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Audio description:
This is a podcast with former Rangers GM Neil Smith and Vic Morren as they chat with GM Kevin Cheveldayoff discussing the team’s performance during a recent slump, the impact of player acquisitions like Elias Lindholm, and the strategic blueprint for potential moves involving players like Guentzel, Tanev, Hanafin, and Henrique. The hosts also touch on the decision to keep Bowness and re-sign Hellebuyck and Scheifele during a rebuild.
Topics:
[14:03] Introduction of Kevin Cheveldayoff GM of the Winnipeg Jets
[16:39]Cheveldayoff’s experience with Butch Goring
[17:06] Winnipeg Jets’ performance and Sean Monahan acquisition
[26:39] Cheveldayoff discusses the emotional aspect of playoffs
[27:18] Loss of key players due to injuries in the playoffs
[28:39] Decision to part ways with Blake Wheeler and transition leadership to Adam Lowry
[29:10] Trade and signaling commitment to pushing the team forward
Runs from the 14 minute mark until around the 31 minute mark.
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