Note:  Free Agency begins today at 11 am cst.  Keep it locked to illegalcurve.com for any Jets updates and we will provide you with that notification via our twitter account @illegalcurve as well.

Jets news:

Winnipeg Free Press:  Jets sign Stafford to a $8.7M, 2-year deal.  It was the big news of the day as the Jets one of their two big free agents signed to a short term deal.

Winnipeg Sun:  Jets sign Stafford to two-year contract.  While it wasn’t the only offer he received the Jets winger said it was the best one he got.

NHL.com:  Stafford says signing with Jets was ‘an easy choice’.  Fans will be happy to hear that sentiment.

Sportsnet:  Possible free agent targets.  A list of five forwards whose services Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff could try to secure for next season.

The Province:  Wille’s Musings.  Jets drafting is receiving big kudos from many across the league (half way down the page under the title ‘And Another Things….’).

Audio:

TSN 1290 Winnipeg:  Drew Stafford conference call.  He discusses signing a 2-year $8.7 million deal with the Winnipeg Jets.

TSN 1290 Winnipeg:  The Warm-Up Show.  Andrew Paterson & Rick Ralph discuss the Jets signing of Drew Stafford and what Winnipeg’s forward lines may look like next season.

TSN 1290 Winnipeg:  The Big Show.  As NHL free agency is set to kick off, Scott Cullen joined the Big Show to talk upcoming UFA’s, the Bruins’ bizarre off-season, the Mike Richards saga in LA, and what Michael Frolik can expect to get on the open market.

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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