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Round One Preview: Bowness’ Blue Line

The Western Conference isn't settled yet, but the Avalanche and Jets are all set for their first-round matchup, which will start in Winnipeg at Canada Life Centre sometime next week. Mile High Hockey has your preview coverage on lock, and in this article, I'll lay out how things stack up on the blue line. Colorado's competitive advantage in 2022 came from the back end. Will that be true this postseason as well? Does Rick Bowness have the recipe for shutting down Colorado?

Winnipeg Jets Projected Defenders

Josh Morrissey — Dylan Demelo
Brenden Dillon — Neal Pionk
Dylan Samberg — Nate Schmidt
Colin Miller

Top Pair: Matchups and Moments

Josh Morrissey and Dylan Demelo will have their hands complete as the top pair, but they seem to have done well against Colorado this season.