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Winnipeg Jets Morning Papers

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Note: On Sunday the Jets exclusive signing rights to 2017 7th rounder Croix Evingson expired. Read more about it here.

Note II: Ken Wiebe of Sportnet reported this morning that the Jets and Evgeny Svechnikov‘s camp have agreed to a PTO.

Jets (& related) news:

Winnipeg Free Press: Jets look like a significant overlay. Freep Sports editor Steve Lyons shares his thoughts on the local NHL club and why he thinks the odds could be worth putting a few dollars on.

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ESPN: Inside the NHL’s decision to put ads on jerseys. There seemed to be a bit of an outcry when the helmet ads arrived and it seemed inevitable that jerseys ads would follow. We’ve seen them in the AHL for years and they are fairly innocuous for the most part. Greg does a good job of breaking it all down in this piece. How do you feel about the addition of ads to jerseys?

The Athletic: Which NHL teams improved or hurt their Stanley Cup odds the most this offseason? (Paywall). Another article on the topic of betting. I am somewhat surprised that gamblers don’t seem to like the Jets for more than a mid of the pack team when it comes to betting.

NHL news:

The Athletic: ‘Point of no return’: Glendale to boot Coyotes from Gila River Arena after 2021-22 season. (Paywall). This was the sort of headline 10+ years ago that would have made Darren Ford’s Jets meter hit 100 and folks would be refreshing this site numerous times to read about the latest Drama in the Desert. Not a good sign for the Jets 1.0 franchise.

Sportsnet: Blues interested in UFA defenceman Zdeno Chara. Might the big man be in the Central next season?

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.