The Jets will hit the ice for an optional skate this morning as they prepare for the Islanders tomorrow night to kick off four games on the road.

Skate news:

It’s a very well attended optional with almost all players (only Mark Scheifele, Josh Morrissey and Neal Pionk) taking part in skate as well as both goalies.

Player media:

Coach media:

Topics:

1) Looking at the power play of late.
2) Teams making adjustments (1:07)
3) Details on the Jets PP the last five games (1:38)
4) Did 4 Nations break interrupt momentum? (2:11)
5) Is puck luck a factor? (2:39)
6) Facing the Islanders (3:20)
7) What’s Trade Deadline look like as a 1st place team? (4:06)
8) Do they speculate about having some shiny new toys? (4:33)
9) How much of an attraction is finishing 1st overall? (4:51)

Up next:

The Jets will head to New York where they will kick off a four-game road trip. 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, stick with us throughout the day for updates and then join us on the Illegal Curve Post-Game Show after the final buzzer around 9:10 PM CST.

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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