TORONTO — As a journalist covering an NHL team, you always hope for travel days that are as silky smooth as a Blake Wheeler saucer pass. Short lines, friendly people, an empty seat beside you on the plane and maybe, just maybe, cookies AND pretzels.
Wednesday was not one of those days. Which is why this column is coming to you from Toronto, and not Montreal, where the Winnipeg Jets will kick off a three-game road trip tonight.
Let’s just say Mother Nature brought her “A” game.
A lengthy morning flight delay in Winnipeg at the de-icing station.