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Winnipeg Jets Practice Report

Photo Credit: Colby Spence

The Jets were back on the ice today in Toronto as they get set for a re-match against the Leafs tomorrow night. Biggest question heading into practice is the status of defenceman Nathan Beaulieu who left the game last night in the 2nd period after blocking a John Tavares shot.

Photo Credit: Colby Spence

Player availability:

Coach availability:

Topics:

1. Status update on Nathan Beaulieu
2. Getting the most out of his players (specific to Pionk).
3. How will they handle the loss of Beaulieu?
4. Physicality of the game.
5. The loss of Beaulieu.
6. Veteran leadership.
7. The mental toll this season is taking.
8. Specificity as to the timeline for Beaulieu.

Health Update:

Defenceman Nathan Beaulieu will be out weeks according to Jets head coach Paul Maurice.

Up next:

The Jets will continue this road trip with game four of five going tomorrow night against the Leafs. Be sure to keep it locked to illegalcurve.com for the AM Papers which go live at 7 AM CST.

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.