The day after a 1-0 defeat of division rival Colorado on Thursday night the Jets were back on the ice in Winnipeg practicing. They face the Stars tomorrow afternoon to conclude a four-game homestand.
Skate news:
It’s a three goalie rotation today at practice as Jets 2011 6th rounder Jason Kasdorf is taking some slack off Connor Hellebuyck. Eric Comrie also taking part.
Everyone else was present. Ville Heinola remains in yellow.
Lines & D pairs:
Connor-Scheifele-Vilardi
Perfetti-Namestnikov-Ehlers
Niederreiter-Lowry-Appleton
Barron-Kupari-Iafallo
Gustafsson, JAD
Morrissey-DeMelo
Samberg-Pionk
Stanley-Miller
Fleury-Coghlan
Heinola (non-contact)
Player media:
Coach media:
Topics:
1) Was any emphasis put on the problem areas he mentioned last night?
2) What problems do the Stars represent? (:51)
3) Reasons behind the honest assessments (2:18)
4) Difficulty in keeping things even-keel? (3:21)
5) Changing the lines when winning a game (4:45)
6) Some examples of the Jets 10% improvement (6:18)
7) What sorts of things does Mason Appleton do to make him reliable? (7:37)
8) The Appleton play to find outlet to release pressure (8:50)
9) What benefits can a player receive from playing best-on-best? (9:51)
10) Could Mark Scheifele be a help to Canada in Four Nations? (10:53)
11) Scheifele’s ability to play on the wing (12:15)
Up next:
The Jets will face off against the Stars on Saturday afternoon. You can start your day 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 on the Illegal Curve Hockey Show at 9 AM CST check back for the pre-game report, and then join us after the final buzzer on the Illegal Curve Post-Game Show around 4:40 PM CST.
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