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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 […]

After an admirable two-year tenure from longtime head coach Rick Bowness, the Winnipeg Jets have found their new team leader. The Jets are promoting associate and former Washington Capitals coach Scott Arniel to the head position, per Darren Dreger. Winnipeg conducted interviews with top candidates. Yet, Arniel was considered the frontrunner. He is well-respected by […]

After 40 years of being a hockey coach, and with 2,726 games under his belt, Rick Bowness finally called it a career on Monday morning, the Winnipeg Jets announced. The 69-year-old began coaching as a National Hockey League assistant in 1984, and he leaves the game exactly four decades later as a Jack Adams Award […]

The Winnipeg Jets entered the Stanley Cup Playoffs as a potential dark horse contender. Winnipeg finally found a system that didn’t see them rely on goalie Connor Hellebuyck to bail them out. They played a brand of smothering defense that kept even the most high-scoring offenses at bay. And yet, it all fell apart against […]

It’s always hard for an athlete to look in the mirror and face some hard discussions about what could have been better after being eliminated from the playoffs. The Winnipeg Jets are having those tough moments after losing to the Colorado Avalanche in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The series featured several […]

The Colorado Avalanche will look to punch their ticket to the second round of the playoffs when they square off with the Winnipeg Jets in Game 5. Join us for our NHL odds series where our Avalanche-Jets prediction and pick will be revealed. Winners of three straight in this series, the Avalanche are knocking on […]

The Winnipeg Jets are having a rough time staying afloat in the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Jets are down 3-1 to the Colorado Avalanche after a 5-1 loss on Sunday. Things worsened when Winnipeg was hit with a tough Vladislav Namestnikov injury update. Jets hit with gruesome Vladislav Namestnikov injury after tough Avalanche loss […]

Nikolai Kovalenko made his long-anticipated Colorado Avalanche debut in the team’s 5-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets in Game 4 of their Western Conference first-round series on Sunday afternoon. And although the Russian didn’t make too much of an impact in the contest, seeing just over seven minutes of ice time, he showed some flashes […]

Connor Hellebuyck is one of the best goalies in the National Hockey League — there’s no doubt about that. But the veteran has struggled mightily for the Winnipeg Jets in the postseason, and that continued in Sunday afternoon’s 5-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche in Game 4 of their Western Conference first-round series. The Avalanche […]

The Colorado Avalanche stole home-ice advantage from the Winnipeg Jets after winning Game 2 in Manitoba, but they needed to capture Game 3 at Ball Arena on Friday night to keep it. And led by Nathan MacKinnon, that’s exactly what the Avs did, scoring five unanswered goals to beat the Jets and open up a […]

The Colorado Avalanche took control of their series against the Winnipeg Jets when they won 6-2 on Friday night. The Jets squeaked out a thrilling 7-6 victory in the series’ first game but were outscored 11-4 in the next two games. The Jets had won four consecutive games over the Avalanche since December, including a […]

With the series tied at one game apiece, the Winnipeg Jets visit the Colorado Avalanche. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Jets-Avalanche Game 3 prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. In game one of the series, it was a high-scoring first period. Valeri Nichushkin scored first to give the Avalanche the lead, […]

The Colorado Avalanche needed a bounce-back game from Alexandar Georgiev in Game 2 of their Western Conference first-round series against the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night — and that’s exactly what they got. After posting a .696 save percentage and allowing seven goals in the opener, the Russian was superb at Canada Life Centre two […]

Colorado Avalanche netminder Alexandar Georgiev finished Game 1’s loss to the Winnipeg Jets with a .696 save percentage, allowing seven goals on just 23 shots in the opener of the team’s Western Conference first-round series. The Avs just needed a save — on a few occasions — and didn’t get it from the Russian in […]

The Western Conference playoffs trudge on as the Colorado Avalanche will look to even up the series against the Winnipeg Jets.  Join us for our NHL odds series, where our Avalanche-Jets prediction and pick will be made. One of the more anticipated first-round series in the NHL playoff picture, one look at the stats in […]

The Winnipeg Jets and Colorado Avalanche treated the 15,225 in attendance at Canada Life Centre to an abs0lute shooting gallery in Game 1 of their Western Conference first-round series on Sunday night. And much to the delight of the fans in Manitoba, it was the home team that came out on top after a shooter’s […]

Some segments of the NHL fan base are feeling a sense of déjà vu as the Stanley Cup Playoffs kick off, with familiar matchups dominating the Round 1 landscape. The Los Angeles Kings and Edmonton Oilers are set to clash for the third consecutive year, while the Carolina Hurricanes and New York Islanders renew their […]

The Colorado Avalanche are getting hit hard with some bad news before a key playoff game against Winnipeg. Avalanche winger Jonathan Drouin is out for the Jets game Sunday, per Sports Net Canada. Drouin is dealing with a lower body injury, and is expected to miss the entire series with the Jets. Avalanche’s Jonathan Drouin […]

The NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs are here, and the Colorado Avalanche will head to the ‘Great White North’ to face the Winnipeg Jets at the Canada Life Centre for Game 1 of the First Round. We’re here to share our NHL odds series, make an Avalanche-Jets Game 1 prediction, and pick while showing you how […]

Two playoff-bound teams face off as the Vancouver Canucks and Winnipeg Jets collide. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Canucks-Jets prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Canucks enter the game sitting at 50-22-9, which is good for the top spot in the Pacific Division. They will be opening the first round […]

The 2023-24 NHL season is rapidly approaching its conclusion. While teams like the Montreal Canadiens are simply finishing out the year, others, like the Vegas Golden Knights, are fighting for spots in the 2024 NHL Playoffs. However, the Winnipeg Jets are not one of them. Winnipeg has already clinched their berth in the tournament and […]

It is a Central Division battle as the Dallas Stars host the Winnipeg Jets. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Jets-Stars prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Jets come into the game sitting at 48-24-6 on the year. That places them in third in the Central Division, just two points behind […]

The Winnipeg Jets came so close to winning it all in 2018. They seemed like a powerhouse coming out of the Western Conference. Led by Patrik Laine, Connor Hellebuyck, and Blake Wheeler, Winnipeg seemed primed to make noise in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. And they did exactly that, advancing to the Western Conference Finals. Unfortunately, […]

The Edmonton Oilers take on the Winnipeg Jets Tuesday night at Canada Life Centre. Below we will continue our NHL odds series with a Oilers-Jets prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Oilers are 42-23-4 this season, and 24-8-3 since the new year. Edmonton has split with […]

The New York Rangers look to continue their winning ways as they face the Winnipeg Jets. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Jets-Rangers prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Jets come into the game sitting at 43-19-5 on the year, good for first in the Central Division. Last time out, it […]

Who’s ready for some Friday night hockey? Don’t look now, but the Anaheim Ducks will make a trip up north to face off with the Winnipeg Jets. Let’s check out our NHL odds series where our Ducks-Jets prediction and pick will be unveiled for all to see. With time running out on the Ducks’ season, […]

The NHL trade deadline took place earlier on Friday afternoon, and it made a for a busy day in the NHL world. The Winnipeg Jets made a late move before the deadline by acquiring Colin Miller in a trade with the New Jersey Devils. This is a good depth move for the Jets as they […]

After acquiring Sean Monahan from the Montreal Canadiens earlier this season, Winnipeg Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff made another splash ahead of Friday’s NHL Trade Deadline. The Jets are trading for New Jersey Devils forward Tyler Toffoli, according to TSN’s Darren Dreger. In return, the Devils are getting a 2025 second-rounder and a 2024 third-round selection. […]