Banged-up Jets running on fumes

Reinforcements badly needed to keep team from falling too far in the standings

Karl B DeBlaker / The Associated PressThe Winnipeg Jets took a badly needed day off Monday in the Twin Cities, and, for their sake, let’s hope they hunkered down in a hotel room, resisting the urge to visit Mall of America for fear an escalator ride might result in a high-ankle sprain.

This is a hockey team that cannot afford another banged-up body.

Right now, a swollen injury list is causing some pain and suffering for the Jets, who are feeling the sting of a three-game road skid.

The Jets have seven players from their season-opening roster out of the lineup due to an assortment of injuries picked up during the…