RALEIGH, North Carolina - They've hit the road for their longest trip of the season, no doubt feeling pretty good about where their game is at and what the future might hold.
Now the goal for the Winnipeg Jets should be to return home 10 days from now in as good a shape as when they left.
It won't be easy. Winnipeg will face six teams who are either firmly entrenched in a playoff spot and jockeying for position or fighting just to make the spring dance. Of course, the Jets seem at ease in enemy territory this season, collecting points in 21 of 31 games so far (14-10-7).