Perreault out indefinitely with concussion

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The revolving door at the Winnipeg Jets infirmary continues to spin furiously.

Jets coach Paul Maurice confirmed after today’s optional skate that forward Mathieu Perreault has a concussion and is out indefinitely. Meanwhile, both Nikolaj Ehlers and Joel Armia could get the thumbs up by Thursday’s home game against the Los Angeles Kings.

There were just 13 skaters and goaltenders Ondrej Pavelec and Michael Hutchinson on the ice this morning as the Jets prepared for tomorrow’s home date against the Vancouver Canucks. That crew included defenceman Mark Stuart, who is still wearing a non-contact jersey. Marko Dano, who missed Sunday’s game with the flu and was replaced by Chase De Leo, was also back on the ice today.

Maurice was asked after the workout what he has learned about his group this year, but said he’s discovered more about individual players than a certain team characteristic. That’s an answer he’s given before, but speaks to the ongoing evaluation of the young lineup the Jets have iced, both in the present and as it pertains to what this club could look like next fall and what roles players may be asked to play.

“We’ve had quite a bit of change from July to this year at this point,” he said. “We’ve had younger players come in that I didn’t really know anything about, how they fit, where you project them, how they fit with the older players.

“I had a lot of unknowns coming into the year about how these guys would develop over the course of time. And then a (Joel) Armia comes in as a new player… and now we have a bunch of young players. I’ve learned more about the individuals than I did at the start and how they are going to fit.

“We’re not learning as fast as we’d like to right now because of the people that are out of lineup,” added Maurice. “But we have a far better idea of some of these young players and what they should be able to do and what roles we should be able to put them in and what are expectations are for next year.”

ed.tait@freepress.mb.ca

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