Forget the final result for a minute — a hard-fought 3-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild.

The biggest takeaway from Tuesday’s pre-season tilt in St. Paul was that the Jets’ top two centres who were dressed for the contest — Jonathan Toews and Vladislav Namestnikov — didn’t make it to the final buzzer.

That’s especially concerning given shutdown centre Adam Lowry (offseason hip surgery) and shutdown defenceman Dylan Samberg (broken wrist) are already sidelined.

Toews, playing his third tune-up of the fall as he returns to the NHL after a two-year health-related hiatus, lasted only until the midway mark of the second period. He logged 10:02 of ice time and won six of 10 faceoffs before exiting. There was no obvious incident leading up to his departure.

“He just tweaked something,” coach Scott

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