April may seem like a long way off but finish-line urgency is here to stay in the Winnipeg Jets dressing room in late January.
The Jets, to a man, aren’t even fighting the notion they’re already into must-win games, or the next DEFCON level to it.
Thursday is another home game against the Nashville Predators. The Jets and Preds played a wild one at the MTS Centre last Thursday, with Winnipeg pulling a 5-4 overtime victory out of the fire.
Nashville holds a three-point advantage in the standings (48-45) and both teams are behind the Colorado Avalanche, who held down the Western Conference’s final playoff spot at 49 points entering Wednesday’s play.