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Joel Armia is set to return to the Winnipeg Jets lineup for Game 4 against the Nashville Predators, but Mathieu Perreault isn’t quite ready to go.

Speaking to reporters for the first time since suffering an undisclosed upper-body injury in the fifth and deciding game against the Minnesota Wild in the first round, Armia declared himself fit to play.

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The Jets didn’t do any line rushes on Thursday morning, but it’s likely Armia will skate on the fourth line with Andrew Copp and Matt Hendricks.

“It’s been tough to watch the games. You get so nervous watching the games because you can’t do anything,” said Armia, who has one goal in five playoff games so far. “Everybody wants to play and it’s tough when you’re not. I’m really excited to get back in.”

The Jets lead the series 2-1 and are coming off an emotional 7-4 victory in Game 3 that saw them rally from a three-goal deficit.

“This is kind of the turning point, probably, in the series. It’s either 3-1 or 2-2, it makes a huge difference,” said Jets forward Patrik Laine, who is riding a three-game point streak but has gone five games without a goal. “So, obviously, we want to get to 3-1 when we go to Nashville. We know they’re going to come hard like they did in the last game. We just got to be ready for that and play a good first period and then worry about the rest of the game.