Jets news:
NBC Sports: Trading Laine would be huge risk for Jets, could create more problems. I completely agree with that headline.
Sportsnet: Jets free agency primer: Upgrading defence the top off-season priority. Lots of work for the Jets GM this fall.
Winnipeg Sun: Winnipegger, two former Jets, reunite in Russia. Hockey is a small world. I was actually looking up Mikhail Berdin’s numbers and noticed he had faced off against Burmistrov and Cormier.
The Athletic Winnipeg: How far away are the Jets from the Stanley Cup champion Lightning? (Paywall). The problem with hockey being a copycat league is most teams are incapable of the overhaul their rosters would require in order to “be like the champs” of that last year. Of course that doesn’t stop them from trying. Murat examines how far away the local NHL squad is from “being like the champs”.
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Sportsnet: 31 Thoughts. Elliotte has two thoughts that pertain to the Jets including #10 (Byfuglien not playing next season) and #12 (Laine and the Jets talking about his role).
Jets audio:
JetsTV: Ground Control Podcast. In the latest episode of Ground Control, Jamie Thomas, Mitchell Clinton and Tyler Esquivel recap the 2019-20 Stanley Cup Final, discuss Connor Hellebuyck’s Vezina Trophy win and chat about the upcoming NHL Draft. Jamie welcomes two guests to the show – former Odessa Jackalopes GM, Joe Clark. Clark was Hellebuyck’s GM back in the NAHL. NHL prospect and Winnipegger, Seth Jarvis joins the program to talk about his season, the potential of being drafted and much more.
