Winnipeg Free Press · Feb 9, 2019
Trouba, Morrissey take big strides at the top
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JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSDustin Byfuglien is finally back in the Winnipeg Jets lineup, and back in the spotlight, after missing more than a month to injury. In his absence, the blue-line pairing of Josh Morrissey and Jacob Trouba rose to the occasion.
Morrissey’s low turnover rates in dangerous areas are a sign of his defensive growth, and the pair’s ascension has been key in reducing Byfuglien’s ice time in 2018-19, allowing the veteran to stay fresh and put up career-high point-per-game numbers.