The Jets got some welcome news today during their morning skate, as defenseman Dylan Samberg took part in a regular contact jersey, much to everyone's delight. Jets Radio analyst Mitchell Clinton revealed that injured defenceman Dylan Samberg has <a href='https://illegalcurve.com/dylan-samberg-wearing-a-regular-jersey-at-winnipeg-jets-morning-skate-in-vancouver/' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>traded in his yellow, non-contact jersey for a regular uniform today</a> at the morning skate. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/MitchellClinton/status/1988327061816307975'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> <h3>What caused Dylan Samberg's absence</h3> The Jets have been without Samberg's services since late September after he broke his wrist in a preseason game, which head coach Scott Arniel labelled as a freak accident. <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl-team/winnipeg-jets/jets-get-major-injury-boost-with-fresh-updates-on-perfetti-lowry-and-samberg' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>He was expected to miss 6-8 weeks</a>, so it appears that he may be treading slightly ahead of schedule. We recently saw Cole Perfetti ditch the non-contact jersey, and then two days later, he was in the lineup, so one can only wonder whether this means Samberg's return is imminent. <h3>Why Dylan Samberg likely won't play tonight</h3> Samberg was not on the ice with a partner that is expected to play tonight, so it would appear that he could be making his regular-season debut on Thursday in Seattle, as long as he feels good after today's skate. The Jets will take on the Canucks tonight at 10 PM PT, and both teams' projected lineups can be seen below. Winnipeg Jets Projected Lines Kyle Connor - Mark Scheifele - Gabriel Vilardi Vladislav Namestnikov - Jonathan Toews - Cole Perfetti Nino Niederreiter - Adam Lowry - Alex Iafallo Tanner Pearson - Parker Ford - Nikita Chibrikov Josh Morrissey - Dylan DeMelo Logan Stanley - Neal Pionk Haydn Fleury - Luke Schenn Connor Hellebuyck Eric Comrie Vancouver Canucks Projected Lines Evander Kane - Elias Pettersson - Conor Garland Brock Boeser - Lukas Reichel - Kiefer Sherwood Drew O'Connor - Aatu Raty - Jake DeBrusk Arshdeep Bains - Max Sasson - Linus Karlsson Quinn Hughes - Filip Hronek Marcus Pettersson - Tyler Myers Elias Pettersson - Tom Willander Thatcher Demko Kevin Lankinen It's always exciting when two Canadian rivals face each other, and we have every reason to believe tonight's game will be epic.