Paul Postma has enjoyed getting up close and personal with the stars of the NHL again.
The Winnipeg Jets defenceman spent the majority of his time watching the action from the press box during the 2015-16 season, dressing for just 26 games. But the 27-year-old product of Red Deer, Alta., has played in seven of the club’s first 10 games this campaign, including five in a row to start the season, and the club’s last two.
When Tyler Myers was a late scratch with a lower-body injury Sunday afternoon, Postma was called on out of necessity and registered a season-high 16 minutes, 49 seconds of ice time playing on the right side of the Jets’ second defensive pairing, partnered up with Toby Enstrom, in a 3-1 loss to the Buffalo Sabres.