For the second straight day in Winnipeg the Jets hit the ice for practice as they prepare for a big game against the Stars tomorrow night. Yesterday four skaters (DeMelo, Pionk, Appleton, Ehlers) as well as Connor Hellebuyck took a maintenance day so we shall see if they are all skating today.
Skate news:
Only players missing today are Neal Pionk and Nikolaj Ehlers today at the skate. We shall see if it remains maintenance for those two.
Player media:
Coach media:
Topics:
1) Excitement to go up against the Stars?
2) Balancing keeping guys fresh vs consistent lineup? (:49)
3) What would a win tomorrow do for them? (1:46)
4) Moving Iafallo/Tanev up at end of game to protect lead (2:23)
5) What goes into choosing Vilardi over Connor? (3:28)
6) Seeing Luke Schenn as a closer in top 4 or 2? (4:02)
7) Any concern about Neal Pionk’s availability? (more on Schenn) (4:55)
8) Status of Nikolaj Ehlers? (5:33)
9) Dallas dealing with injuries but continue to roll (5:44)
Health update:
Jets head coach Scott Arniel was not giving up anything on the status of Neal Pionk or Nikolaj Ehlers who both missed a second straight day of practice.
Up next:
The Jets will face the Stars tomorrow night in Winnipeg to wrap up this quick two-game homestand. 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 CDT, check back for the pre-game report for all the news/video from morning skate, join us for a live show at Cityplace starting at 12 noon (or join us on our YouTube stream here) as we preview the game and then join us after the final buzzer on the Illegal Curve Post-Game Show.
