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The Winnipeg Jets, currently six points out of the final wild-card spot in the NHL's Western Conference, may believe they are in the heat of a playoff race.
But if you're using Saturday's 4-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning as an indicator, hopes of the post-season hockey in Winnipeg are barely a pipe dream.
The Jets were playing their second home game in as many nights while the Bolts were doing back-to-back duty on the road after a shootout loss in Minnesota Friday night, but from the energy level to execution, the visitors looked better and braver.