Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff joined Bob McCown and John Shannon to talk about his team in Winnipeg. The chat starts at the 5:43 mark and runs until 43:44. Topics included:
1) Hockey season getting underway
2) Having fans back in the stands (6:30)
3) Using veterans in preseason (7:28)
4) Weighing preseason game vs practice (8:52)
5) How many battles are on his roster? (9:53)
6) Does he watch prospects more closely in a preseason game (11:40)
7) Does he expect Cole Perfetti to play some games for the Jets this season? (12:50)
8) Being only Cdn team in Central, does that present a problem? (13:51)
9) Might road routines/philosophy change? (15:36)
10) How he would have dealt with an unvaccinated player (16:58)
11) Reflections on playoffs (18:17)
12) Were the Jets overconfident when facing Habs? (19:24)
13) Kicking notion of Winnipeg’s desirability (22:14)
14 The crackdown on cross-checking (25:19)
15) The physical nature of hockey (27:37)
16) Are there any other changes he’d like to see? (28:48)
17) Enjoying All-Canadian more than Central from travel perspective (30:01)
18) What he enjoyed from last season (32:57)
19) Jets rivalries (35:00)
20) Adjusting to travel (37:11)
21) Expectations for Pierre-Luc Dubois (37:36)
22) Factors in acquiring Nate Schmidt and Brenden Dillon (39:05)
23) Letting Sami Niku go (41:49)
Recap of the game.
Recap of the game.
Guests: Jacob Stoller at 32:09 and Frank Seravalli at 1:23:58.
A look at the projected lineups and pre-game interviews.
Keeping you up-to-date with all the latest pro hockey news in Manitoba.
Almost 40 minutes with the Jets defenceman.