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Winnipeg Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff trade deadline day presser

Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff spoke today after the conclusion of the NHL Trade Deadline day.  A day in which the Jets made one move to acquire Jordie Benn.

Topics:

1. How this stacks them up against other North playoff teams.
2. Not altering top six, was it inability to improve or was it not necessary?
3. What role did Expansion Draft play and did that impact prices?
4. How would he describe the asking prices?
5. What is the plan for Jordie Benn?
6. How close to the deadline did this trade come?
7. What young defenceman can contribute now.
8. Does he feel that this D group can compete?
9. On the big swings the team took to make a big move.
10. What message did he send to his team today?
11. Using last month to get some players into the lineup?
12. What can he say about Jordie Benn?

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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