Winnipeg Jets Morning Papers

Note: The day began on Monday with a close to 30 minute media availability with GM Kevin Cheveldayoff which you can watch here. The team also hit the ice for practice. Morning skate for Winnipeg gets underway at 10:30 AM CST so stay tuned for the pre-game report to ensure you’re up-to-date on the latest. Puck drop is at 7 PM CST.

Note II: This evening, after the final buzzer sounds between Winnipeg and Vegas, 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 9:40 PM CST.

Note III: The Moose have a final day of practice here in Winnipeg before they embark on a six-games in 11 day road trip which will begin in Milwaukee on Thursday and end in Laval the following weekend. They will hit the ice at 10:30 AM CST for skate.

Note IV: A gold medal winning shot from Jets prospect Sascha Boumedienne (2025 1st) as this blast would end up as the game-winning goal for Sweden. He and fellow Winnipeg prospect Alfons Freij (2024 2nd), who is also a noted anthem singer, are World Junior champions.

Note V: Speaking of prospects with the OHL Trade Deadline coming up in two days there is a good chance Kieron Walton (2024 6th) who is tied for the OHL points lead gets dealt by Sudbury. One of the junior insider accounts (who was right about another Jets prospect Kevin He being dealt) thinks it happens later in the week as the Wolves GM looks to create a bidding war.

Jets news:

Winnipeg Sun: Inaction from Jets’ Kevin Cheveldayoff a head-scratcher. There may be a few more fans in the stands wearing bags on their heads this evening when they take on the Golden Knights. 

Winnipeg Sun: Getting fired last thing on Arniel’s mind as Jets prep for Vegas. He told us yesterday that he can’t allow that sort of thought to freeze him and allow that to govern his behaviour. 

Winnipeg Sun: Jets’ Stanley takes suspension in stride. He doesn’t back down from a tilt and he didn’t back down from the suspension he received. He actually had a pretty good line in the scrum yesterday where he said “when you do get in them you want to be throwing first and not wait and see what happens”. 

Winnipeg Free Press: Jets GM continues to preach patience despite club’s basement status. (Paywall). He was not “preaching to the choir” based on the comments from many in the fanbase following the conclusion of his media avail on Monday. Check out Mike’s assessment of the state of the NHL club of Winnipeg. 

Winnipeg Free Press: Jets look to climb out of league’s basement during homestand. (Paywall). The Jets play nine of their next 11 at home and will need to show that there is no place like home if they want to have any hope this season.

Global News: Jets ‘paying a little bit of a price’ for trading draft picks. The price of acquiring talent is a willingness to sell off draft picks so it’s a necessity for teams that want to push their roster ahead of the pack.

Global News: Change required for struggling Jets. Based on what we heard from the GM on Monday those changes do not appear to be happening anytime soon.

Jets video:

TSN: Do the Jets have the talent to turn things around or do they need a shake-up? Do the Jets have the talent to turn things around or do they need a roster shake-up? What do you say to your team when nothing is going right? TSN Hockey analyst Bruce Boudreau joined That’s Hockey host Gino Reda to weigh in after Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff met with the media on Monday.

Sportsnet: Did Jets’ Stanley deserve suspension for punching Senators’ Tkachuk? Nick Kypreos, Justin Bourne, and Sam McKee discuss Winnipeg Jets defenceman Logan Stanley receiving a one-game suspension for roughing Ottawa Senators forward Brady Tkachuk and debate whether supplementary discipline was warranted.