The Jets are coming off a disappointing loss to the Golden Knights last night which game was not really reflected by the 4-1 final score in favour of Vegas. Add a zero before that number and you get the record for Winnipeg in their last five games (0-4-1) as they hit a rough patch in their season. They will hope to get back on track against a Senators team that has been winning of late despite it being too little too late in terms of making the playoffs.
Skate news:
Good sign for the Jets as Vlad Namestnikov is on the ice for practice this morning after taking a shot to the head. So is Gabriel Vilardi who is taking line rushes with Scheifele and Connor which is a good sign.
Lines and D pairs:
Connor-Scheifele-Vilardi
Toffoli-Monahan-Ehlers
Niederreiter-Lowry-Appleton
Barron-Namestnikov-Iafallo
Kupari-Gustafsson-Perfetti
Player media:
Coach media:
Topics:
1. Getting Gabriel Vilardi back in the lineup.
2. Good timing to get Vilardi back with PP woes (1:09)
3. Analyzing the PP (1:57)
4. Did he like the zone entries on PP? (2:44)
5. What makes Sean Monahan so dangerous in front of the net? (3:21)
6.Status of Josh Morrissey? (4:08)
7. Reliance on Josh Morrissey so much yesterday (4:18)
8. Adam Lowry as the standard bearer (4:52)
9. How did Lowry develop this process? (5:58)
Health news:
Jets head coach Rick Bowness confirms what Gabriel Vilardi already confirmed which is that the top line winger for Winnipeg will be back in the lineup tomorrow against Ottawa.
Up next:
The Jets put practice behind them and will focus on the Senators who they will face tomorrow night. Start your Saturday with all the latest Jets and Moose news in the AM Papers on illegalcurve.com which are available starting at 7 AM CST, join us at 9 AM CDT for two hours of hockey talk on the Illegal Curve Hockey Show, 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 8:40 PM CST.
