Winnipeg Jets Playoff Practice Report

Change of pace today as media avails were held before the 12 noon optional skate which would see about ten players and two goalies following the Jets 7-6 win in game 1 over the Avs last night in front of an electric Whiteout crowd in and around Canada Life Centre.

Barron health update:

Not great news for Morgan Barron as head coach Rick Bowness indicated that “He’s not skating yet. He’s probably still another week away.”

Coach media availability:

Topics:

1) Areas of improvement for game 2.
2) Similarities in games of Makar and Morrissey (1:45)
3) Does he consider any lineup changes for game 2? (2:49)
4) Update on Morgan Barron? (3:16)
5) Are guys guarded after winning game 1 based on last year? (3:27)
6) Is the penalty kill one area needing cleaning up? (4:24)
7) Are the Jets being given enough credit for how they generated offence? (4:56)
8) Did the Monahan line execute his gameplan “quietly in a loud game”? (6:05)
9) One of the sweatiest games for Connor Hellebuyck (6:58)
10) Has he ever seen Hellebuyck thrown off his game? (7:14)
11) Nino Niederreiter’s head up play on the Lowry goal (7:52)
12) Over six minutes of zone time, how did the Avs do that? (8:33)
13) What does it mean to have a goalie with 37’s mentality? (9:28)
14) What’s one thing they can to structurally to facilitate better puck management? (10:13)

Up next:

Jets will be back on the ice tomorrow for morning skate ahead of game 2. Start your Thursday with all the latest Jets and Moose news in the AM Papers on illegalcurve.com which are available starting at 7 AM CST, check back for the pre-game report, stick with us throughout the day for updates and then join us before the game on the Illegal Curve Pre-Game Show which gets underway at 6:30 PM CDT and which you can watch live at CityPlace (333 St. Mary’s Avenue). As well we want you to be part of the discussion after the final buzzer on the Illegal Curve Post-Game Show.