Winnipeg Jets Practice Report

The Jets are back in Winnipeg after a quick trip out west to take on the Oilers on Saturday night. They returned back to Manitoba with a 3-2 OT victory in their pocket as they prepare for the Blues who will be in town for a quick one-game homestand.

Skate news:

Only player missing is Adam Lowry from skate today. Jets head coach Rick Bowness is taking a leave of absence to be with his wife Judy who suffered a seizure on Sunday.

Lines and D pairs:

Connor-Scheifele-Iafallo
Perfetti-Namestnikov-Ehlers
Niederreiter-Toninato-Appleton
Barron-Kupari-Gustafsson

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

Hellebuyck & Brossoit

Player media availability:

Coach media availability:

Topics:

1) Situation with Rick and his wife Judy.
2) Focus on today’s practice (1:26)
3) What makes the trio of Scheifele/Connor/Iafallo work? (1:58)
4) Josh Morrissey picking up where he left off/taking next step (2:47)
5) Next man up mentality apply to coaching? (3:47)
6) What makes Mark Scheifele so successful in OT? (4:22)
7) What do they look for as coaching staff for an OT trio? (5:11)
8) All is well with Adam Lowry? (5:57)

Up next:

Jets take on the Blues tomorrow night in Winnipeg for a quick one-game at home before they get back on the road. Please note that tomorrow the NHL has all 32 teams playing and they’ve staggered the start times every 15 minutes. Puck drop between Winnipeg and St. Louis will be at 7:45 PM CDT. Don’t forget to join us after the game on the Illegal Curve Post-Game Show.