The Jets are coming off a frustrating 4-2 loss to the Predators last night in which they were not able to replicate the success they had on Monday against the Capitals. Big question ahead of the skate was going to be the health status of Mark Scheifele and Gabriel Vilardi.

Skate news:

Everyone was present and accounted for this morning except Mark Scheifele and Gabriel Vilardi although the two did take part in the team photo. Also no Vlad Namestnikov.

Lines & D pairs:

Connor-Gustafsson-Iafallo
Ehlers-Monahan-Toffoli
Niederreiter-Lowry-Appleton
Barron-Kupari-Perfetti

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

Hellebuyck & Brossoit

Goalie plan vs Ducks:

Jets bench boss Rick Bowness confirmed Laurent Brossoit starts.

Health updates:

Rick Bowness said he hopes Mark Scheifele will play tomorrow. Said he was feeling better and was able to eat last night/today so they’ll see how he feels tomorrow AM. He also indicated that Vlad Namestnikov didn’t participate in the skate as he took a shot off the foot last night but he does expect him to play tomorrow. And he confirmed Gabriel Vilardi is out.

Coach interview:

Topics:

1) Status update of Mark Scheifele & Gabriel Vilardi?
2) Update on Vlad Namestnikov (:42)
3) Goalie plan tomorrow (:57)
4) Hoping for a good response from his club (1:00)
5) How did today help fix the inconsistencies? (1:40)
6) What does it look like when team is unhappy with a result (2:11)
7) What team looks like without Mark Scheifele (2:25)
8) What’s the concern from him with this team? (3:37)
9) How does a consistent team become inconsistent? (5:03)
10) Plan B when the team doesn’t have Plan A working (5:48)
11) What stands out about Mason Appleton’s season? (6:54)
12) What’s stood out about meetings vs Ducks? (8:00)
13) Will Gabriel Vilardi travel? (8:16)

Up next:

The Jets conclude the homestand tomorrow against the Ducks. Be sure to join us on the Illegal Curve Post-Game Show tomorrow after the final buzzer.

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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