TSN: John Lu and coach Scott Arniel on the Winnipeg Jets heading into the Four Nations break, one of their strengths, and what they may be looking to add ahead of the trade deadline.
If there’s one thing the Jets have proven in the absence of their heart and soul leader (Adam Lowry), it’s that depth is one of their greatest strengths. And it’s food for thought for GM Kevin Cheveldayoff, who will have seven games after the Four Nations break to assess his Club’s needs leading into the trade deadline.
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Scott Arniel: “We’re not sitting here going, Oh, we got to fill this hole, this hole and this hole. We have a really good hockey team.
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But knowing Chevy that if, like I mentioned, if we can, you know, help with our depth, or even whatever this scenario it might end up being. If it makes us a better hockey club to give us a chance to win the cup, that’s what we’re after.
For us, we like our hockey team, but you know, if there’s somebody there that can make us a little bit better or little bit deeper, you know, we’re, our plan is to play a long time. Play into June. You watch, you look at all the teams that have gone that way, they’ve had to go deep with their roster because of injuries and different things.
So, you know, there’s somebody that makes sense for our group. We’re certainly, we’ll talk about it.”
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Lu: “Pausing for two weeks in the midst of a hot streak might be a bit of a bump in the road for the Jets. Although the mental and physical break is a welcome reset. Plus it buys time for Lowry and Morgan Barron to heal from their respective upper body injuries.”
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