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A personal announcement ⤵️

Hello! I hope everyone at the Heritage Classic has a special day of things. Today my baby daughter found a leaf she likes and was excited to carry it around for a while. So we're having a nice time too.

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All the best to my #NHLJets media colleagues, Jets fans, bloggers, podcasters, and otherwise passionate Winnipeg-focused hockey people as the Jets start their season today. May your love of the game and its many great stories serve you well this season.

Friedman has mentioned Carolina's exploration of a three team trade for Connor Hellebuyck a couple of times now. I'm told there's sense in that. Alex Nikishin recently switched agents and presumably the new agent, Paul Theofanous, is helping teams gauge Nikishin's signability.

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Hurricanes fans may remember me as the fellow who argued in June and July that it would make sense for Carolina to be interested in Hellebuyck because the rising cap is changing the value proposition of "don't spend on goalies." $8.5M is affordable and getting more so each year

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If it were to happen, presumably the heart of it would be the Hurricanes getting enough back by way of picks and prospects to assemble the Hellebuyck acquisition cost. Not sure which other players would be involved. I have no sense of imminence, but believe it's being explored.

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nytimes.comWinnipeg Jets state of the franchise: How do they navigate their new reality? (Gift Article)What are their biggest strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats as they try to build a Cup contender without bottoming out?

Winnipeg Jets state of the franchise: How can they navigate their difficult new reality? My last piece before paternity leave is about the #NHLJets big picture. Hope you enjoy ⤵️ www.nytimes.com/athletic/762...

nytimes.comNHL officially consolidates Winnipeg Jets statistical historyThe statistical history of the Winnipeg Jets will now include both iterations of the franchise.

NEWS: The NHL officially consolidates Winnipeg Jets statistical history⤵️ www.nytimes.com/athletic/762...

Josh Morrissey joked that he's lost something like six records overnight. He supports it, though. As does Mark Scheifele, who has always been chasing Dale Hawerchuk whatever the record books used to say.

nytimes.comNHL officially consolidates Winnipeg Jets statistical historyThe statistical history of the Winnipeg Jets will now include both iterations of the franchise.

NEWS: The NHL officially consolidates Winnipeg Jets statistical history⤵️ www.nytimes.com/athletic/762...

PS check out the sharp 1.0 kits

nytimes.comThe Winnipeg Jets records debate: Gary Bettman says it’s complicated. It shouldn’t beSean McIndoe weighs on the records debate around the Winnipeg Jets and shows there's a pretty simple solution.

Vindication! cc: @downgoesbrown.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/693...

nytimes.comWhy these 6 NHL teams are most likely to take a step backward in the 2026-27 season (Gift Article)Here are the six teams who could find themselves winning games less often this season than last.

Why these 6 NHL teams are most likely to take a step backward in the 2026-27 season For @theathletic.com 🔓⤵️ www.nytimes.com/athletic/762...

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nytimes.comThe evolution of Gabriel Vilardi: How new responsibilities led to big offseason changes (Gift Article)At camp this week, Vilardi looks faster than he used to be thanks to work in put in with a training during the offseason.

The evolution of Gabriel Vilardi: How new responsibilities led to big offseason changes ⤵️ My story for @theathletic.com, unlocked for all to read🔓 www.nytimes.com/athletic/761...

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nytimes.comThe evolution of Gabriel Vilardi: How new responsibilities led to big offseason changesAt camp this week, Vilardi looks faster than he used to be thanks to work in put in with a training during the offseason.

"A lot of us hockey players, we all have messed up feet." Gabriel Vilardi: Breaking ankles by... Rebuilding his feet? (For everyone whose feet have ever ached after a night at the rink ⤵️) www.nytimes.com/athletic/761...

#NHLJets AHL assignments: G: Isaac Poulter D: Alfons Freij F: Colby Barlow F: Kevin He F: Jacob Julien F: Fabian Wagner F: Lucas Wahlin F: Kieron Walton Released from PTO (free to sign AHL deals) D: Lukas Gustafsson D: Dysin Mayo D: Ashton Sautner F: Davis Burnside

CORRECTION/UPDATE: Lukas Gustafsson, Dysin Mayo, Ashton Sautner, and Davis Burnside had all already signed AHL deals. Those four players will all report to Manitoba Moose training camp, too.

nytimes.comWhy these 7 NHL teams are most likely to improve in 2026-27

Why these 7 NHL teams are most likely to improve in the 2026-27 season 🏒 ⤵️ www.nytimes.com/athletic/762...

The evolution of Gabriel Vilardi: How new responsibilities led to big offseason changes ⤵️ My story for @theathletic.com, unlocked for all to read🔓 www.nytimes.com/athletic/761...

Appreciated Scott Arniel's reason for not telling me more about how the #NHLJets' PK tweaks: "I can't give that to you because everybody reads what you're writing." (😅🙃)

Scott Arniel hopes to get down to one group for Thursday's practice. Cuts are coming tomorrow.

Viljami Marjala jumps off the bench and buries Zach Hyman's centering pass to win it 2-1 for Edmonton in overtime.

The line change was... Legal? Marjala got a huge head start by jumping off the offensive zone end of Edmonton's bench before his teammate had hopped off the ice on the neutral zone end of it. I think Winnipeg might have been mad if it were the regular season.

Adam Lowry, Brad Lambert, and Neal Pionk start OT for Winnipeg.

Then Brayden Yager, Morgan Barron, and Dylan Samberg

Danny Zhilkin showing patience and speed and the ability to -do something- that some of the other youth in this game haven't quite managed. Good moment from him, to be sure... Still don't think anyone battling for a fourth line job has been demonstrably better than Vladislav Namestnikov has been.

I don't like much of what Tyrel Bauer does with the puck but I have more time for his feet and what I perceive to be his reads than I did before camp. Not sure that he helps. Encouraged that he battles (and can find the battles.)

(FWIW I fully expect Winnipeg to give him a regular season look at 3RD. Not sure how long or what comes of it, but he has his advocates.)

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(What I think comes of it is a lot of d-zone time, blocks, and hits.)

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x.comWinnipeg Jets (@NHLJets) on XDon't worry he called bank 😉📐

Nino Niederreiter had a helper on Alex Iafallo's game opening goal! Niederreiter needs one point in the regular season to become the third Swiss-born player to reach the 500-point milestone. #NHLStats [Response to a quoted post]

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins wins a draw and Atro Leppanen squeaks a shot through Dom DiVincentiis... But was there goaltender interference on the play? A long delay as the #NHLJets consider a challenge, then let it drop. 1-1.

Alex Iafallo reminding everyone that he has a few tools in his kit, boxing out his defender and winning a rebound off the endboards to open the scoring. 1-0 Winnipeg.

The endboards rebound was produced by Nino Niederreiter following up on a steal.

Cole Perfetti explains his face: "That was an unbelievable pass ... It was one of those ones where you say 'Wow, that was an unbelievable play.'"

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Perfetti said he almost did it again in the third period, but the Avs' d-man got a stick on his shot. "I was ready to make another 'wow' face to Scheif (but the d-man) just made a spinning play on it."

Stuart Skinner's biggest takeaway from his first #NHLJets game: "The love from the fans, especially at the beginning there before the anthem, that felt fantastic. The 'Stu' chants around a couple saves, those always feel really good. You can tell how much the fans love it here..." (continued)

"...How much they love their hockey, how much they love their players. So it was a lot of fun. It was great to put on the jersey, it was great to go out on the ice with all these guys in here."

The Winnipeg Jets beat Colorado's travel team 3-1 in preseason action. Stuart Skinner stops 31 of 32 shots, getting the "W" in his first ever game in a Jets jersey, while Winnipeg gets goals from Gabriel Vilardi, Cole Perfetti, and Dylan DeMelo to seal the win.

The Stu-ing gets louder with every save. He has 25 of them now, dialed in for his first #NHLJets preseason game.

Oh dear. I think he thought he had the puck covered, but it was free beside his pad. Avs get on the board by burying it.

Cole Perfetti with the cool, calm, collected finish of a Mark Scheifele tap-in. Made a face that I imagine said, "oh THIS is what it's like to be set up by No. 55"

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Another great feed from Scheifele to Perfetti in tight. I think it may have hit a stick -- not sure -- but this time Perfetti's attempt goes over the net.

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x.comWinnipeg Jets (@NHLJets) on XMark Scheifele to Cole Perfetti EW EW EW 😱

Mark Scheifele factored on Cole Perfetti’s goal. Scheifele, who recorded 103 points last season, needs 93 to become the first player to 1,000 in /NHLJets history. #NHLStats [Response to a quoted post]

And Dylan DeMelo claps back for the #NHLJets, firing a wrist shot from the top of the circles that will count. Can you believe the power of the coach's challenge? Can you believe the preseason momentum? It's 3-0 Winnipeg.

The goal is called back. Stuart Skinner's frustration is vindicated. It's still 2-0 #NHLJets.