Jets Activate Josh Morrissey; Reassign Henry Thrun

Unless Jake Allen has a horrible night for the New Jersey Devils, the Winnipeg Jets won’t be able to get any revenge on netminder Connor Hellebuyck in his return to Canada Life Centre. Still, they’ll get a boost in a different way, as the Jets will return their best defenseman tonight.

According to a team announcement, Winnipeg activated defenseman Josh Morrissey from the injured reserve. In a corresponding roster move, the Jets assigned defenseman Henry Thrun to the AHL’s Manitoba Moose.

Morrissey, 31, had been on Winnipeg’s injured reserve with a wrist injury. Originally, head coach Scott Arniel told reporters that Morrissey would miss only a few days after he suffered his injury against…