Winnipeg Jets travel day media availability prior to leaving for Colorado for games 3 & 4

The Jets suffered their first defeat in April last night. That includes eight wins to conclude the regular season and the ninth victory in game one of this series on Sunday. So their first loss comes 23 days into the month but given that it was game 2 of their best of seven series with the Avs and also given how Colorado swarmed them in the 2nd and 3rd periods it has folks understandably upset with the series now tied 1-1 and heading to the Centennial State for games 3 and 4.

There was a practice scheduled for today but the team chose instead to hold a quick airport media availability and then head to Denver. This will give them a day to practice and get acclimatized to the altitude.

Player media:

Coach media:

Topics:

1) Need for more Ozone time in Denver.
2) Is glass half full or half empty? (:24)
3) Falling asleep thinking about that game? (:32)
4) Thoughts on the game overall (:44)
5) How does he expect matchup to change not having home ice? (1:14)
6) What does he look for to see his guys can handle adversity better? (1:25)
7) Game planning for the Nathan MacKinnon line double shifting (1:48)
8) Defending against it (2:30)
9) What have Avs done to prevent them from playing their game? (3:13)
10) Avs incredible home record (3:38)
11) Does he have a clearer picture of what both clubs are capable of? (3:58)
12) The play of the Scheifele line (4:28)
13) How much tighter does he expect the goaltending matchup to be? (5:05)
14) What more does he need from the Monahan line? (5:27)
15) Being oldest coach to win a playoff game (5:40)

Up next:

The Jets are scheduled to practice on Thursday afternoon as they get used to the altitude in Colorado. Begin 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 and then check back for the Playoff Practice Report.