It's time to get something off of my chest… I still miss Evander Kane. Actually, a lot of Jets fans still do. However, it's time to move on from the childish name calling and insults some still need to resort to, to cope. Instead of acting like a lover who was scorned, wish him well, and focus on what we have now…Sorry that needed to be said. Onto the preview…
After falling to the division rival Dallas Stars in a shootout, our Winnipeg Jets return home to face the Buffalo Sabres in the first of a massive homestand that takes place throughout the month of January (The Jets' home record this season is 11-5-1). Our friends from Buffalo, one of which I mentioned earlier, return today for the first time since the trade last February. The game has a 2:00 Central Time start and you can watch it on TSN3.
Lineups:
Winnipeg Jets:
Drew Stafford – Bryan Little – Blake Wheeler
Matthieu Perreault – Mark Scheifele – Nikolaj Ehlers
Andrew Ladd – Adam Lowry – Alexander Burmistrov
Chris Thorburn – Andrew Copp – Joel Armia
Jacob Trouba – Dustin Byfuglien
Toby Enstrom – Tyler Myers
Mark Stuart – Ben Chiarot
Connor Hellebuyck
Michael Hutchinson
Buffalo Sabres:
Evander Kane – Ryan O'Reilly – Sam Reinhart
Zemgus Girgensons – Jack Eichel – Jamie McGinn
Marcus Foligno – Johan Larsson – Brian Gionta
Matt Moulson – Tim Schaller – David Legwand
Josh Gorges – Rasmus Ristolainen
Jake McCabe – Zach Bogosian
Mike Weber – Cody Franson
Chad Johnson
Linus Ullmark
Prediction:
Evander Kane scores a hat trick and track suits rain the ice. Jets win 5-3.
Excited for tonight's game? Ready to wear your track suit? Or do you think the idea is stupid? Let us know (NICELY) down in the comment section.