The Winnipeg Jets will wrap up their six-game preseason schedule with a game in Calgary tonight against the Flames at 8 CT (TSN3, Power 97, 680 CJOB).
Count defenceman Luke Schenn as another veteran player ready for the preseason to be over but also with this being his first training camp as a Jet, he understands all that the little details that you need to work on during camp.
“As a group, not a lot of guys have played together yet, I guess,” said Schenn who will be paired with Haydn Fleury tonight.
“So, it's gonna be nice to kind of get into it together and have a little game action and get some timing down. And, yeah, it's good to have everyone together here.”
With the absence of Dylan Samberg, Scott Arniel had paired Logan Stanley with Neal Pionk on Tuesday in St. Paul, the pair remains together for tonight’s game in Calgary.
“I want to run it again and see with Stan’s size and P’s mobility, we’ve got kind of the same thing going on the other pair with Luke’s size ad Fleury’s mobility, we’re just still kind of playing along with that right now and seeing how it works itself out,” said Arniel.
“We weren’t really expecting this, with Sammy being hurt, so we’re kind of playing catch-up to see how it works with each group.”
This is the second straight season that Samberg will miss significant time. Arniel said that the 26-year-old defenceman is obviously frustrated with his situation.
“You train so hard, so excited about coming out here, new homeowner, new contract, all that stuff, just kind of want to get off to a great start,” said Arniel.
“So he’s frustrated, but at the end of the day I’m glad it’s this early and hopefully we can get him back in a half-decent timeline.”
Jonathan Toews remains day-to-day and will not play against the Flames, so this is in the line rushes and D pairings from the morning skate in Winnipeg.
