Winnipeg Jets Playoff Practice Report | Coach Rick Bowness

The Jets was spending Friday continuing to prepare to face the Avalamche in the first round of the playoffs. Coinciding with today’s optional skate we heard from bench boss Rick Bowness about getting ready for the post-season, his team, update on Morgan Barron and more. Topics: 1) Mood around the team. 2) What matters the most with home-ice advantage (1:02) 3) A tough 1st round across the NHL (1:49) 4) Impact of 3rd/4th lines (2:52) 5) How much better they were in making life easier for goalies (3:31) 6) State of defensive structure heading into playoffs (4:21) 7) Areas of strength for the Avs (4:48) 8) Importance of special teams in this series (5:24) 9) Officiating in the first round (5:49) 10) Status of Morgan Barron? (6:44) 11) Who replaces him/how will they make determination? (6:52) 12) Hockey leaving the desert (7:14) 13) Is plan to have Collin Delia as third goalie for playoffs? (9:45)