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What I’m hearing about the Jets at the deadline: Stanley negotiations, Toews and more What will the Jets actually do at the trade deadline (and in the offseason) to push back towards playoff contention?

What I'm hearing about Winnipeg's impending trade deadline

🏒 Logan Stanley contract discussions
🏒 Jonathan Toews' desire to stay put
🏒 Winnipeg's UFA sale hopes vs. a buyer's market

Can patience win out?

www.nytimes.com/athletic/708...

OT4: We'll never know in full because Mark Scheifele stepped off the bench and wired home the game winner, set up by Samberg.

OT3: Perfetti-Toews-Samberg

OT2: Connor-Scheifele-Stanley

OT1: Lowry-Barron-DeMelo

Cole Perfetti fires a wrist shot past Spencer Knight from the circle. It's 2-2 with 38.6 seconds left.

There was a moment where they acknowledged all four Olympians:

Niederreiter
Morrissey, whose silver they noted
Connor and Hellebuyck, whose gold was mentioned

Sounded like cheers to me, Morrissey the loudest

Actually love the Alex Iafallo spinning stick-lift-and-shoot just there. Clever play fooled Louis Crevier and nearly earned a goal.

Chicago goes ahead 2-1 32 seconds into the third period. Connor Bedard spins a pass to Ryan Greene, who buries.

Somewhere in the building, there's a kid who is getting to see an NHL game for the first time and I hope they're having the absolute time of their life.

Otherwise, this particular game has been plodding and disorganized and it makes me pine for the Olympics.

Logan Stanley with a clever aerial pass to Mark Scheifele that nearly livened things up around here.

More dynamic hockey games than this have been played

Teuvo, top shelf twining. Had a leap year to himself alone in the slot.

Vilardi's penalty chopped to two minutes now.

New dad Dylan Samberg takes a trip to snipe city at 4-on-4 to make it 1-0 #NHLJets 3:59 into the first period.

Teed up by Mark Scheifele.

Cole Koepke's speed draws a penalty. Of the #NHLJets various pending UFA's, he's one I think they should try to keep.

Gustav Nyquist is legitimately shifty in tight spaces, but his straight line speed isn't nearly enough to disrupt a defender's gap. There are a lot of plays he could make if someone else controlled the flow of play for him.

#NHLJets starters:

Nyquist-Toews-Duehr
Fleury-Schenn
Hellebuyck

There will also be unique concession items, including Suya Beef Poutine, a Haitian-style Jet Dog, Jerk Chicken Pizza, Jamaican Beef Patties, and a Carolina-Style Pulled Pork Sandwich

There are also autographed team-issued Black History Night jerseys available for auction online

-Local roots rock reggae band Dub City Foundation will be joined by reggae and ska band Stamina on the in-bowl stage

-Steel pan player Clyde Heerah will perform in section 316 and the Amber Trails School Dance Group in section 125

-One Voice Choir will sing the anthems

Tonight is Black History Night at Canada Life Centre. Among the features:

-Team Canada para hockey player Alyssa White and former U of W volleyball player Wanda Guenette, who represented Canada at the 1996 Olympics (and is in the Canadian VBall HoF) will be honoured at the game

a pixel art of a baboon and a lion cub from the lion king ALT: a pixel art of a baboon and a lion cub from the lion king

Oof, guess I'm doomed to typo Cole Perfetti related things throughout my career

Lines today

Connor-Scheifele-Vilardi
Perfect-Lowry-Iafallo
Nyquist-Toews-Duehr
Koepke-Barron-Pearson

Stanley-DeMelo
Samberg-Salomonsson
Fleury-Schenn

Hellebuyck
Comrie

Morrissey was working with Heinola and Miller as extras.

Colin Miller is also wearing a non contact jersey

Josh Morrissey is at #NHLJets morning skate wearing a non contact jersey.

Winnipeg Jets 2026 trade deadline decisions: Who stays and who goes? Let's sort through Winnipeg's roster from top to bottom, dividing them into tiers based on my read of the Jets' point of view.

Will Winnipeg sell as aggressively as they "should"?

Or will the #NHLJets cling to the idea of a miracle run?

Here's who I think stays and who goes at the trade deadline this Friday ⤵️

www.nytimes.com/athletic/707...

I think No. 1 through 4 are objective truths. The parts of Stanley that are not replaceable are size/vibes, but those things don't override results.

I like Stanley and he can be fun to watch, too. I just don't think WPG can pay him what the market can (while forgoing his trade return) as a 3LD.

I don't know that I love Trotz's resume as a GM, despite his track record as a brilliant head coach.

Could and should might be different. It doesn't appear to be a seller's market at the moment, and that's all WPG can do.

Meanwhile, some folks are saying they "should" swing big for quality young scorers like Robert Thomas or Jordan Kyrou.

But players like Thomas and Kyrou have full NTCs.

*for his size. Clearly his tight turns are not tight turns and he gets beat in situations that require quickness/agility.

I think this could be a life-changing contract for Stanley. He's always had the size and mobility* to intrigue people. Now he's scoring (unsustainably) and playing with confidence despite d-zone issues.

-Someone- will pay for that on a scale that dwarfs his ~$5.5 million career earnings to date.

LeBrun: Why the NHL trade deadline carries extra intrigue this year

"There isn’t a lot of supply, and there is little demand for what is being made available."

— One of Pierre LeBrun's sources, speaking about the league wide market here ⤵️

www.nytimes.com/athletic/708...