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With NYR advancing Jets 2nd in Andrew Copp trade becomes a 1st

Photo Credit: Alexander James (Illegal Curve)

Folks in Winnipeg turned into Rangers fans this evening as New York was in Carolina for game 7 with the winner advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals.

Why are Jets fans supporting the Rangers? It’s because the conditional 2nd round pick (56th overall) as part of the Andrew Copp trade is upgraded to a 1st rounder if they reach the conference final and Copp played at least 50% of the games for New York (which he has).

Photo Credit: Alexander James (Illegal Curve)

While that 1st rounder will be a late one in Montreal (29,30,31 or 32) it jumps Winnipeg ahead of where they were originally slated to draft with New York’s pick in the 2nd round (56) as they look to increase their stable of prospects.

This gives the Jets their own 14th pick as well as wherever the Rangers 1st rounder ends up.

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.