Barring any drastic — and perhaps even violent — event from now until puck drop between the Winnipeg Jets and Chicago Blackhawks tonight (7 p.m.; TSN3; TSN1290), it appears defenceman Jacob Trouba will make his return to the Jets lineup for the first time in seven weeks.
“Well if my car doesn’t blow up when I start it, I’ll take that as a positive. He’s very interested in playing tonight,” Jets head coach Paul Maurice said following the Jets morning skate. “He’s been signed off on by everybody. It was an ankle sprain so he’s done, let’s call it tweaks, that you go through when you come back; he’s had those, he’s survived them.