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Winnipeg Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff media availability on day 1 of training camp

On day 1 of training camp in Winnipeg the GM of the Jets Kevin Cheveldayoff spoke about his club heading into the 2022-23 season.

Topics:

1) The summer for his Jets.
2) On the Blake Wheeler trade talks this summer (:58)
3) What does that say when leaders are questioning the future (1:51)
4) What are the reasons for optimism in Winnipeg? (2:40)
5) Was Rick Bowness the driver for sticking with this roster? (3:29)
6) The conversation with Blake Wheeler about the leadership changes (4:15)
7) What does he expect from Wheeler this season? (5:01)
8) What needs to happen to start season off right? (5:46)
9) Glut of defencemen (6:28)
10) Future of Pierre-Luc Dubois (public vs private perception) (7:12)
11) On fans discontent (8:10)
12) Approach to the salary cap with flexibility this season (9:07)
13) Scouting changes (9:37)
14) Where guys like Chaz Lucius and Brad Lambert will play next season (11:08)
15) What changed for Mark Scheifele over the summer? (12:24)
16) More on Scheifele (13:37)
17) On need for Mark Scheifele to improve defensively (14:13)
18) Was the lack of roster changes a vote of confidence? (14:53)
19) Is this a playoff team? (15:29)
20) Fresh start for the same roster (16:12)

David Minuk

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