Cheveldayoff’s Ghosts Haunt Jets in Game 3 Loss to Habs
The spectre of poor decisions in seasons gone by loomed large over the Winnipeg Jets’ embarrassing Game 3 5-1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens. Indeed, it was a scary game…
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Predicting PTOs: 70 Potential Tryouts
Besides Rick Nash, who is pondering retirement, it’s pretty slim pickings among the remaining free agents. A bunch of veterans past their prime and a fair amount of former prospects…
Mason Move May Mean More for Comrie
With cap casualties come beneficiaries. The Winnipeg Jets traded Steve Mason to the Montreal Canadiens on the eve of the July 1 free agent frenzy purely to dump salary. The main purpose…
Canadiens Acquire Armia & Mason From Jets
The Montreal Canadiens have acquired goaltender Steve Mason, forward Joel Armia, a 2019 seventh-round pick and a 2020 fourth-round pick from the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for defenseman Simon Bourque,…
Should Steve Mason Hang up His Pads?
Steve Mason was in the infirmary so much over the past year, he put the Winnipeg Jets’ six-man training staff on his helmet as CF-18 fighter pilots. Steve Mason wanted…
Jets’ Depth Offsets Free Agent Disappointments
The Winnipeg Jets thought they were addressing some major needs with free-agent signings this past offseason. Perhaps they would have been better off leaving well enough alone. Dmitry Kulikov and…
Comrie Running Out of Time With the Jets
Despite being with the Winnipeg Jets for a big portion of this season, Eric Comrie is increasingly on the outside looking in when it comes to the team’s goaltending future.…
Should the Winnipeg Jets Trade Steve Mason?
After a very disappointing 2016-17 season, the Winnipeg Jets knew that defending their net was the biggest issue to solve. The Jets were in need of some help on the…
Oilers, Jets Look to Send Message
It is not often that we get a chance to see two teams go head-to-head in a so-called response game this early in an NHL season. In most cases, that…
Tyler Myers: Jets’ Missing Piece
Goaltending was a frequent topic of conversation last season and not in the way Winnipeg Jets management or fans anticipated. Connor Hellebuyck performed admirably for a young netminder, earning 26…
Philadelphia Flyers: 2017-18 Bold Predictions
Over the next couple of months, The Hockey Writers will be releasing a series of bold predictions. Team by team, this series will take shape as we look at some…
Another Winnipeg Jets Whiteout?
Look, we all know that the Winnipeg Jets are going to be good soon. They have a deep prospect pool, an elite centerman, a world-class winger and a solid blue…