Note: The Jets along with Gabriel Vilardi (in a regular jersey) hit the ice for a skate on Saturday as they prepared for this afternoon’s critical game 4. There won’t be a morning skate for Winnipeg but stay tuned for the pre-game report to ensure you’re up-to-date on the latest. Puck drop is at 12 PM CDT.
Note II: After the final buzzer sounds between Winnipeg and St. Louis, 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 2:40 PM CDT.
Jets news:
Winnipeg Sun: ‘Something we can embrace’: Jets look to pass first adversity test in Game 4 against the Blues. Very rarely a team goes through a playoffs without dealing with some adversity.
Winnipeg Sun: Just wait, Winnipeg: Gabe Vilardi a game-time decision for Game 4 against the Blues. Lots of gamesmanship going on.
Winnipeg Sun: ‘A better job of bearing down’: the Jets need to clean up the penalty kill heading into Game 4. We’ve been talking about the need for the PK to be effective all season long.
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Winnipeg Free Press: Vilardi could return to Jets lineup Sunday. (Paywall). Not sure there will be a more watched warm-up skate in this series.
The Athletic: What’s behind Winnipeg Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck’s playoff struggles? (Paywall). Murat and Jesse teamed up for this one about the struggles in the post-season for number 37.
Illegal Curve Hockey: One Great City! Desire to experience a Whiteout brings a Jets fan from England to Winnipeg. Meet Callum a Jets fan from England who became a fan based on a line in a song by the Weakerthans.
Jets video/audio:
Illegal Curve Hockey Show: Saturday Replay/Podcast. Two hours of Jets talk from yesterday morning’s IC Hockey Show is now available for download. We reflected on the three games to date, preview game 4 and spoke about all things to do with the NHL club of Winnipeg.
