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PENTICTON, B.C. — Having come so close last fall, Nic Petan has already gone some extra miles to try to crack the Winnipeg Jets’ lineup.
The 20-year-old from Delta, B.C., the Jets’ second-round pick in 2013, did all the usual things to train during the summer, but decided Winnipeg was the best place for him a couple of weeks ago.
“I think this year was a little different,” Petan said. “I was more excited to get out (from home) and to come and get started. So I came to Winnipeg a bit earlier and got some skates and workouts in so I’d feel comfortable.
“It’s helped because I think you just get used to playing with other guys and being around the older guys. Just being in Winnipeg, finding a place, getting settled in, I think it’s helped. I feel way more comfortable.”
Petan will be a pro player this year one way or another, with the Jets or the AHL’s Manitoba Moose.
His game is certainly about production. The slick playmaker with great vision posted 358 regular-season points in his WHL days, plus 84 more in the playoffs, but he said he’s also made strides with his mental abilities.
“I think some guys maybe over-think things,” Petan said. “It’s hard to say you don’t worry about what’s in the future but if you have a stronger mindset, you just focus on what you’re going to do on your next ice time, even if it’s a practice.
“I just focus on what I’m doing, what my role’s going to be for that and whatever happens next, I’m going to be focusing on that when I get there. I’m not too worried about the past and what happened, or the far future.
“I like to focus on the mental game of what’s just around the corner.”
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Coach Keith McCambridge said Saturday he’ll play Connor Hellebuyck for today’s contest against the Canucks. He’ll turn to Eric Comrie for Monday’s encounter versus the Edmonton Oilers.
The duo split Friday’s 3-1 loss to Calgary. Hellebuyck allowed two goals in the game’s first 10 minutes and the Flames had only a late-game empty-net goal beyond that, from their 37 shots.
The coach said his priority for the team is clear.
“It’s to play a little more aggressive, to not be as passive,” McCambridge said.
tim.campbell@freepress.mb.ca
