"DECIMATED" fits. So does "depleted." The Winnipeg Jets have been down this road before and they'll travel it again this week, with three key forwards missing from the lineup.
All of this in a week that features three games, two against Central Division rivals -- tonight versus the Colorado Avalanche and Thursday against the Nashville Predators. It's also the start of a season-high run of six games at the MTS Centre.
Drew Stafford and Adam Lowry were placed on injured reserve Sunday, retroactive to Jan. 14, joining Mark Scheifele in sick bay. All three were out of the lineup for Friday's 1-0 win over the Minnesota Wild in St.