The experimenting coach of the Winnipeg Jets will waste no time in the NHL pre-season testing his likes and dislikes.
Paul Maurice has decided to employ the forward unit of Alex Burmistrov at centre between wingers Mathieu Perreault and Nikolaj Ehlers, the team’s 2014 first-round draft pick, when the Jets entertain the Minnesota Wild Tuesday night at the MTS Centre at 7 p.m.
It’s the first pre-season action for the Jets, who have seven tune-up games before their regular season begins Oct. 8.
Perreault-Burmistrov-Ehlers has the potential for some offence and for some fancy play, Maurice agreed today.