No word on Perreault, Stafford until Wednesday

By: Ed Tait Posted: 10:18 AM CST Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015

The next update from the Winnipeg Jets infirmary -- and the status of Mathieu Perreault and Drew Stafford -- won’t be officially made until Wednesday.

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The next update from the Winnipeg Jets infirmary -- and the status of Mathieu Perreault and Drew Stafford -- won’t be officially made until Wednesday.

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The next update from the Winnipeg Jets infirmary — and the status of Mathieu Perreault and Drew Stafford — won’t be officially made until Wednesday.

The Jets are not practising today and a club spokesman said this morning a report on the two Jets forwards, both of whom left Monday’s 5-4 shootout win over the Edmonton Oilers, will be provided by coach Paul Maurice after practice on Wednesday.

Perreault was injured less than five minutes into the game Monday after taking a hit along the boards by Oilers defenceman Jeff Petry. He had to be helped from the ice by teammates and training staff and was not putting any weight on his leg. Perreault is fifth on the Jets in scoring with 36 points in 56 games and trails only Bryan Little and Andrew Ladd in goals, with 18.

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Stafford, meanwhile, left the game just 21 seconds into the third period after a faceoff and seemed to be favouring his hand or shoulder. He has been solid since joining the Jets in a trade with the Buffalo Sabres last week, scoring one goal in three games, being promoted to the top line with Ladd and Little and scoring the shootout winner in last Saturday’s win over the Detroit Red Wings.

Immediately after the game Maurice told reporters:

“I don’t have an answer. They may both be in, they may both be out. I just don’t know.”

The Jets were already thin up front before losing two forwards against the Oilers. The team carries three extra defencemen in Paul Postma, Adam Pardy and Jay Harrison, and GM Kevin Cheveldayoff was said to be looking for more help up front in advance of the March 2 trade deadline. The status of Perreault and Stafford might put even more pressure on the GM in the next few weeks.

If the Jets dip into the system for help, some options in St. John’s include Patrice Cormier (who has played one game for Winnipeg this season), John Albert (second in scoring with 13 goals and 34 points), Carl Klingberg (first in goals with 15), Eric O’Dell (24 points in 34 games) or the recently-acquired Joel Armia, who was part in the big Evander Kane/Zach Bogosian trade last week with Buffalo.