Illegal Curve Hockey

It was a disappointing conclusion to the 2025-26 season for the Jets. First player we spoke to on exit interview day was Cole Perfetti who spoke about the injury, the slow start of his season, the way the team played and more.

If that didn’t sum up the season for the Jets as they get handled 6-1 by the Sharks to mercifully end the 2025-26 season. It means they will end the campaign having lost four straight game.

The comeback fell short after Winnipeg went down 4-1 to Utah and ultimately lost the game 5-3 as they concluded the road portion of the regular season with their third straight loss. Of course if you're team Ethical Tank this result, combined with the Blues coming back to win their game means the Jets are sitting with the 7th overall pick in the Draft.

The result didn't matter since the Jets were already-eliminated but it certainly wasn't a very good result as the Golden Knights roll them 6-2. They become just the fifth team to go from the Presidents' Trophy to out of the playoffs.

We said earlier today quite a bit could be revealed after all the games were played today and with the Kings and Preds both winning and with the Jets losing big they were unable to get their "must-win" to keep pace. This all but ends their playoff aspirations as they no-showed in this hockey game as a team.

Last Saturday the Jets were three points back with seven games to go and today they are still three points back with four games left so despite winning three straight games this past week the math has not changed for the NHL club of Winnipeg.

We will spend two hours on the Illegal Curve Hockey Show getting you set up for the game between the Jets and Flyers, take a look at what’s doing with the AHL club of Manitoba and touch on the prospects playing playoff hockey.

Guests:

Sara Orlesky to talk Jets at 11:18

Anthony SanFilippo to talk Flyers at 1:29:40

It was an absolute must-win game for the Winnipeg Jets against the Blues and they did in fact come away from St. Louis with a victory and two points. And given the recent history that was no small feat as, prior to tonight, the home team (including playoffs) had won 11 straight games as per Kelly Moore of 680 CJOB.

It was a must-win game and the Jets did just that as they rolled to a 6-2 victory over the Kraken in Winnipeg which included Mark Scheifele getting his 900th point. While they gained a critical two points the Jets will remain three points back of the wild card spot as they will have 80 points but both the Predators and Kings play against each other this evening which means one of them will be at 83 points.

The Jets knew they were going to be at least three points back if they won this game given the two teams ahead of them (Nashville and San Jose) were three points ahead of them and were playing each other. A loss meant they would have been five back with just six games to go. Which made this a must-win game in Columbus. And courtesy of Mark Scheifele, Kyle Connor and Connor Hellebuyck that's just what they did picking up a clean two points and ending the four-game road trip with a 3-1-0 record.

Since our last Saturday show the Jets looked like they were going to go on a run with a big win over the top-ranked Avalanche and then squeaking out an OT victory over the Hawks to get within a point of the wild card spot. But a loss to the Stars combined with teams around them winning, has them three points back with seven games to go.

We will spend two hours on the Illegal Curve Hockey Show getting you set up for the game between the Jets and Blue Jackets which will wrap up the four-game road trip, discussing all things relevant to the NHL club of Winnipeg, take a look at what's doing with the AHL club of Manitoba and touch on the prospects playing playoff hockey.

Guests:

Mike McIntyre of the Winnipeg Free Press at 27:27

Aaron Portzline of The Athletic Columbus at 1:21:09