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Winnipeg Jets forward Andrew Copp conference call pre-training camp

With the Jets back in Winnipeg as they get ready to start training camp on Sunday forward Andrew Copp spoke today.

Topics:

1. His involvement in the return to play committee.
2. The negotiations between the NHLPA and NHL.
3. Thinking about the different financial landscape being on the last year of his deal.
4. Does he have to re-evaluate his goal (2nd line centre) when the team added Paul Stastny?
5. Did he play a lot outdoors as a kid?  (b/c some teams are considering outdoor games).
6. More on the negotiations regarding return to play.
7. Where did Paul Stastny have biggest impact previously and what he expects now?
8. How do the Jets stack up in the Canadian division?
9. When Laine’s agent talks about “change in scenery”, how does that impact the room?
10. What are the benefits to a short training camp and no exhibition games?
11. What does he think of the new style of schedule?
12. Expectations for him in a contract year.
13. On the team picking up a 2C in Paul Stastny.
14. Something fun the Jets do in practice.
15. How would he describe his offseason?

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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