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:

We are at the midpoint of February but there has been just one game played to date which means eight more opportunities to enter and win the IC contest for authentic Jets merch. You can enter here.

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.

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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