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Laine Pots a Pair As Jets Top Red Wings 4-3 Winnipeg Free Press https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/hockey/jets/laine-pots-two-as-jets-top-red-wings-4-3- 475717083.html Laine pots a pair as Jets top Red Wings 4-3 By: Mike Sawatzky Patrik Laine’s hands and goal-scoring savvy have never been in doubt but it’s the 19-year-old’s feet that have fuelled a recent upsurge in production. On Friday night, the sophomore right-winger scored his team-leading 32nd and 33rd goals to power the Winnipeg Jets to a 4-3 triumph over the Detroit Red Wings in NHL action before 15,321 fans at Bell MTS Place. Laine, Winnipeg’s second-overall choice in the 2016 NHL Draft, now has eight goals and 13 points in his last seven games. He is only three shy of equalling the 36 goals he scored in 73 games during his rookie season. "I think I just started to skate more," said Laine. "I just try to work hard and play as simple as can and I think that’s the biggest reason why I’m getting rewarded. It’s just the skating, (that’s) the biggest thing." Jets head coach Paul Maurice’s explanation was even more direct. "His feet. He’s skating. He’s driving harder," said Maurice. "He’s skating better, with and without the puck and because of that, his timing is right and everything else is falling into place for him." Detroit, fifth in the Atlantic, fell to 26-28-10. The Jets spotted the Wings a 1-0 lead on a goal by Niklas Kronwall at 12:46 of the first period but Laine, who sniped after eluding the check of Dylan Larkin and curling to the net, and Ben Chiarot, with his first of the season, responded 26 seconds apart to give the hosts a 2-1 lead after 20 minutes. Laine’s first of the night was a good example of what Maurice was talking about. "That is exactly the idea," said Maurice. "He’s a big strong powerful man that has whole other pieces to his game. He can still develop and are going to make him even more dynamic." The Jets, who are second in the Central Division with a 38-17-9 record, hit the road for six-game trip beginning Sunday night in Carolina against the Hurricanes. In the middle frame, Dustin Byfuglien added his fifth of the season on a one-timer, finishing off a superb cross-ice feed from Josh Morrissey. The goal capped an 85-second, 27-pass flurry of zone time by the Jets, leaving the five Detroit players on the ice exhausted. "I think they were tired... We had a lot of O-zone time," said Morrissey, who finished the game with two assists and 24:21 of ice time. "They were gassed. You could see the puck would go to the corner and they were pretty straight-legged. That’s where you just want to keep buzzing. "The forwards did a great job getting some pucks back and playing with Buff, we’ve played together enough, especially last year in practice. There’s a little bit of chemistry there... When you’re playing with him, he can see those areas and go to those places and he found a great spot and I just put it on his tape." Detroit’s Anthony Mantha closed the gap to 3-2 before Laine went to work again, taking a clever feed from Nikolaj Ehlers at the Red Wings’ blue line and snapping a shot into the top corner over goaltender Jimmy Howard’s blocker. In the third period, defenceman Trevor Daley pulled the Wings to within 4-3, beating Connor Hellebuyck with a nice individual effort. The victory came three days after a late collapse resulted in a 6-5 home loss to the Nashville Predators. "I thought we did a lot of good things against Nashville, probably played a better game than we did tonight even though we got the win," said Morrissey. "I didn’t love our first period, I really liked our second and in the third we took our foot off the gass a little bit. You have to find a way to win and in the last six minutes, we did pretty good job and Helly made some big saves." Morrissey admitted the Jets will have to work hard to maintain a playoff level of play. "It’s imperative you get it up to that level," said Morrissey. "You look at Detroit, they played hard tonight. They did a lot of the things we do to other teams in the first period and throughout the game. They’ve got a lot of speed, they really pressured us, they had good sticks. It just seemed like you never had a clean play. It’s something we’re really good at. When we got skating in the second, we started to find our games." Hellebuyck finished the game with 30 saves. Howard stopped 38 shots. MASON’S STATUS: Veteran goaltender Steve Mason will begin a one- or two-game conditioning stint with the AHL’s Moose Saturday against the Iowa Wild. Mason will then rejoin the Jets Tuesday in New York against the Rangers. He is expected to make at least one start on the trip. Mason, a 29-year-old unrestricted free agent who signed a two-year deal with Winnipeg in the off-season, suffered his second concussion of the season when he took a shot off his mask during a morning skate in Chicago on Jan. 12. He has played only three times since suffering his first concussion Jan. 25 in San Jose. His season numbers thus far include a 3-6-1 record, .897 save percentage and a 3.52 goals-against average. Once Mason is recalled, Michael Hutchinson will be reassigned to Manitoba. NOTEWORTHY: Winnipeg went 0-for-3 on the power play. Detroit was 1-for-1 with the man advantage. https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/not-just-another-ordinary-joe-475723933.html Not just another ordinary Joe New Jets defenceman Morrow takes connecting flights to NHL playing time By: Jeff Hamilton When the Winnipeg Jets acquired journeyman defenceman Joe Morrow with just moments to spare before the NHL trade deadline earlier this week, they did so with the hope of never having to play him. Morrow, who came over from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for the Jets’ fourth-round pick this year, was brought in to provide depth on a sturdy blue line. If all was to go well on the injury front — a big if, of course — it’s certain Morrow would have spent the rest of season in the press box. But if injuries are anything, they’re unexpected. With Jacob Trouba already out with a high ankle sprain, and the loss of Toby Enstrom, the Jets’ newest defenceman was immediately added to the active roster. Morrow didn’t have to wait long for his chance. He has played in both games since arriving in Winnipeg, creating a situation that is both unusual and familiar for the Edmonton native, who, days after joining the Jets, says he feels an equal dose of enthusiasm and disbelief in his new surroundings. "I thought I would have been the last person to be shipped out of there," said Morrow, in a sit down with the Free Press ahead of the Jets tilt with the Detroit Red Wings on Friday. "It’s more an honour than anything to be brought into a situation like this…I’m going to play my heart out for this team." Morrow’s surprise at being dealt by the Canadiens wasn’t because he hadn’t been in that same place before. In fact, the Jets are his fifth organization in seven years. And to suggest he’s been around the block once or twice would be a gross understatement. He just figured with Montreal declaring themselves sellers at the deadline, that there would be bigger fish on the club eager to test out new waters. "For me, I thought it was a situation where I would play out the season and do what I can to leave a lasting impression," said Morrow, a restricted free agent by the end of the year. Morrow was once a big fish himself. Although he’s just 25 years old, that already seems like a lifetime ago. Drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round — 23rd overall — in the 2011 NHL draft, he returned that year to the Portland Winterhawks of the Western Hockey League. That season, he finished second in league scoring among defencemen, with 64 points (17 goals, 47 assists) in 62 games, and was named a first-team all-star. "It’s understandable to think that when you’re selected in the first round that things are kind of going to be a given for you, and that’s not the case at all," Morrow said. "It’s a cool token to have in your pocket, it’s cool to have that experience of going up on stage on national television and accepting that jersey from a team and being looked at as one of the best players in the world at your age group. But that’s about as far as it goes." After that standout season in Portland, Morrow was ready to make the jump to the professional ranks. But his timing couldn’t have been worse, as the NHL lockout stopped any chance of him jumping up with the big club.
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