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The Pittsburgh Penguins will head to the Great White North for a showdown with the Winnipeg Jets. It will be a thrilling battle at the Canada Life Centre as we share our NHL odds series and make a Penguins-Jets prediction and pick. The Penguins lost 4-1 to the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday at the PPG […]

The Winnipeg Jets look to remain undefeated as they face the San Jose Sharks. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Sharks-Jets prediction and pick. The Sharks enter Thursday at 0-2-2 on the year. They opened up with an overtime loss to the Blues, before falling to the Ducks and losing […]

The Wild and the Jets meet in Winnipeg! The Knights have started red-hot this season while. We continue our NHL odds series with a Wild-Jets prediction and pick. The Wild were inconsistent last season, and their consistency issues were a big reason they missed the playoffs. Kirill Kaprizov was their key last year and should […]

The Winnipeg Jets dominated the Edmonton Oilers in their season-opening game. It was certainly a great start for a Jets team with playoff ambitions this season. However, it seemed as if this dominating Winnipeg team hit a massive roadblock against the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday. That is until Mark Scheifele stepped up to the plate […]

The Winnipeg Jets lost the services of reliable backup Laurent Brossoit over the summer, as he decided to take his talents to the Windy City and join the rebuilding Chicago Blackhawks. This meant that Winnipeg now had a notable absence behind starter Connor Hellebuyck. They filled that gap by inking Kaapo Kahkonen, who split last […]

The Edmonton Oilers opened the 2024-25 NHL season as the defending Western Conference champions and have been widely considered favorites to win the Stanley Cup after last season’s disappointment. However, their campaign got off to a rough start, to say the least. The visiting Winnipeg Jets pounded the Oilers into submission Wednesday night at Rogers […]

The Chicago Blackhawks will face the Winnipeg Jets in the Great White North on Friday. It will be a fierce battle at the Canada Life Centre, and we’re sharing our NHL odds series while making a Blackhawks-Jets prediction and pick. The Blackhawks fell 5-2 to the Utah Hockey team in their opener. Unfortunately, they put […]

It’s a battle of Canada, as the Winnipeg Jets battle the Edmonton Oilers to open the season. We’re live from Rogers Place in Alberta, Canada, as we share our NHL odds series and make a Jets-Oilers prediction and pick. The Jets are coming off a season that saw them go 52-24-6. However, their season fell […]

The Winnipeg Jets had an impressive 2023-24 regular season, achieving 52 wins and securing second place in the Central Division. A key highlight of their campaign was setting a franchise record with an eight-game winning streak, demonstrating their consistency and strength throughout the year. This success positioned them as strong contenders heading into the postseason, […]

The Winnipeg Jets have a new head coach and are preparing for the 2024-25 NHL season. The Jets are finished with NHL Free Agency and are looking at top prospects in training camp. However, one of their more veteran players, Logan Stanley, is going to miss a bit of time due to injury. Stanley is […]

The Winnipeg Jets finally signed Cole Perfetti to a contract extension on Monday. Perfetti signed a two-year contract with the Jets after months of rumor and speculation. It’s not a long-term contract for the former 10th-overall pick. However, it’s a contract that gets the former Saginaw Spirit star signed and eligible to play this season. […]

The Winnipeg Jets promoted Scott Arniel to head coach this summer. Rick Bowness retired from the Jets after spending two seasons in charge behind the bench in Winnipeg. Arniel had occasionally filled in as head coach when Bowness needed to step away from the team. Now, he has the chance to lead this franchise himself. […]

The Winnipeg Jets have talked contract with Cole Perfetti over the course of the summer. With training camp now underway, the pressure was on both sides to get a contract figured out. The Jets are done with NHL Free Agency, giving the team ample time to focus on Perfetti. On Monday, it seems the two […]

The Winnipeg Jets surprised many and won the Central Division last season. They were quickly eliminated by the Colorado Avalanche. The Jets need to make massive improvements to make a run in 2024-25. Forward Nikolaj Ehlers is on an expiring contract and is a trade candidate this season. They must deal Ehlers before the season […]

The Winnipeg Jets enjoyed a phenomenal regular-season in 2023-24, but as per usual, they couldn’t translate it into playoff success. In the three-headed monster that was the Central Division, the Jets battled the Colorado Avalanche and Dallas Stars all campaign long, eventually finishing second with an exceptional 52-24-6 record. That’s tied with the most wins […]

The Winnipeg Jets made the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2024. And they even started off with an emphatic statement against the Colorado Avalanche. The Jets won Game 1 of their first-round series against Colorado by scoring seven goals against the Avs. However, Winnipeg eventually fell to Colorado in five games. The time to begin the […]

The Dallas Stars have come close to reaching the Stanley Cup Final for the past two seasons, making back-to-back appearances in the Western Conference Final. In 2023, they were eliminated by the eventual Stanley Cup champions, the Vegas Golden Knights. The following year, in 2024, they were ousted by the Edmonton Oilers, who went on […]

While negotiating on a new contract with the only NHL team he’s ever played for, Winnipeg Jets’ restricted free agent center Cole Perfetti reportedly draws interest from other teams ahead of 2024-25. Potential suitors are willing to sign Perfetti to an offer sheet to poach him. However, the four-year center is confident the two sides […]

The Winnipeg Jets and Atlanta Thrashers have combined for eight playoff appearances in their 25-year history. Despite great players from Ilya Kovalchuk and Connor Hellebuyck, there has not been a ton of team success in franchise history. Each of their playoff appearances appears on their top ten teams list. How many Thrashers teams will make […]

With the 2024 NHL season drawing closer, free agency has been fast and furious since the beginning of July. Several stars have changed teams, while some have also stayed put. Restricted free agents are often a source of major intrigue, and reports breaking on Thursday that multiple teams are pursuing a young, exciting center. Some […]

The Winnipeg Jets failed to win the Stanley Cup in 2024. The Jets were contenders for the Stanley Cup entering the postseason. However, Winnipeg could not get past the Colorado Avalanche in the first round of the playoffs. Colorado defeated Winnipeg in five games to move one step closer to the Stanley Cup. The Jets […]

The Winnipeg Jets made the Stanley Cup Playoffs in emphatic fashion this past season. Winnipeg finally found a defensive structure that aided goalie Connor Hellebuyck and the team thrived. In fact, the Jets looked like a true Stanley Cup contender heading into the playoffs back in the spring. Unfortunately, it didn’t work out that way. […]

The Winnipeg Jets made a trade with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday that many expected months ago. The Jets traded Rutger McGroarty to the Penguins in exchange for prospect center Brayden Yager. This move came after reports of a likely trade involving McGroaty back around the 2024 NHL Draft. McGroarty has yet to speak about […]

The summer months are usually when NHL teams make trades involving veteran players. However, a recent trend has seen younger prospects be the center of a couple of trades. On Friday, we saw the San Jose Sharks trade for goalie Yaroslav Askarov in a deal with the Nashville Predators. Before that, we saw the Winnipeg […]

The Winnipeg Jets have granted Rutger McGroarty’s wishes. The top prospect has been traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins before even playing a single game in the NHL. Via Elliotte Friedman: “Working on more, but hearing Rutger McGroarty is being traded from Winnipeg to Pittsburgh.” McGroarty reportedly believes that he can get more playing time with […]

The Winnipeg Jets at times looked like a juggernaut in 2023-24, putting together one of the best seasons in franchise history and entering the Stanley Cup Playoffs on an eight-game winning streak. They even beat the Colorado Avalanche 7-0 during that run. But, for the second straight year, the Jets were downed in Round 1, […]

The Winnipeg Jets are happy to be in the position they are in. The 2023 offseason looked bleak as the Jets expected to lose Mark Scheifele and Connor Hellebuyck for nothing in free agency. However, both players signed late in the offseason to signal to fans that they were still a contending team. The Jets […]

The second iteration of the Winnipeg Jets has only been around for 14 seasons. The Atlanta Thrashers moved after 11 seasons of their own and the combined history has not led to much team success. With the Jets represented by Blake Wheeler and the Thrashers but Ilya Kovalchuk, good players are up and down the […]

The Winnipeg Jets had a very impressive 2023-24 season. After signing Mark Scheifele and Connor Hellebuyck to matching contracts, they made the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2024. They did so with one of the best goaltending and defensive units in the league during the regular season. In the first round, they matched up with the […]

The Winnipeg Jets are coming off somewhat of a surprisingly strong 2023-24 campaign. Just one year ago, the organization’s direction seemed to be up in the air, with the futures of two franchise cornerstones in Mark Scheifele  and Connor Hellebuyck unclear. However, not only did the duo ink matching seven-year contracts, but the Jets went […]

The Winnipeg Jets were in a great spot this past season. It looked like they were going to lose Mark Scheifele and Connor Hellebuyck. However, the pair signed long-term extensions to stay in Winnipeg. They were surprising moves, as Winnipeg has a stereotype that players don’t want to sign there and anyone already there wants […]

Nikolaj Ehlers has been a valuable piece of the Winnipeg Jets since joining the team, but his name has been coming up more for possible trades. Ehlers is in the last year of his contract. Ehlers, Alex Iafallo, Gabriel Vilardi, Mason Appleton, Vladislav Namestnikov, and four other forwards need a contract for next season. They […]

Trade rumors leading into the NHL Draft certainly aren’t uncommon. In fact, we only hear a small portion of the discussions that take place before all 32 general managers convene on the draft floor. However, every so often we get an interesting rumor that comes as a surprise. The reports indicating a potential trade involving […]

Despite a resurgent 2023-24 campaign — or perhaps because of it — Nikolaj Ehlers is reportedly unwilling to sign a contract extension with the Winnipeg Jets when the seven-year, $42 million pact he inked back in October of 2017 expires. Ehlers has played his entire career in Manitoba, being selected No. 9 overall in the […]

The Winnipeg Jets announced that they have agreed to terms with defenceman Dylan DeMelo on a four-year contract with an average annual value of $4.9 million. Dylan DeMelo has been a dependable defenseman for the Jets, and he played all 82 games for the team last season, scoring three goals and recording 28 assists for […]

Fans can watch the 2024 NHL Draft on Friday night on ESPN. And Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final is one day away. However, the week ahead promises to be full of offseason action. One team that may potentially be at the center of it is the Winnipeg Jets. Winnipeg is reportedly “likely” to […]

Nikolaj Ehlers has played his entire National Hockey League career with the Winnipeg Jets, but that chapter could be coming to an end. With one year left on his deal, and set to become an unrestricted free agent in the summer of 2025, the speedy Danish forward is reportedly not planning to re-sign with the […]

He’s been one of the more consistent point producers in the NHL during his career, and he’s once again set to become a free agent. Tyler Toffoli, who played last season with the New Jersey Devils and Winnipeg Jets while amassing an impressive output of 33 goals and 22 assists. It marked the second straight […]

Tyler Toffoli has played for four different Canadian teams since being traded from the Los Angeles Kings to the Vancouver Canucks back in 2020. And with his contract set to expire on July 1, there’s at least one team north of the border the veteran sniper won’t be signing with. Toffoli will not ink an […]