With his team in last place in the Central Division following a 4-3 loss to the St. Louis Blues Tuesday night, Winnipeg Jets head coach Paul Maurice swung the axe Wednesday morning, demoting forward Adam Lowry to the American Hockey League’s Manitoba Moose.
Lowry had just one goal and seven assists in 31 games this season and had just one point in his last six games.
Lowry played 80 games for the Jets in 2014-15, registering 11 goals and 12 assists.
The combination of Tuesday’s Jets loss to St. Louis and a 3-0 Colorado Avalanche win over the Chicago Blackhawks meant the Jets awoke Wednesday morning to find themselves in the cellar of the Central Division for the first time this season with a record of 14-15-2 and 30 points.