WASHINGTON, D.C. — Chris Thorburn is out, Marko Dano is in and Paul Maurice has the blender in overdrive as the Winnipeg Jets prepare to face the Washington Capitals Thursday for the second time in 48 hours.
It was a challenge to make out the Jets' line combinations initially during the team’s morning skate at Verizon Centre: rookie Patrik Laine with Adam Lowry and fellow Finn Joel Armia; Brandon Tanev joining Mathieu Perreault and Kyle Connor; Dano drawing on to the right side of a line with Andrew Copp at centre and Alex Burmistrov at left wing.
Only the Jets top line of Nikolaj Ehlers, Mark Scheifele and Blake Wheeler remains intact as Maurice continues to deal with a flurry of injuries and looks for a spark on a team that has scored just four goals in their last three games combined.