Jets prepare to take on Sabres without captain Blake Wheeler
The Winnipeg Jets will be without their captain for a stretch when they host the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday. Blake Wheeler sustained a lower-body injury in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Vancouver Canucks on Friday. Jets coach Paul Maurice said Monday that Wheeler's absence would be "weeks, not days."Wheeler has 17 points (one goal, 16 assists) in 22 games, including 10 points in his last five games. "It's a big loss, on the