Paul Maurice stepped up to the podium, his face set in stone, his voice filled with all the emotion of an usher guiding folks to their seats at a funeral.
This coming Thursday night, not long after his Winnipeg Jets had finished off a solid 3-2-1 homestand with a 3-1 win over the defending Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks. So why did the Jets coach look like he had just gulped down a carton of sour milk?
Well, even at 6-3-1 the Jets are still very much a work in progress. And with the bar set higher during last year’s run to a playoff berth, his expectations for his crew have grown.