TAMPA, Fla. — It was no run-of-the-mill practice for the Winnipeg Jets today at Amalie Arena.
A warm, sunny Florida day outside was an all-business workout inside on the heels of the team’s sub-par performance Tuesday night in Raleigh, N.C., a 2-1 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes.
The Jets meet the Tampa Bay Lightning here Thursday night and to prepare for it, they were put through a vigourous 45-minute practice followed by about eight minutes of skating laps and then a stern, one-way conversation with head coach Paul Maurice.