It's a made-for-TV event: The highly-anticipated debut of rookie sensation Patrik Laine in a Winnipeg Jets uniform.
But... if Laine does indeed suit up on Friday night against the Edmonton Oilers, there will be no television audience to watch it. That's because the pre-season game won't be on TSN, which will be otherwise occupied a few kilometres away at Investors Group Field, broadcasting the Blue Bomber-Edmonton Eskimos CFL game from coast to coast.
The Jets haven't confirmed that Laine will be in Friday's lineup, but the odds are pretty good after sitting out the first two exhibition games with only four to go after Friday.