It’s the case on most nights that the Winnipeg Jets have their hands full with the quality of opponents.
Friday’s game at the MTS Centre brings one of the league’s elite snipers to town as centre Steven Stamkos and the Tampa Bay Lightning arrive for their only visit of the season.
Stamkos, now 25, is off to another fine start, with five goals in the Lightning’s first seven games. He scored 43 times in 2014-15 and helped his team all the way to the Stanley Cup final.