Winnipeg Jets Morning Papers

Note: The NHL Draft concluded yesterday with Winnipeg making four selections to add to their prospects pipeline. For the complete recap of all things done by the Jets in Vegas check out this post here.

Note II: Today is the last day for teams to buyout players. The only two times the Jets have done this were done on this day one year ago (Blake Wheeler) and five years ago (Mark Stuart). Will they do it a third time to give themselves some cap space? Stay tuned.

Note III: Tomorrow is the start of NHL Free Agency which gets underway at 11 AM CDT. While the Jets are not traditionally a hot spot for free agents they will definitely be signing players on Monday so be sure to keep it locked here for any and all updates.

Note IV: We expect to get the Development Camp roster and schedule today or tomorrow. For now the thoughts is that it will run from Wednesday, July 3rd to Sunday, July 7th but once the Jets confirm we will post the roster and schedule.

Jets news:

The Athletic Winnipeg: Jets depth chart 1.0: What changes will free agency bring? (Paywall). Murat turns his attention to the next event on the hockey calendar. 

Winnipeg Sun: Jets’ Cheveldayoff aimed for quality over quantity at NHL draft. For just the third time in 14 drafts Winnipeg was limited to just four selections.

Winnipeg Free Press: Jets hope for quality over quantity at NHL Draft. (Paywall). Wieber was in Vegas and brings you his account of how Winnipeg did over the past couple of days.

Jets video:

Winnipeg Sports Talk: GM Kevin Cheveldayoff reflects on the 2024 NHL Draft. The Jets GM discussed trading two picks to move up to select Kevin He, trying to get into the first round, was asked for an update regarding Rutger McGroarty and looked ahead to free agency.

Winnipeg Sports Talk: Director of amateur scouting Mark Hillier reflects on the 2024 NHL Draft. This weekend is the culmination of a year’s worth of work for the scouting staff and following the conclusion of the Draft he spoke about picking Alfons Freij, Kevin He, Markus Loponen and Kieron Walton. He also discussed trusting his scouts, not having a first rounder and more.