Photo Credit: Colby Spence (Illegal Curve)
The Jets had a few days away from the rink following the first game of this five-game homestand on Saturday night against the Oilers. Now they get set to resume it when they face the Leafs on Thursday night.
Photo Credit: Colby Spence (Illegal Curve)
Morning skate news:
As per Ken Wiebe of Sportsnet everyone is present this morning at skate. Ken also provides the lines and D pairs below.
Line rushes and D pairs:
Connor-Scheifele-Wheeler
Ehlers-Stastny-Dubois
Copp-Lowry-Appleton
Perreault-Thompson-Lewis
Harkins, Vesalainen as extra F’s
Morrissey-Poolman
Forbort-Pionk
Stanley-DeMelo
Heinola-Benn
Hellebuyck
Brossoit
Player availability:
Coach availability:
Topics:
1. Moving Dubois back to the middle.
2. Balance between final stretch and keeping guys rested/fresh
3. Thoughts on the last few days.
4. Type of support from forwards and D in order to have success.
5. Value that Paul Stastny brings to the club.
6. What does he say about the folks who are disappointed with PLD’s performance?
7. Finding balance and picking right time for offence.
8. Should goalies get more consideration for the Hart Trophy?
9. How does he quantify return of Blake Wheeler?
Up next:
The Jets have another day of practice scheduled for Wednesday as they continue to get ready for a showdown with the Leafs on Thursday. Be sure to keep it locked to illegalcurve.com for the AM Papers which go live at 7 AM CT.
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