It’s time for the Winnipeg Jets to put the lessons to good use.
Nearly three weeks of preparations wrapped up Wednesday morning at Bell MTS Iceplex for the NHL team, which plays its 2018-19 season opener tonight in St. Louis against the revamped Blues. Game time is 7 p.m.
It’s the first of two straight contests on the road against Central Division foes. Winnipeg meets the Dallas Stars on Saturday and then returns home to face the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday at Bell MTS Place.
Mercifully, the grind of Jets training camp and predictably tedious pre-season games are set to be replaced by real, meaningful hockey.