Winnipeg Jets Morning Papers

Note: GM Kevin Cheveldayoff is set to speak this morning (Update: watch/listen here) while goalie Laurent Brossoit will speak later in the afternoon (Update:  watch/listen here) after signing his new one-year deal with Winnipeg.

Note II:  The Jets got some housekeeping done on Sunday when the team announced that they had qualified most of their RFAs.

Jets news:

The Athletic Winnipeg:  Jets trade tiers: Who could Winnipeg move for a top defenceman?  (Paywall).  Murat breaks Jets players into tiers such as elite assets, the good value assets, depth assets and other noteworthy assets as well as the percentage likelihood he feels that the player is to be moved.  

Ottawa Sun:  Insider Trading. Garrioch suggests that the Flyers are making an aggressive push for the services of Patrik Laine.  He also indicates that there is a sizeable gap between the Jets and DeMelo.

NHL.com:  Jets GM talks busy offseason in Q&A.  Tim spoke to the Jets general manager about the Draft, free agency, trade market.

Jets video:

Sportsnet:  Laine blockbuster could happen as Jets head into NHL Draft and free agency.  Ken Wiebe and Sean Reynolds look at the needs of the Winnipeg Jets as the NHL Draft and free agency approaches, with Patrik Laine trade rumours swirling.

Illegal Curve Hockey Show Replay:

Topics: Could Blake Wheeler be the Jets 2nd line centre solution, Previewing the upcoming 2020 NHL Draft for the Jets, Do the Jets need to make a trade to acquire more draft picks (i.e. 3rd or 4th round pick), Jets Free Agency Preview, Vegas Golden Knights sign Robin Lehner to 5-year/$25 million contract extension, Penguins sign Tristan Jarry to 3-year/$10.5 million contract extension

Guests: Scott Billeck (Winnipeg Sun) at 29:53 and Martin Biron (Analyst for TSN-RDS, MSG, Former NHL goaltender) at 52:41.

To listen to part 1 click here.

Topics: Are the next two weeks a tipping point for Kevin Cheveldayoff, Which players will the Stanley Cup Champion Tampa Bay Lightning lose this offseason, The Oliver Ekman-Larsson trade rumors/TSN Trade Bait Board Update, UFA of the Week: Mike Hoffman 

Guests: Tom Lynn (Player agent for Veritas Hockey, Former Minnesota Wild Assistant General Manager) at 26:57 and Hailey Salvian (The Athletic Ottawa) at 51:35.

To listen to part 2 click here.