GAMEDAY: Jets at Flames

The Winnipeg Jets close out their six-game exhibition schedule on Friday when they visit the Calgary Flames. Winnipeg is 2-2-1 during the preseason after beating the Flames 5-2 on Wednesday night at Canada Life Centre in the first half of the home-and-home set.

With this being the final game before the regular season, Scott Arniel has decided to go with a full NHL roster. Arniel did say on Thursday that what we see in Calgary tonight doesn't mean it's what what we will see next week in Edmonton.

Here are the line rushes and D pairings from the skate at hockey for all centre:

“We were close the other night (Wednesday vs. Calgary). A lot of those guys have been chomping at the bit here to get going into games,” said Arniel.

“This has a lot of look to a regular season (game). Calgary’s loaded up with all their guys too so it’s a real good test for us kind of getting ready for next week.”

Cole Perfetti will be playing in his third preseason game and just over a week has passed since he signed two-year, $6.5 million dollar contract.

“The main thing is to be feeling in tip-top shape come Wednesday night. That’s my goal,” said Perfetti.

“You use these games and camp to get familiar with your linemates and just get back into the flow of games. You haven’t played in four months, just getting back into the flow of what a game is and trying to build off each game.”

This will be the second straight game Perfetti will be skating with Vlad Namestnikov and Nikolaj Ehlers. The 22-year-old is also part of the second power play unit. Both he and Ehlers are being worked into new spots on the man advantage.

“Obviously, kind of positions we haven’t really played before, the both of us. So, we’re trying to learn from one another, learn from things we see. Just Trying to bounce ideas off each other,” said Perfetti.

“You know, he scored a nice goal there the last game. It goes to show his hockey sense, how he just finds the right area. It’s a new situation.”

Speaking of new situations, you can put defenceman Hadyn Fleury in that category as he has been trying to learn a new system with new teammates while trying to solidify a roster spot for opening night. Injuries to Ville Heinola and Logan Stanley have opened a pathway. Fleury will skate on the left side with Colin Miller on the Jets third pairing tonight.

“I’m an optimistic person. I always think that if you put your head down and go to work, that good things happen,” said Fleury.

“I think through camp things have happened. Just have tried to stay consistent with my effort and my approach to the game.”

Fleury said that as the game Wednesday wore on, he started to feel more and more comfortable.

“Starting to just be able to play hockey again instead of having to worry so much about the systems,” said Fleury.

“Just trying to build it up tonight.”