The hiccups were bound to arrive: they were just a little more pronounced than Scott Arniel would have liked.

The head coach of the Winnipeg Jets wasn’t thrilled with a good chunk of the season opening 5-4 loss to the Dallas Stars and he wasn’t afraid to share that in his post-game media address.

After going through the process of breaking down the film, Arniel felt similarly — especially about the breakdowns in coverage and the inability to win as many one-on-one battles that are required to come out on top against a Central Division opponent and fellow Stanley Cup contender.

“Lots of teaching. They know there’s some areas we need to improve on. Talked about it, looked at it. Get ourselves reset,” Arniel said.

Game 2 of 82 goes Saturday afternoon at Canada Life Centre and the required

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