Note: Following today’s Jets Papers, you can ensure you are up to speed with our game set-up written by Ezra Ginsburg.  Keep it locked to the site to get pre game audio from coach Noel.  After the game, be sure to check us out for all the post-game reaction. As soon as the site is updated we notify you via twitter @illegalcurve and Facebook.

Note II: For away games we have our #ICGWG contest. Make sure to @ tweet @illegalcurve with your guess. Remember that for your vote to qualify you must send in your guess using a hashtag (#). (i.e. #ICGWG Frolik).

Note III:  Join us at the Chill Bar and Grill, located north of confusion corner @ 423 McMillan Ave,  to watch tonight’s Jets and Islanders game.  Puck drops at 6 pm cst.  Tonight we will be hosting Snap the Stache which is in support of Movember.  They will be giving away a ton of prizes including Jets tickets, samples from Pabst Blue Ribbon and Wiser’s as well as tickets to the Movember Gala Parte on Saturday, November 30th at The Pyramid Cabaret.

Note IV:  Happy Chanukah to all our of readers who celebrate for eight crazy nights.  Tonight is the first night.

Jets news:

CBC:  30 Thoughts.  Friedman has two Jets points (19 & 20) on Little and Redmond.

Winnipeg Free Press:  New TV deal means higher salary capWhile the cap might be going up the Jets will be receiving a nice little increase in payment from the new deal so they should be fine in accommodating this new increase.  Tim’s article also looks at the slumping Islanders.

Winnipeg Free Press:  Jets at IslandersSome notes about the Islanders and both lineupsI am curious to see if Evander Kane and Travis Hamonic renew what seems to be their usual hostilities tonight.

Winnipeg Sun:  Jets make progressTonight marks another opportunity to take advantage of a slumping opponent.

Winnipeg Sun:  Jets enjoy day of restKen looks at what the Jets did well against NJ and what they’ll attempt to clean up as they face the struggling Islanders.

TSN 1290 Winnipeg:  Rona Roundtable podcast (audio).  Rick Ralph talks to voice of the Jets Dennis Beyak about the team.

Illegal Curve:  Looking at the impact the new TV deal could have on the JetsThe answer from a TV watching perspective is not much.

IceCaps news:

Winnipeg Free Press:  IceCaps being patient with potential-packed LowryBeing afforded the opportunity to properly develop and not be rushed into the NHL should prove to be a boon for Lowry’s long term development.

Islanders news:

Winnipeg Free Press:  Hamonics star risingThe Manitoba product is a rising star in this league.

Newsday:  Isles unveil new jersey for NHL Stadium SeriesWhat do you think of this new jersey?

NHL Mid-Week:

ReplayJets defeat the Devils 3-1, face the Islanders on Wednesday.  10 Former Players File Concussion Lawsuits Against the NHL.  Interview with Arthur Staple of Newsday.  NHL signs new television broadcast deal with Rogers.  Interview with Chris Botta with the Sports Business Journal.  More discussion on the NHL’s new TV deal.  6 Things We Learned This Week.  NHL News & Notes.

David Minuk

Working hard on a daily basis to provide the latest Winnipeg Jets and Manitoba Moose news for our readers and listeners. I also appear on the Illegal Curve Hockey Show every Saturday on our YouTube channel as well as the Illegal Curve Post-Game Show after every single Jets game. And I occasionally jump in the play-by-play booth at Canada Life to provide colour analysis during Manitoba Moose games.

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