST.

Note II: This evening, after the final buzzer sounds between Winnipeg and New York, we want you to be part of the conversation on the Illegal Curve Post-Game Show as we discuss and analyze the results of the game starting around 9:10 PM CST.

Note III: The Moose have a school day game as they welcome the Griffins to town in the first of four straight here in Winnipeg. Puck drop is at 10:30 AM CST.

Jets news:

Winnipeg Sun: Curse be damned: Top spot would add juice to Jets playoff run. After Paul took that line of questioning yesterday morning with Kyle Connor and hearing the response from number 81, I got to thinking about the Presidents’ Trophy “curse” and it really is a myth. In the 38 years that they’ve handed it out the first place team has taken home the Stanley Cup eight times which is more than in any other slot. Interesting the next spot is 4th overall who have gone on to win six times.

Photo Credit: Colby Spence (Illegal Curve)

Winnipeg Sun: In Chevy we trust: Jets hit road unsure of trade winds blowing. Will he nibble? Will he swing for the fences? We don’t know. Players don’t know. Lots of questions which should be answered fairly soon. 

Winnipeg Free Press: Power-play goals hard to come by. (Paywall). Hard to believe that two units that were basically automatic for 55 games has become less so the last half dozen. But this group isn’t hitting the panic button and assistant coach Davis Payne felt the last two games they were back to their standard.

Winnipeg Free Press: No complacency on Jets. (Paywall). We heard it on Kyle Connor’s comments on Monday where he spoke about wanting to earn two points every single game.

Sportsnet: Looking at picks, prospects Jets could offer in trade. No offence to Jason but the chances the Jets are willing to part with Salomonsson or Yager or even Lambert are beyond miniscule. Especially when you consider how limited the trade market is for anything that is very exciting. Obviously if there is a name off the board with term there’s always a chance. But I find it far fetched.

The Athletic: What we’re hearing about every NHL team heading into deadline week. (Paywall). Stop me if you’ve heard this before: depth defenceman and a bottom-six forward. I saved you the time from reading something you already knew.

The Athletic Winnipeg: What I’m hearing about the Jets ahead of the trade deadline: Joel Armia and other depth options. (Paywall). We got rather strong reactions (both positive and negative) from folks at the notion of bringing back Joel Armia. That and more in Murat’s latest.

Jets audio:

Sportsnet: 32 Thoughts Trade Deadline Preview. In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman tap into every team in the NHL and provide a preview of what to expect from each of them ahead of Friday’s trade deadline. Runs about seven minutes.