Winnipeg Jets Morning Papers

Note: Training camp is around the corner and the Jets still have Cole Perfetti left to sign. Although Darren Dreger shed some light on the situation yesterday morning.

Note II: On Friday we learned the lineup for Winnipeg at next weekend’s Young Stars tournament in BC.

Note III: The 16th season of the Illegal Curve Hockey Show gets underway today as Drew, Ezzy and I kick off the 2024-25 campaign starting at 9 AM CT on our YouTube channel. Be sure to join us for two hours of Jets talk and remember, smash that like button (please).

Jets news:

Dobber Hockey: Offseason Fantasy Grades: Winnipeg Jets. Looking at things for those of you who want to take some Jets in your hockey pools.

Sportsnet: Which teams have drafted the most NHLers in later rounds? This looks at drafts from 2010 to 2019 (which means they factored in the final season in Atlanta for Winnipeg’s assessment) as he sees which teams have done well getting players in rounds 3-7 to play 200 NHL games. For the Jets they’ve just had four players get to that mark including Adam Lowry (702), Connor Hellebuyck (505), Andrew Copp (644) and Mason Appleton (329). 

ESPN: Rutger McGroarty talks trade aftermath. While I get that folks are upset it does bear keeping in mind that he’s a 20 year old kid.