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Maurice must decide if he should rest players or keep them on the ice -- risking injury
He has already shut down defenceman Toby Enstrom for the rest of the regular season because of a lower-body injury and he doesn’t intend to rush back Jacob Trouba, despite the blue-liner being cleared for contact earlier this week after completing the NHL’s concussion protocol.
But that’s as far as Winnipeg Jets head coach Paul Maurice said he’s prepared to go, for now, in potentially shielding his players from harm as they hit the final stretch of the regular season.