One of the newest Jets players Gabe Vilardi is back home in Kingston, Ontario where he took part in his first media availability as a member of the Winnipeg organization. He discussed the trade, the opportunity for him to have a big role in Winnipeg, playing in Canada and much more.
Topics:
1) His thoughts on the trade/hearing about it.
2) Opportunity for him in Winnipeg (:56)
3) Steps his game took last year (1:45)
4) Battle to get heathy and being on other side finally (2:40)
5) What’s it meant to be part of two playoff runs (3:26)
6) How much did he learn at centre from Kopitar/Danault? (4:07)
7) His mindset going into contract negotiations (5:00)
8) What can he say about the guys who also got traded to Wpg (5:56)
9) Does he have any connections on the Jets? (6:54)
10) What was process like for him as a person not as a hockey player? (7:44)
11) Playing centre/wing, where does he feel he hold most potential? (8:47)
12) What steps does he go through to ensure his back health (9:53)
13) What were the last couple of days like? (11:06)
14) His heavy shot and how it developed (11:44)
15) What does rest of summer look like for him? (12:13)
16) Did his better D play contribute to more offence? (12:58)
17) Being a Canadian playing in a Canadian market (14:03)
