“I think the third was probably our best. We made some plays, we had some chances, had some O-zone time. You know, Skinner made some big saves. That was better in the third,” said Mark Scheifele.
“We finally have two days in between games for the first time in a long time. It’s been a long stretch, especially with being on the road a lot. We gotta get our rest and be ready for a good homestand.”
NO EXCUSES
The Jets were playing their second game in as many nights and have been on the road for six of their last seven games. The schedule hasn’t allowed for them to have much practice time during the last month and a half. But Josh Morrissey says that the condensed schedule should be any reason for the team’s struggles.
“It is part of the NHL but I think, like I said, it is part of being a great team, is handling that schedule,” said Morrissey.
“You might not feel your best, you might not be snapping it around like you do when you are on your ‘A’ game but you have to find ways to stay in hockey games and push games to OT and obviously get those greasy wins and I don’t think that was something we have done a great job of lately.”