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Posts About "Sami Niku"

3 Winnipeg Jets Breakout Candidates for 2020-21

3 Winnipeg Jets Breakout Candidates for 2020-21

January 14th, 2021 As the Winnipeg Jets prepare to kick off what promises to be an unprecedented season, expectations are high for a team that fell short in last year's playoff bubble. Following injuries to Mark Scheifele and Patrik Laine, the Jets were quickly ousted by the Calgary Flames, continuing their growing streak of playoff...
Jets Have Good Options for an Extended 2020-21 Roster

Jets Have Good Options for an Extended 2020-21 Roster

December 10th, 2020 With the NHL and the NHL Players' Association finally resolving their financial disputes after contention regarding deferred payments and escrow under the CBA ground talks to a halt, they are now nearing an agreement to begin either a 52- or 56-game 2020-21 season on Jan. 13. Among the discussions of regulations and modifications...
Jets Have Left-Side Logjam on Defence

Jets Have Left-Side Logjam on Defence

November 1st, 2020 If and when 2020-21 NHL training camps get underway, the most hotly competitive battle at the Winnipeg Jets' camp will be for a left-side slot on their defense corp. Josh Morrissey is obviously their top-pairing left-shot defenseman, but after him, the depth chart is rather murky, with six players in the mix for two spots. Let's...
Jets Prospects Who Could Make the Jump to the NHL

Jets Prospects Who Could Make the Jump to the NHL

August 29th, 2020 In what many would call an unfortunate string of bad luck, the Winnipeg Jets continue to recover from a season defined by injuries. As they look ahead to next season, it's impossible to ignore the incoming wave of talent representing the next generation of Jets hockey. While the Jets certainly do not boast an elite prospect pool,...
NHL Rumors: Blackhawks, Predators, Jets, More

NHL Rumors: Blackhawks, Predators, Jets, More

January 7th, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown, there is speculation that the Chicago Blackhawks and Robin Lehner are talking, there's news surrounding a Winnipeg Jets prospect and his unhappiness with the team and updates on what the Nashville Predators will do after firing their coach and replacing him. Blackhawks and Lehner to Talk Extension A...
Niku Finally Returns to Jets Lineup After Tough 2019

Niku Finally Returns to Jets Lineup After Tough 2019

January 7th, 2020 Jan. 6, 2020: the day Sami Niku played his second NHL game of a season where he seemed a lock to be on the Winnipeg Jets’ blue line every night. Niku's Traversed a Rocky Road in 2019-20 Niku’s road back to the NHL has been a path filled with potholes one, to say the least. A big-league role was his to lose coming into a...
Manitoba Moose December Review

Manitoba Moose December Review

January 2nd, 2020 The Manitoba Moose had an up-and-down December after a strong November, posting a 5-7-0-0 record as they dealt with call-ups to key personnel such as leading scorer Jansen Harkins, and a number of injuries. They began the month by finishing off a seven-game road trip with their first game of the season against the Rockford IceHogs....
Jets' Journeymen Blueliners Face Tough Test

Jets' Journeymen Blueliners Face Tough Test

December 4th, 2019 Three players who likely weren't on the Winnipeg Jets' radar at all at the end of last season — and certainly weren't on their radar for starring roles — are now part of the main cast for the foreseeable future due to a depleted defensive corp that keeps getting dealt blow after blow. The Ascended Extras A trio of fringe...
Manitoba Moose November Review

Manitoba Moose November Review

December 2nd, 2019 The Manitoba Moose had a strong November after their disastrous one-win October. Despite a number of players making the jump to the Winnipeg Jets — such as Joona Luoto, Logan Shaw, and Michael Spacek — and dealing with a number of injuries to key personnel — such as Seth Griffith, Sami Niku, Peter Stoykewich, and Logan Stanley —...
Jets Need to Persevere with a Patchwork Defence

Jets Need to Persevere with a Patchwork Defence

November 29th, 2019 The scrappy, hard-working Winnipeg Jets keep finding ways to win and are really starting to roll; they're 5-0-1 in their past six games. Related: Winnipeg Jets Are Embracing a New Work Ethic They are 9-2-1 in November and 15-9-1 overall, sit third in the Central Division at the all-important American Thanksgiving threshold. What...
Jets Weekly: Laine, Niku, Road Trip & More

Jets Weekly: Laine, Niku, Road Trip & More

November 18th, 2019 Welcome to Winnipeg Jets Weekly, where you can catch up on the past week of Jets' hockey. From hot topics to news and notes, this is where you can find all things Jets related throughout the 2019-20 season. The Jets are starting to play with some consistency and the results are showing. They are 7-2-1 in their last 10 games and...
Jets Need Niku Now

Jets Need Niku Now

November 11th, 2019 The Winnipeg Jets sent Sami Niku down to the Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League at the beginning of the season to get him up to speed after a nagging groin injury limited him to one preseason game. The conditioning stint was the right move, as it's allowed Niku to play big minutes and get his confidence back. Confidence is...
Andrew Copp and Sami Niku Lead Jets Past Wild 4-1

Andrew Copp and Sami Niku Lead Jets Past Wild 4-1

September 19th, 2019 WINNIPEG — Andrew Copp and Sami Niku factored into a pair of goals 38 seconds apart to spark the Winnipeg Jets to a 4-1 exhibition victory over the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday. Copp took a long cross-ice pass from the Finnish defenceman and fired a hig...
3 Jets with Something to Prove in 2019-20

3 Jets with Something to Prove in 2019-20

August 10th, 2019 Every player comes into training camp with a personal agenda and things they want to improve on from last season. However, there are three Winnipeg Jets players in particular that should be rolling into town next month with chips on their shoulders and feeling they've got something to prove. Connor Hellebuyck Connor Hellebuyck...
Jets Prospect Pool Suddenly Deep on Defense

Jets Prospect Pool Suddenly Deep on Defense

June 28th, 2019 The Winnipeg Jets learned the hard way in 2018-19 that defense can make or break an NHL team. Luckily, they seem to be on track to turn it back into a strength. Between injuries to Josh Morrissey and Dustin Byfuglien, and some perplexing personnel decisions, the Jets defensive depth was exposed in both the regular season and the...
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