Perreault out of Game 1 lineup

Anaheim Ducks Ryan Kesler battles Winnipeg Jets Bryan Little for the puck in a game last December at the MTS Centre. Little said today 'It’s going to be a simple game and we’re going to look to kind of limit their big guys chances.' (DAVID LIPNOWSKI / FREE PRESS FILES) ANAHEIM - Sometime around 9:30 p.m. Winnipeg time, a whole lot of people will say goodbye to a period of time they’d like to forget. Time outside the NHL playoffs. Later. Ta ta. See ya. Adios.

People all across Winnipeg, in their family rooms, at bars or listening while driving their cars will exhale one long breath as the puck drops.

They’ll say goodbye to the past and then rev their motors and lurch into the present. For the…