Pre-Game Talk: Wild vs Jets - Feb 7 7:00pm CT (3am Finland)

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[Duke749]

Hopefully he's doesn't miss any time.

 

[ICdave]

Lines & D pairs:

Copp-Scheifele-Wheeler
Ehlers-*Little*-Laine
Matthias-Lowry-Armia
Perreault-Petan-Stafford

Morrissey-Byfuglien
Enstrom-Trouba
Melchiori-Postma
Stuart-Chiarot

Pavelec & Hellebuyck

*Thorburn & Tanev skated for Little.

Audio:

Blake Wheeler: How hard is it to switch mindset from playing offence to playing solid D? No textbook way to know how long it will take? Is that a top priority? Does coming off a decent road trip help them get prepared for this home stand? Does he feel like they are still in a OK spot? Did he have question marks coming into this season? What has Pavelec done since he’s been back with the Jets? Are all saves created equal? On seeing Mark Scheifele grow into the player he has become. On the wins over Hawks, Blues, Stars and then a loss to the Avlanche, does it drive them crazy?

Dustin Byfuglien: Do they put the Colorado game behind them and move ahead? On what they can gain from being at home. On teaching defence and how difficult it is as an offensive minded player? Importance of good D hockey to win the game. On the difficulty of adjusting to a defence system for younger players rather than adjusting to offence? On the need to win right now. On what Pavelec has done for this team? Are all saves created equal and then discussion of "timely" saves? On how many minutes he has been playing.

Ondrej Pavelec: Are all saves created equal? Is his approach different right now? How does he evaluate a game he plays? Do numbers matter? On the save he made on Duchene. Does it give him confidence when he makes that save? (He points out that they scored right after it). Has he been given any indication as to what the plan is moving forward?

Mark Scheifele: On what has gone right for him over the last year? On the reality that he is being mentioned in the upper echelon of the NHL? How much does he study the game off the ice? On having a defence first mindset and the difficulty of young players to adopt that mentality. How does he think his defensive game has been so far this season? Should that be this team's top priority. What does he expect from the Wild? More on the defence/offence topic. On the Jets not being far behind the Wild in goals for. Don't you sacrifice offence when you play tighter defence? What has Pavelec done for this group? On Pavelec's play with the Moose. You know what you get with Pavelec. On Pavelec's big saves and what it does for the group?

Coach Maurice: Injury update. On the plan for the goalies? On the mindset of preventing goals instead of scoring, why is it so difficult to implement? Do you need to sacrifice offence to play better defence? Is it simply a matter of skating harder when a player doesn't have the puck? Is he surprised at how smoothly Pavelec has handled the transition? Status of Little? Would he be comfortable to keep three goalies for the remainder of the season? Does the 10 game/1 month and waivers impact his decision? What do Pavelec's "timely" saves do for the Jets? On watching Mark Scheifele's growth.

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[JetsWillFly4Ever]

Will be fun to see Pavs play again!

 

[CorgisPer60]

[mod]Hope Little isn't that hampered by that blocked shot from the Avs game.

 

[Kaako Kappo]

Minnesota is spooky. Won't be easy to score against them.

 

[peg]

Minnesota is spooky. Won't be easy to score against them.

I understand that they have a very good coach.

 

[Kaako Kappo]

I understand that they have a very good coach.

Yes, but they also have the best goaltender in the league.

Hitchcock couldn't carry a team with a crappy goalie.

 

[SoCalJetsFan]

Last game doesn't matter, they went 3 for 4 on the road. Now they must go 3 for 4 at home and stay in the mix.

Hope we see Helle most of the rest of the season.

 

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[tbcwpg]

We probably get Kuemper since the Wild have a home game against the Hawks on Wednesday. Still going to be a tough one, especially with the way they've been playing defensively and in goal.

 

[surixon]

Well I'm in attendance tomorrow. Here's hoping for a good game. Glad to see Mark practiced, was a bit worried that symptoms may have manifested later on after that big hit.

 

[Duke749]

Got a confirmed starter yet?

 

[Pongs21]

I like the look of the 4th line, in theory that's a solid bottom 6...

 

[WinnipegWinter*]

I cant wait to see Pavs play! I just love watching them play as well as they are especially in front of Pavs, playoffs here we come! Take us home Pavs!

 

[Gil Fisher]

Perreault, Petan, Stafford - more than just a post script.

 

[DashingDane]

Came across this article today. Definitely an exciting offense. Let's hope they keep it up.

Slightly disappointed that every non Jets fan/journalist seems to forget about my boy though

http://thehockeywriters.com/the-winnipeg-jets-unstoppable-offence/

 

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[kanadalainen]

Perhaps Helle will get the call?

I hope they let that game in Denver roll off their psyche.

GJG

 

[Couchcaptain]

I think Minnesota is probably the best team in the league right now.. Will be a tough one for sure.

 

[leer2006]

Perhaps Helle will get the call?

I hope they let that game in Denver roll off their psyche.

GJG

Nope on 1290 they were making it sound like Pav's is in.

 

[surixon]

Nope on 1290 they were making it sound like Pav's is in.

Maurice didn't say who was starting..so we won't know until the pregame skate. But I would think bet against Pavs starting the way Maurice goes on and on about him.

 

[TheRocketFlash]

Hope we see Helle most of the rest of the season.

Having hope is great. "Pavs has been the best Jet player these past two weeks" - PMo

 

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The two highest scoring teams in the western conference