Winnipeg’s hockey heart skipped a beat last night when Jets defenseman Josh Morrissey limped off the ice in Game 7 against the St. Louis Blues, felled by an undisclosed injury that left the team—and its fans—reeling. The Western Conference First Round clash, already a pressure cooker, turned grim early in the first period when Morrissey took a bruising hit from Blues forward Oskar Sundqvist along the boards. He didn’t return, and the Jets’ hopes of advancing took a quiet, aching hit of their own.
It happened fast. Just minutes into the game, Sundqvist caught Morrissey with a heavy check, the kind that echoes through the rink and makes everyone wince. Morrissey, a cornerstone of Winnipeg’s blue line, stayed down briefly before skating off under his own power. But that was his last shift. By the second period, he was gone, headed to the locker room, leaving his teammates to battle without their defensive linchpin. The team confirmed later that night, on May 4, 2025, he wouldn’t return for the game, offering no details on what ailed him.
Morrissey’s absence stung. The 30-year-old logged three assists in six playoff games this year, a steady hand in the postseason’s chaos. During the regular season, he racked up 62 points—14 goals, 48 assists—in 80 games, trailing only Kyle Connor, Mark Scheifele, and Nikolaj Ehlers on the Jets’ scoring sheet. His role as a top-pair defenseman, eating big minutes and anchoring the power play, made his exit a gut punch for a squad already missing Scheifele, sidelined since Game 5 with his own undisclosed injury.
The hit that took Morrissey out came at a brutal moment. Seconds after the collision, St. Louis capitalized. Blues forward Mathieu Joseph snatched a loose puck, outmaneuvered a Jets defender, and fired one past goaltender Connor Hellebuyck to make it 2-0 at the 7:16 mark of the first. Winnipeg, down two goals and now a key player, faced a steep climb in a do-or-die game.
No official word has surfaced on Morrissey’s condition beyond that night. The Jets, tight-lipped as ever, haven’t disclosed the nature or severity of the injury, leaving fans and analysts to stew over what’s next. For now, the focus stays on the ice, where Winnipeg’s season hangs in the balance, and the loss of a player like Morrissey—tough, skilled, irreplaceable—looms large.