Winnipeg Jets Morning Papers | Olympic Games

warning: The Jets were preparing for today's game against the Kraken, which we learned about on Monday Nino Niederreiter is expected to be ready to return to the lineup after missing the last five games. Morning skate for the Jets begins at 10:30 a.m. CDT. All relevant news will be announced in the pre-game report, so check it out. Puck drop is at 7:00 PM CDT.

Note II: After the final buzzer tonight between Winnipeg and Seattle, we want you to join us for the conversation on the Illegal Curve post-game show as we discuss and analyze the results of the game.

Note III: The Moose practiced yesterday in Winnipeg and today they head to Milwaukee where they begin their final road trip of the regular season when they face the Admirals on Wednesday night.

Note IV: The big news on Monday is a Jets prospect Rutger McGroarty Will return to Michigan for the 2024-25 season.

News about jet aircraft:

Winnipeg Sun: Jets Snapshots. In this piece, Ted wrote: 1) Villardi has been involved in “magic hands” since childhood. 2) McGroarty returns to Michigan. 3) The Jets came second against the Kraken.

Winnipeg Sun: Jets ready to rotate Niederreiter after horrific cut. If he hadn't been wearing cut-resistant socks, things would have been much worse.

Winnipeg Sun: Awards would be nice, but Hellebuyck is happy the Jets are playing their best hockey at the right time. The nice thing about the Jennings Award is that it's a team award that shows a commitment to being a really stingy defensive team. The only shame is that Laurent Brossoit didn't make it to the 25 games required to have his name on the award. Of course, while it's nice to win a trophy, the main focus is on the ultimate prize in hockey.

Winnipeg Free Press: Niderreiter returns to Jets after injury scare. (Paywall). Even when players take the same precautions as Niederreiter, injuries can still happen.

Global News: Jets season may set new franchise standard. That Jets club has drawn plenty of comparisons, but it's to the 2017-18 team that did something no other NHL team in Winnipeg had ever done before, advancing to the third round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

News about jet aircraft:

Winnipeg Free Press: Big league dreams on hold. (Paywall). While some fans are angry at the prospect of another first-rounder returning to college for his third year starting in 2022, wearing the “C” for that storied program will try to get them over the hump in the “Frozen Four.” The reality that he is unlikely to be in the NHL next season may be the drivers of this decision.

Athletic Winnipeg: Top Jets prospect Rutger McGroarty returns to Michigan: Why he made the decision. (Paywall). It was thought he would join them on Monday when two more of his teammates signed professional deals (Gavin Brindley and Dylan Duke) and Frank NazarMade his NHL debut and scored a goal with the Hawks in the pros. Of course, if you look at the teams, there are more opportunities with them, so the Jets will be next season.

Airplane video:

TSN: How ready are the Avalanche for the playoffs? There have been a few turbulent periods recently, but they turned things around at the right time, winning six straight as the playoffs loomed. How prepared are they to deal with the avalanche? How lucky was Nino Niederreiter with his injury? TSN Jets reporter John Lue discusses.

CBC: Jets co-owner Mark Chipman likes competing with big teams as a small market. Mark Chipman says his company, True North Sports and Entertainment, has never lost money considering all revenue streams, including ticket sales, merchandising, broadcast rights and league revenue sharing. He adds that the profits of True North are reinvested in Canada's vital center.