Winnipeg Jets Practice Report

With the Jets off on Sunday they return to the ice today and the biggest question is how many players might be inching back to a return to the lineup?

Skate news:

As per Mitchell Clinton of the Jets some news from the practice today with many faces returning to be part of skate. He indicated that:

Nate Schmidt is in a regular uniform. Cole Perfetti and Nikolaj Ehlers are in light blue (which he believes means they can take contact). Blake Wheeler and Saku Maenalanen in red, non-contact jerseys. Lastly, no Josh Morrissey this morning.

He also provides the line rushes and D pairs below.

Line rushes and D pairs:

Connor-Dubois-Reichel
Lowry-Scheifele-Kuhlman
Barron-Stenlund-AJF
Eyssimont-Gustafsson-Gagner
Perfetti, Ehlers, Harkins (light blue)
Wheeler, Maenalanen (red)

Capobianco-DeMelo
Samberg-Pionk
Dillon-Heinola

Player media availability:

Coach media availability:

Topics:

1) Status of injured players.
2) Status of Josh Morrissey? (:47)
3) Philosophy on young players (1:24)
4) Getting a chance to regain confidence by getting back on ice quickly (2:21)
5) Pride he takes in icing a disciplined team (3:12)
6) How does he get a team to subscribe to his message re: penalties (4:14)
7) Is it more difficult when the lineup is in flux? (4:58)
8) Bringing Kristian Reichel up (5:15)
9) Focusing on honouring guys who are stepping up for injured teammates (6:45)
10) Josh Morrissey extending his success and not reverting (8:00)
11) Seeing unrealized potential in players (9:28)

Health news:

Defenceman Josh Morrissey was missing and head coach Rick Bowness said “he should be fine for tomorrow. It was a maintenance day. He should be fine for tomorrow.”

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Up next:

The Jets take on the Flames tomorrow in Winnipeg. Be sure start your morning with the Morning Papers which go live at 7 AM, stick with us throughout the day for the latest news and then after the game be part of the conversation on the Illegal Curve Post-Game Show after the Winnipeg/Calgary game.