The Jets are in Etobicoke this morning practicing following a tough loss last night in Montreal. They know they will have their work cut out for them when they take on the Leafs in Toronto tomorrow night.

Skate news:

As per Jeff Hamilton of the Winnipeg Free Press no Dylan Samberg at skate as he deals with an illness. Also Mason Appleton and Logan Stanley remain in non-contact jerseys which isn’t a surprise. The lines and D pairs come courtesy of Jeff.

Lines & D pairs:

Connor-Dubois-Wheeler
Barron-Scheifele-Ehlers
Perfetti-Lowry-Maenalanen
Kuhlman-Stenlund-Gagner
AJF the extra

Morrissey-DeMelo
Dillon-Pionk
Heinola-Schmidt
Capobianco-Stanley

Player media availability:

Coach media availability:

Topics:

1) What he was hoping to achieve in practice today?
2) How Blake Wheeler has responded since removal of the ‘C’. (:48)
3) The Jets/Leafs rivalry (1:42)
4) Pace of practice & line shuffling (2:32)
5) His thoughts on the Philly situation (3:18)

Jets merch contest:

We are more than halfway through January but still plenty of opportunities left to enter and win the IC contest for authentic Jets merch and a grand prize of an NHL game of your choice. You can enter here.

Up next:

The Jets take on the Leafs tomorrow in Toronto. 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/Toronto game.

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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