Five Pieces The Jets Could Add Ahead Of Deadline Day

The NHL Trade Deadline is fast approaching — here are five names the Jets should target

*Author’s note: While I was writing this piece, the Jets acquired centre Cody Eakin from the Vegas Golden Knights for a conditional fourth-round pick.  This may make some of the centres I suggest below seem a bit redundant, but with the injuries to Bryan Little and Adam Lowry, further bolstering the centre position isn’t necessarily a bad thing and I still believe some of the suggested names make sense. [Read more…]

Winnipeg Jets Add Dylan DeMelo For 3rd Round Pick

Jets shore up defensive depth ahead of push for the playoffs –

Kevin Cheveldayoff and the Winnipeg Jets got in on the trade deadline action on Tuesday when the team traded a 2020 third-round pick to the Ottawa Senators for right-handed defenceman Dylan DeMelo. [Read more…]

2019 Winnipeg Jets NHL Entry Draft Recap

Ville Heinola Leads The Way As Jets Add to Prospect Pool

The Winnipeg Jets returned to familiar territory at the NHL Entry Draft, finding another Finn, defenseman Ville Heinola, to draft with their first selection, 20th overall. [Read more…]

Blake Wheeler Locked Up For Five More Years

The Winnipeg Jets sign Blake Wheeler to a five-year contract extension –

Blake Wheeler’s five-year contract extension is worth $41,250,000 with an AAV of $8,250,000 per season.  This deal kicks in for the 2019-20 season.  So Winnipeg Jets fans have six more years of their captain.
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Winnipeg Jets Ink Kristian Vesalainen

Jets sign Kristian Vesalainen to three-year contract

The Winnipeg Jets have agreed to terms with 2017 first round pick Kristian Vesalainen on a three-year, entry-level contract with a cap hit of $925,000 and an AAV $1.492,000 per season.
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