Winnipeg Jets Morning Papers

Note: Join us for two hours of Jets talk on the Illegal Curve Hockey Show this morning over on our YouTube channel. We will be joined by radio play-by-play voice of Winnipeg Paul Edmonds and head coach of UND Brad Berry.

Note II: Rumour is that Moose assistant coach Nolan Baumgartner is heading east to join the Senators staff with his old head coach Travis Green.

Note III: Today is the last day for the Jets to sign 2020 5th rounder Anton Johannesson to a contract. It’s not expected the left-shot Dman will be receiving one but Winnipeg has until 4 pm CDT today if they choose to sign him.

Jets news:

Winnipeg Free Press: No off-season for Jets management. (Paywall). Mike and Ken look at some of the questions for the local NHL club including: 1) Who will round out the coaching staff? 2) Will they (UFAs) stay or will they go? 3) Ehlers extension or trade? 4) Who will be the Jets backup goalie? 5) Blue-line bye-bye or buyout? 6) What will the next contract for Cole look like?

The Athletic: Meet Jacob Julien, the Winnipeg Jets prospect with the most unlikely success story. (Paywall). The 5th round of the 2023 draft has really paid off dividends for the Jets organization with Thomas Milic garnering rave reviews after his first season as a pro with the Moose and now what Jacob Julien has done this season in the OHL and into the Memorial Cup.

The Athletic Winnipeg: Jets fan survey: Playoff feelings, Rick Bowness’ impact and confidence in direction. (Paywall). Nearly 1000 folks according to Murat responded to his survey of Jets fans about how they feel about the NHL club of Winnipeg. He digs into the results in part 1 of the results.