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(AP PHOTO/MARK ZALESKI)
Several Winnipeg Jets players sit in the penalty box during a 2015 game against the Nashville Predators.
A solid win against the Vancouver Canucks, who have been playing teams hard to start the season — even with star rookie Elias Pettersson out with a concussion — has made the Winnipeg Jets’ start to the season more palatable with a 4-2-1 record.
But it’s not a stretch to say they haven’t exactly yet hit their stride as a team.
One of the reasons the Jets have struggled at times to be their usual dominant selves is a familiar problem they’ve run into over the years: taking far too many penalties.