THE question had merit early last week after the Winnipeg Jets soared past the Buffalo Sabres to earn their third straight vistory and 13 of 14 points in seven contests since Dec. 27.
Would the approaching bye week be more of a hindrance than a help to the surging Central Division team?
Since then, however, back-to-back defeats to divisional opponents have dissolved the need to even ask.
The Jets are hurting physically — not unlike a lot of teams just past the midway point of a gruelling NHL campaign. A pair of top-three centres, Mark Scheifele and Adam Lowry, are on the injured-reserve list, while wingers Brandon Tanev and Shawn Matthias are banged up and back-up goalie Steve Mason returned to Winnipeg Saturday after a second day feeling unwell.