They are home sweet home for much of the next month. But the Winnipeg Jets say that doesn’t make the road ahead any less difficult.
A 10-game homestand kicks off tonight at Bell MTS Place with the National Hockey League’s No. 1 team, the Tampa Bay Lightning, in town. Following that, Winnipeg welcomes the No. 2 overall Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday. Then it’s the Colorado Avalanche, who had their 10-game winning streak snapped just before the all-star break, on Saturday night.
“I’m not sure there’s any great time to face the best. Might as well get after it right away,” Jets head coach Paul Maurice said Monday of not exactly easing into the next phase of their schedule.