PENTICTON, B.C. – Three straight losses didn’t sit well with Pascal Vincent.
But the defeats, coming in a span of four days for the Winnipeg Jets and capped by a 4-1 loss to the Edmonton Oilers Monday at the Young Stars Classic NHL rookie tournament, weren’t really that much to worry about for the bench boss.
There could be no suggestion Winnipeg’s young players were somehow inferior to rookies from the other participating teams — Oilers, Vancouver Canucks and Calgary Flames. Winnipeg outshot Edmonton 37-27 and dominating possession for much of Monday’s game.
"I think we got better as the games went on," said Vincent, who will serve as head coach of the AHL’s Manitoba Moose this season.