Winnipeg Jets Practice Report

After being off on Sunday the Jets are back on the ice today to prepare to face the Kraken tomorrow night.

Skate news:

Scott Billeck of the Winnipeg Sun reporting that defenceman Dylan DeMelo is back in a normal uniform as the team expected. In order to activate him off IR they’ll have to make a corresponding move to ensure their roster is compliant. He added that David Gustafsson isn’t on the ice. The lines and D pairs are courtesy of Scott.

Lines & D pairs:

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

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

Hellebuyck
Rittich

Player media availability:

Coach media availability:

Topics:

1) Status of Dylan DeMelo.
2) Putting Axel Jonsson-Fjallby on waivers.
3) Would they consider a conditioning assignment for David Gustafsson.
4) Thoughts on the Kraken?
5) Putting Dillon with DeMelo.
6) Getting Appleton back with Lowry.
7) Karson Kuhlman’s impact.
8) What does DeMelo do that compliments his D partner?
9) Status of Nikolaj Ehlers?
10) Move Morrissey made in practice that impressed him.
11) The composition of the 4th line.
12) Kevin Stenlund making his push.

Merch contest:

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Up next:

The Jets play the Kraken tomorrow night. Be sure start your morning with the Morning Papers which go live at 7 AM, followed by a day full of Jets news and then concluding with the Illegal Curve Post-Game Show.