The Jets held a highly optional practice on Monday although it was quite informative as we learned Gabriel Vilardi had been cleared and is ready to return to the lineup for Winnipeg.

Pre-skate news:

Some big news as Nikolaj Ehlers was skating with strength and conditioning coach Jake Wolff.

Skate news:

Everyone present and accounted for this morning.

Lines and D pairs:

Connor-Scheifele-Vilardi
Iafallo-Namestnikov-Perfetti
Niederreiter-Lowry-Appleton
Tanev-Barron-JAD
Toninato-Gustafsson-Kupari

Morrissey-DeMelo
Samberg-Pionk
Stanley-Schenn
Fleury-Miller
Heinola

Hellebuyck
Comrie
Driedger

Players media:

Coach’s media:

Topics:
1) Gabriel Vilardi ready to go
2) His hands look like they is no rust (:35)
3) How does Vilardi’s return change team? (1:08)
4) Reuniting Niederreiter with Lowry line (1:36)
5) Mood change with 13 returning to lineup (2:11)
6) Impact of Vilardi on the PP (2:47)
7) Nikolaj Ehlers skating (3:26)
8) Physicality on Mark Scheifele (3:39)
9) Play of Cole Perfetti (4:20)
10) Progression for Ehlers? (5:16)

Up next:

The Jets and Blues will do battle on Wednesday in a pivotal game 5 with both clubs vying for their shot to take a commanding series lead heading back to St. Louis for game 6. Start your day with all the latest Jets and Moose news in the AM Papers on illegalcurve.com which are available starting at 7 AM CDT, check back for the pre-game report, come say hi at the special edition IC pre-game show live from Cityplace starting at 6:30 PM CDT (or join us here) and then join us after the final buzzer on the Illegal Curve Post-Game Show.

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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