{"id":511625,"date":"2026-03-03T12:56:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T12:56:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/511625\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T12:56:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T12:56:17","slug":"winnipeg-jets-morning-papers-todays-hockey-headlines-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/511625\/","title":{"rendered":"Winnipeg Jets Morning Papers: Today\u2019s Hockey Headlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Note: Some Jets hit the ice on Monday for a <a href=\"https:\/\/illegalcurve.com\/winnipeg-jets-practice-report-545\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">heavily optional practice<\/a> where we did learn that Josh Morrissey will skate with the team today as they <a href=\"https:\/\/illegalcurve.com\/winnipeg-jets-head-coach-scott-arniel-advises-that-josh-morrissey-is-trending-towards-a-return-this-weekend\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">target a weekend return<\/a>. We also got a timeline update on Nino Niederreiter of <a href=\"https:\/\/illegalcurve.com\/winnipeg-jets-head-coach-scott-arniel-confirms-nino-niederreiter-had-surgery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">4-6 weeks<\/a> after he had surgery. Morning skate for Winnipeg gets underway at 10:30 AM CST so stay tuned for the pre-game report to ensure you\u2019re up-to-date on the latest. Puck drop is at 7 PM CST.<\/p>\n<p>Note II: This evening, after the final buzzer sounds between Winnipeg and Chicago, we want you to be part of the conversation on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/mzNrkb9nXZI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Illegal Curve Post-Game Show<\/a> as we discuss and analyze the results of the game starting around 9:40 PM CST.<\/p>\n<p>Note III: The Moose travelled home on Monday after going 1-1-1-0 on their three-game road trip. They are off today but will be back on the ice tomorrow as they practice for a weekend series with Toronto here in Winnipeg.<\/p>\n<p>Jets news:<\/p>\n<p>Winnipeg Sun: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.winnipegsun.com\/sports\/winnipeg_jets\/arniel-keeps-quiet-about-gms-plans-for-trade-deadline\/article_38a74d58-8984-4030-aeb7-d0f7f3a695b8.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\u2018Wait and see\u2019: Arniel tight-lipped on GM\u2019s plan at trade deadline<\/a>. Given all the murmuring out there right now hard to tell if it is really a buyer or sellers market but regardless it isn\u2019t a surprise that the bench boss wasn\u2019t sharing any insider news ahead of the deadline.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Winnipeg Sun: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.winnipegsun.com\/sports\/winnipeg_jets\/committed-to-the-ice-fleurys-injury-challenges-wont-stop-him\/article_400c3ed9-091d-490c-a33e-563682ca8762.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\u2018I\u2019m a hockey player\u2019: Injury history won\u2019t stop Jets\u2019 Fleury<\/a>. Just an absolutely brutal result but not surprised the western Canadian kid handled it the way he did.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-201305\" class=\"wp-image-201305\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/CS-September-19-2025_2-99.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-201305\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Colby Spence (Illegal Curve)<\/p>\n<p>Winnipeg Free Press:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/breakingnews\/2026\/03\/02\/fleury-feels-lucky-injury-wasnt-worse\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jets defenceman thankful to return seven weeks after crashing into boards<\/a>. (Paywall). I was there for it live in the pressbox and the sound (or lack thereof) was eerie in a building with so many people in it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Winnipeg Free Press:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/breakingnews\/2026\/03\/02\/change-should-be-in-the-air-for-jets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Change should be in the air for Jets<\/a>. (Paywall). Don\u2019t think anyone can question that being the mantra for this deadline.<\/p>\n<p>The Athletic Winnipeg: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7077700\/2026\/03\/02\/winnipeg-jets-trade-deadline-stays-goes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Jets 2026 trade deadline decisions: Who stays and who goes<\/a>? (Paywall). Murat breaks it all down for you ahead of the Friday deadline.<\/p>\n<p>Global News: <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11712695\/analysis-unfamiliar-role-winnipeg-jets-nhl-trade-deadline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Unfamiliar role for Winnipeg Jets heading into NHL trade deadline<\/a>. Not often this team has been pure sellers at the deadline.<\/p>\n<p>Jets video:<\/p>\n<p>TSN: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/video\/2026\/03\/02\/with-deadline-looming-underachieving-jets-know-its-now-or-never-to-go-on-a-run\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">With deadline looming, underachieving Jets know it\u2019s now or never to go on a run<\/a>. Winnipeg opens an eight-game homestand against the Blackhawks on Tuesday and the players know it\u2019s now or never to go on a run. With the NHL\u2019s trade deadline looming on Mar. 9, the Jets understand they need to try to keep the focus on the ice, and aren\u2019t willing to throw in the towel on the season.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/logoillegalnew.png\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Note: Some Jets hit the ice on Monday for a heavily optional practice where we did learn that&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":511626,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194296],"tags":[49,48,22073],"class_list":["post-511625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-winnipeg","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-winnipeg"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/511625","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=511625"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/511625\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/511626"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=511625"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=511625"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=511625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}