New episode of NHL’s online fly-on-the-wall series puts Jets in spotlight
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LAS VEGAS — It’s the kind of access the typically ultra-private Winnipeg Jets rarely allow.
But with the team battling the Vegas Golden Knights in the Western Conference final, the NHL now calls the shots. And so, folks are getting an inside look at the team during its push towards a possible appearance in the Stanley Cup final.
The latest episode — the third — of the NHL’s weekly YouTube Quest For The Stanley Cup series begins with Game 1 last Saturday in Winnipeg.
Viewers are taken inside the dressing room to hear speeches from Mark Scheifele and Brandon Tanev, then on to the ice as the game gets underway. There’s plenty of colourful dialogue — and language — from coach Paul Maurice and Vegas bench boss Gerard Gallant, especially over a controversial Winnipeg goal initially waved off and then overturned on a challenge.
“I’m challenging it. I’m taking the chance,” Maurice tells the referee. “You get three (expletive) timeouts anyways,” he adds to his assistants on the bench, a reference to the mandated TV breaks within a period.
“If they overturn that it’s a joke,” Gallant says on the bench as officials await a decision.
Vegas forward Ryan Reaves, who was mic’d up — sent Jets captain Blake Wheeler flying into the Golden Knights’ bench later in the game. He’s overheard trash-talking Wheeler, who says something about being hit a lot harder before.
“Harder than that? Stay on your feet!” says Reaves. “It won’t be the last one.”
There’s also between-periods speeches from players and coaches.
The cameras then follow Patrik Laine and Nikolaj Ehlers last Sunday as they talk about the playoff atmosphere in Winnipeg during the drive from their home to practice at Bell MTS Iceplex.
Towards the end of the episode, some snippets from Monday’s Game 2 are shown, including more intermission rallying cries, this time from the Jets.
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