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Maurice wary of playoff hangover

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Coach witnessed playoff hangover in Carolina

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How does a hockey club recreate the look and feel of a Stanley Cup contender locked in a frenetic May playoff rush when it’s a cold and dreary October and the truly meaningful days are still months away?

That’s the challenge for the Winnipeg Jets, generating those emotions because points banked now certainly matter later.

And head coach Paul Maurice says it’s his task to get buy-in from the Central Division team as it moves into the third week of the 2018-19 NHL season.