Note: In the episode of 32 Thoughts which was released on Sunday the discussion moved to free agency and Marek kicked things off asking Friedman about Jets Dman Brenden Dillon. Nothing too earth shattering in his comments with the insider indicating he expects Dillon to hit the market.
Note II: Have to think that the Jets assistant/associate coaching search comes to some sort of resolution this week. The introductory presser with new Winnipeg head coach Scott Arniel was two weeks ago today when he indicated “…we’ll work hard this week to put a staff together…”. In the informal scrum that took place moments later he was asked a follow-up question about his timeline and said “I wanna to get ahead of some of these teams ’cause there are a lot of teams looking. If you wait too long you can box yourself out….I’m going to move forward as quick as possible.”.
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Jets news:
NHL website: Salary cap will rise to $88 million next season. Not Jets specific but worth noting the cap will be rounded up from the projection back in December by another 300K.
TSN: GMs express desire to tweak LTIR salary cap rules for playoffs. Given the shenanigans we’ve seen (even if they were legal) folks won’t be upset to see the NHL make adjustments to ensure this gets fixed in the future.
Jets video:
WST: Reviewing the Jets UFAs & RFAs (with contract projections). Connor Hrabchak discusses the Winnipeg Jets players who are becoming unrestricted free agents and restricted free agents this off-season, what their next contract might look like and if we’ll see them again in a Jets uniform.
Jets audio:
Illegal Curve Hockey Show: Saturday Podcast. On the show this past weekend we discussed a report that Sean Monahan will test free agency, What do the Jets do with Nikolaj Ehlers, we remembered Moose video coach Richard Bue and looked at the potential for prospects like Brad Lambert and Elias Salomonsson to make the jump to the NHL next season.
