Julie Stewart-Binks’ tweet regarding Evander Kane from the other day got me thinking. You know, the one about “inside sources” claiming Kane wanted a trade because he wants to be the face of a franchise. That one little detail has me wondering: who is the face of the Winnipeg Jets? I wrote yesterday that I [...]
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Twitter was buzzing with Evander Kane trade speculation on Thursday after CTV reporter Julie Stewart-Binks tweeted that Kane asked to be dealt according to “inside sources.” According to inside sources, Evander Kane has asked for a trade for a trade from the Winnipeg Jets. Wants to be face of franchise… — Julie Stewart-Binks (@JSB_CTV) [...]
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Over the course of the week, NFL.com’s Dave Dameshek and ESPN.com’s Paul Lukas have unveiled rankings of every current uniform of the four major (MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL) professional sports leagues. Their lists are based off of logos, color schemes, stripes, etc. The Winnipeg Jets didn’t get harsh criticism on their uniforms from either writer, [...]
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As the Winnipeg Jets continue to try to work out a new contract with winger Evander Kane, the Edmonton Oilers signed Taylor Hall to a seven-year, $42 million contract on Wednesday. With the new deals that Jeff Skinner and now Hall have signed, the reported offer of six years and $29 million that the Jets [...]
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Ondrej Pavelec started 67 games for the Winnipeg Jets last season, logging close to a whopping 4,000 minutes between the pipes. He posted an underwhelming stat line of 29-28-9 with a 2.91 goals-against average and .906 save percentage, but was paid handsomely this summer. One reason Pavelec may have had an inconsistent season was fatigue [...]
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On Thursday, EA Sports released its overall ratings for Eastern Conference teams and players for the upcoming NHL 13 video game. Taking a look at the Winnipeg Jets, a lot of players ended up with lower overall ratings than they had in the first roster version of NHL 12. Overall ratings in video games have [...]
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Days and weeks have gone by and there isn’t much news regarding contract talks between the Winnipeg Jets and Evander Kane. It’s unclear why nothing has been decided yet, but speculation can only grow as this situation moves along at a snail’s pace. In June there were rumors of Kane’s displeasure in Winnipeg and a [...]
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On Tuesday, the NHLPA announced their initial collective bargaining proposal to the NHL, which included a reduction of the player’s portion of hockey related revenue, no free agency or contract changes, and a hard salary cap with “exceptions.” It’s a good start the players are willing to concede some of their HRR to the owners [...]
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After a successful run in the 2011 preseason, in which he scored four goals in five games for the Winnipeg Jets, Mark Scheifele broke camp with the big club. Not surprisingly, Scheifele was quiet in his NHL debut, scoring one power play goal in seven games before heading back to the Barrie Colts of the [...]
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