Fresh off a big 6-3 win over the Habs last night, which was their third straight victory, the Jets hit the ice today for an optional practice as they get set for tomorrow’s re-match with Montreal.

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Skate news:

Most practices going forward will be optional and today is no exception.  As per Mitchell Clinton of JetsTV here is what he saw on the ice today in Winnipeg:

17 skaters for Jets practice. Hellebuyck and Brossoit on the ice as well. No Scheifele, Wheeler, Dubois, Ehlers, Thompson, Copp, Stastny, or Perreault.

Player availability:

Coach availability:

Topics:

1. Reflections on the play of Sami Niku.
2. What nuances from the game of Pierre-Luc Dubois has he noticed?
3. State of the North Division.
4. Mark Scheifele’s game.
5. What will it take for Dylan DeMelo to carve out a bigger role for himself this year?
6. Status of Tucker Poolman?

Up next:

The Jets will conclude this two game series with the Habs tomorrow night. Be sure to keep it locked to illegalcurve.com for the AM Papers which go live at 7 AM CT and the Illegal Curve Hockey Show at 9 AM CT.

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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