Note: With tomorrow being a 1 pm start time for the Jets and Oilers at MTS Centre the Illegal Curve Hockey Show will be starting at 7 am until 10 am (CST) on TSN 1290 Winnipeg. Plenty to discuss so be sure to set your radio dial bright and early on Saturday.
Jets news:
Winnipeg Free Press: Jets this Week (video). Free Press writers Ed Tait and Tim Campbell share their thoughts on the coaching change, Dustin Byfuglien at forward and who may benefit the most from a new coach.
AP Images: Jets-Flames hockey. One Jets fan in the crowd answers the question “You mad bro?”.
Illegal Curve: Grant Clitsome has season-ending surgery. After he finally got his three year deal the Ottawa native had back surgery and is done for the year.
Winnipeg Free Press: Jets soar over Flames. You hate to be a Debbie Downer but we should remind everyone that the Flames are a terrible team. While it is important to win you sometimes need a slight dose of reality. This wasn’t St. Louis, L.A. or Chicago. Having said that the team still played a pretty good game and a number of players continued to bring their ‘A’ game.
Winnipeg Free Press: Jets-Flames summary. Pavelec made some good saves although none was bigger than the save he made in the 3rd period with the Jets up 4-1 at point-blank range. Soon thereafter rookie Jacob Trouba put the game away.
Winnipeg Free Press: Teemu, Ducky… Mark? He moved ahead of Sharks rookie Tomas Hertl for sole possession of 4th spot amongst rookies and continued his blazing hot streak.
Winnipeg Sun: Jets clobber Calgary. If Jets fans thought their team had problems, say hello to the Calgary Flames.
Calgary Herald: Flames’ home-ice skid hits record seven games. Just to keep things in perspective this is the squad the Jets beat up on last night.
Calgary Herald: New coach Maurice eager to help Jets take flight. Interesting perspective on the new Jets bench boss.
TSN: Power Rankings. Big drop from 14 to 24 although this doesn’t take into account the wins over Phoenix and Calgary.
Sportsnet: Hockey Central – Trade tracker Olli Jokinen (video). The panel discussed the Jets centre, whether there would be a market for him and possible destinations.
Jets 5 Flames 2:
Coach Paul Maurice post-game: Coach Maurice met with the media following the game against Calgary.
Jets on a Deadline: Game recaps, post-game audio, video highlights and the NHL.com 3 Stars of the night.
IceCaps news:
The Telegram: The numbers add up for the IceCaps, why don’t the wins? Win a couple, lose a couple. Never heard that before. Seems both parent and farm clubs are following similar paths this season.
He kicks off his first year as bench boss in Winnipeg on day 1 of…
We heard from the versatile forward after the afternoon session on day 1 of training…
Second group hits the ice at hockey for all centre.
Hear from the Jets GM on the first day of camp.
Coming into his second training camp the Jets 2021 2nd rounder is feeling confident.
Hear from number 44 after first skate of training camp.