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Media availability with Winnipeg Jets winger Gabriel Vilardi after signing his six-year deal

Video Description:
After signing his six-year deal on Friday we heard today from Jets winger Gabriel Vilardi.

Topics:
1) Why is Winnipeg the right place for him?
2) Can he remember something that convinced him to stay long term? (1:04)
3) How did the negotiations go? (2:26)
4) Opportunity to play on a top NHL line (3:32)
5) What would a young version of himself think about this contract? (4:36)
6) Perception of Winnipeg vs reality (5:59)
7) What is his ceiling as a player? (8:06)
8) Jets championship window (9:23)
9) Reaction to the Jonathan Toews signing/what he can bring to the mix (10:07)
10) Changes to the team during offseason (11:04)
11) Is this (last two years) a best case scenario for him? (12:06)
12) Where was he when he got the news? Did he celebrate? (13:12)

Audio:

David Minuk

Working hard on a daily basis to provide the latest Winnipeg Jets and Manitoba Moose news for our readers and listeners. I also appear on the Illegal Curve Hockey Show every Saturday on our YouTube channel as well as the Illegal Curve Post-Game Show after every single Jets game. And I occasionally jump in the play-by-play booth at Canada Life to provide colour analysis during Manitoba Moose games.

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