After months of anticipation, the puck will finally drop on the Winnipeg Jets&#8217; 2020-21 campaign on Thursday night, but the club has announced there&#8217;ll be a few lineup changes before things start rolling at Bell MTS Place.
Following the Jets&#8217; morning skate, coach Paul Maurice revealed defenseman @Logan Stanley and forward @Mathieu Perreault will be activated from the taxi squad ahead of the season opener. Additionally, he also announced defenseman @Dylan DeMelo won&#8217;t be on the ice for the first game of the season as he and his wife just had a baby.
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Maurice:
No status change on Ehlers, still an option for tonight.
Logan Stanley and Mathieu Perreault come off the taxi squad and on the roster.
Dylan DeMelo won&#39;t play. He comes off the roster. He and his wife had a baby (great news for them!)
&mdash; Mitchell Clinton (@MitchellClinton) <a href="https://twitter.com/MitchellClinton/status/1349771680495906820?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 14, 2021</a></blockquote>
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The Jets&#8217; head coach also mentioned defenseman @Sami Niku will be replacing DeMelo for Thursday night&#8217;s game. As for forward @Nikolaj Ehlers &#8211; who missed Wednesday&#8217;s practice due to COVID-19 protocols &#8211; there&#8217;s still a chance he could suit up against the Calgary Flames, but forward @Kristian Vesalainen will draw into the lineup if he&#8217;s unable to play.
Winnipeg and Calgary are set to open the 2020-21 campaign at Bell MTS Place at 7 pm CT.

After months of anticipation, the puck will finally drop on the Winnipeg Jets' 2020-21 campaign on Thursday night, but the club has announced there'll be a few lineup changes before things start rolling at Bell MTS Place.

Following the Jets' morning skate, coach Paul Maurice revealed defenseman @Logan Stanley and forward @Mathieu Perreault will be activated from the taxi squad ahead of the season opener. Additionally, he also announced defenseman @Dylan DeMelo won't be on the ice for the first game of the season as he and his wife just had a baby.

https://twitter.com/MitchellClinton/status/1349771680495906820

The Jets' head coach also mentioned defenseman @Sami Niku will be replacing DeMelo for Thursday night's game. As for forward @Nikolaj Ehlers - who missed Wednesday's practice due to COVID-19 protocols - there's still a chance he could suit up against the Calgary Flames, but forward @Kristian Vesalainen will draw into the lineup if he's unable to play.

Winnipeg and Calgary are set to open the 2020-21 campaign at Bell MTS Place at 7 pm CT.

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