He was reluctant to take a break, but Winnipeg Jets defenceman Josh Morrissey was feeling refreshed and invigorated Thursday morning.
Morrissey joined five other Winnipeg regulars with a night off in Montreal Tuesday — Blake Wheeler, Mark Scheifele, Adam Lowry, Jacob Trouba and Connor Hellebuyck were the others — and he understood the significance of head coach Paul Maurice’s move.
“I feel great today,” Morrissey said following the morning skate. “It’s something Paul and I had talked about a little bit over the last couple of weeks, and it’s something that was a pretty hard decision to make.