The Mammoth played Saturday afternoon at Minnesota, so the Jets will be hoping to jump on them early.
“Yeah. Absolutely. I think we want to have a hot start,” said Cole Koepke.
“Regardless, in any game, but especially if you can try and catch a team that’s coming off of — like you said, they’re playing (yesterday) and they’ll have travel — so a quick turnaround for them, so I think if we can be a little bit more fresh hopefully, come out at the start, and get all over them right away.”
Koepke is one of the new free agent additions from the off-season and it’s safe to say that so far so good in his short time as a Jet.
“Yeah, it’s been awesome,” said Koepke.
“I knew this team was great when I signed and then just knowing Dyl (Samberg) and Neal (Pionk), hearing them talk about how close the group is and just how well they’re treated here, I came in with high expectations, and it’s definitely exceeded them.”
Koepke has been a great addition with his work on the penalty kill and on the fourth line with Morgan Barron and Tanner Pearson. The 27-year-old has played with stars like Nikita Kucherov and Victor Hedman in Tampa and David Pastrnak and Charlie McAvoy in Boston. He has enjoyed seeing Mark Scheifele, Kyle Connor and Josh Morrissey perform each night.