The Winnipeg Jets have re-signed goaltender Connor Hellebuyck and centre Mark Scheifele to identical seven-year contact extensions worth $8.5 million per year. Hellebuyck and Scheifele Stay Against All Odds These deals are no less than blockbusters, and unexpected ones at that. Both players were unrestricted free agents (UFAs) next summer and were two of the
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The Winnipeg Jets have signed newly acquired forward Gabriel Vilardi to a two-year contract, avoiding arbitration. The deal is worth an average annual value of $3.4735 million, which is great value for the Jets. After being the centerpiece of the Pierre-Luc Dubois trade, the Jets were able to sign the up-and-coming star winger to a
The Nashville Predators have traded winger Nino Niederreiter to the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for a 2024 second-round pick. Call complete. Wpg sends. 2nd round pick in 2024 to Nashville for Nino Niederreiter. — Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) February 25, 2023 It was recently reported by NHL insider Pierre LeBrun that the Predators could be open
The New York Rangers continue to be busy before the 2022 NHL trade deadline with two more pre-deadline moves. First they acquired Andrew Copp from the Winnipeg Jets. Next, they got Tyler Motte from the Vancouver Canucks for a 2023 fourth-round pick. After playing eight seasons with the Winnipeg Jets, Andrew Copp has been traded
Winnipeg Jets fans and everyone involved in the organization had a very exciting Friday, as the team announced that Adam Lowry signed a five-year contract extension and will not become an unrestricted free agent in the offseason. The contract carries a $3.25 million average annual value (AAV) and keeps the power forward with the team.
The Winnipeg Jets’ Friday waiver claim of Anton Forsberg has highlighted the unique challenges of building and maintaining a roster and taxi squad this season, and has shown even something as seemingly simple as depth-goalie pickup causes complications in the NHL’s COVID-shortened season. Forsberg’s Whirlwind Week The Jets are Forsberg’s third team since last Sunday.
This time, he’ll be around longer than 19 games. This time, the Jets didn’t have to give up a first-round pick. This time, they already know the addition is going to work. Those are three reasons why the Jets acquiring Paul Stastny from the Vegas Golden Knights was a shrewd move. Jets’ Search for Second-Line
The Winnipeg Jets took a huge step toward solidifying their much-maligned blue line Wednesday morning, re-signing pending unrestricted free agent Dylan DeMelo to a four-year contract with an average annual value of $3 million. DeMelo Makes Jets’ D-Corp Significantly Stronger Adding DeMelo is a huge step toward ensuring goaltender Connor Hellebuyck won’t have to singlehandedly
The Winnipeg Jets, both 1.0 and current versions, have made plenty of trades. Some were downright steals, while others were total flops. Here’s a look at some of both categories, in chronological order. Trades the Jets Won Acquiring Big-Time Blue-Liner Carlyle — March 5, 1984 Late in the 1983-84 season, the Jets acquired undersized but
By The Canadian Press September 28th, 2019 WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets have solidified their roster in time for the regular season by re-signing their last key restricted free agent. The Jets announced on Saturday that they have signed forward Kyle Connor to a seven-year, $50-million deal — one day after inking fellow RFA Patrik Laine to a new contract. Connors’ deal
WINNIPEG — Defenceman Neal Pionk has signed a two-year, US$6-million contract with the Winnipeg Jets. The Jets announced the signing of the restricted free agent on Sunday. The deal carries an average annual value of $3 million. Winnipeg acquired Pionk and the 20th overall pick in the 2019 draft for defenceman Jacob Trouba on June 17. Former Ranger Neal