Lots happening on Monday in Jetsland as Dominic Toninato was able to clear waivers and was assigned to the Moose. Rick Bowness told us after practice yesterday that they were going to discuss David Gustafsson being sent to Manitoba on a conditioning loan and shortly thereafter they loaned him to their AHL affiliate.
Skate news:
No changes today at Canada Life
Lines and D pairs:
Connor-Scheifele-Ehlers
Perfetti-Monahan-Vilardi
Niederreiter-Lowry-Appleton
Barron-Namestnikov-Iafallo
Kupari
Morrissey-DeMelo
Samberg-Pionk
Stanley-Schmidt
Dillon
Players media:
Coach media:
Topics:
1) How does he keep everyone feeling like they are “part of it”?
2) Having depth in the organization/4th line composition (1:24)
3) Calm before the storm of scheduling/cherishing practice time (2:42)
4) How would he assess Nate Schmidt’s evolution since being a healthy scratch? (3:40)
5) Has he noticed anything different with Gabriel Vilardi’s game? (4:55)
6) Vilardi’s self assessment from the Pens game (5:56)
7) Drop pass on the power play (6:23)
8) Why has goalie save percentage has gone down? (7:20)
9) Challenge for coaches to get puck to dangerous areas (8:40)
10) Does the drop pass only work for guys with elite speed? (9:12)
11) The average distance of shot Connor Hellebuyck faces (9:58)
12) Do his internal analytics confirm they are keeping shots from distance? (11:36)
13) Has he noticed the level of play has raised now? (12:13)
14) What does he consider a Grade A chance vs Hellebuyck? (12:43)
Up next:
The Jets put practice behind them and will conclude this quick, two-game homestand tomorrow night against the Sharks. Start your Wednesday with all the latest Jets and Moose news in the AM Papers on illegalcurve.com which are available starting at 7 AM CST, check back for the pre-game report, stick with us throughout the day for updates and then join us after the final buzzer on the Illegal Curve Post-Game Show around 9:15 PM CST.
