Winnipeg Jets Have Holes To Fill, However Nikolaj Ehlers is A Precedence
Andrew Patterson of Winnipeg Sports activities Discuss joined Dave McCarthy on Sirius XM NHL Community Radio’s Sunday Brunch and was requested concerning the Winnipeg Jets offseason. Patterson stated the precedence is to signal Nikolaj Ehlers.
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Dave McCarthy: “With Andrew Patterson of Winnipeg’s Sports activities Discuss. So, an offseason arising in Winnipeg that must be fairly intriguing. Chief among the many gamers, the place there are storylines on heading into the offseason, is Nick Ehlers, who will probably be an unrestricted free agent on July 1. What’s the chance that you just assume he comes again to the group? And if you happen to have been Kevin Cheveldayoff, what areas of the roster do you assume require a bit little bit of consideration to attempt to assist get to a degree the place they’ve been actually unable to get to?”
Andrew Patterson: “Hear, Dave, they’ve bought to discover a strategy to preserve Nikolaj Ehlers within the fold. And to their credit score, I do know Winnipeg will get a nasty rap of individuals not desirous to be right here. Actuality with the gamers on the Winnipeg Jets.”
McCarthy: “That’s nonsense.”
Patterson: “For positive. I imply, such as you have a look at it, (Alex) Iafallo re-signed. Neal Pionk simply re-signed. The Hellebuyck and Scheifele contracts. Josh Morrissey, I imply, they definitely have the pillars of the workforce which have determined to remain right here. I’ve at all times questioned what Ehlers. I’ve discovered it’s a bit little bit of a distinct state of affairs, simply because with the expertise that this workforce has had, he’s been extra of a second-line participant.
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He’s definitely able to extra, and there’s most likely a possibility on the market, perhaps not on a workforce that’s nearly as good because the Winnipeg Jets, however that’ll pay him very properly. Give him top-line minutes, and your likelihood of successful decreases. I imply, probably, who is aware of what’ll be on the market, however he’ll be absolutely the precedence for Winnipeg, and so they’ll attempt to get one thing carried out earlier than July 1.
And if that occurs, that’s nice for Winnipeg. If not, it’s such an enormous gap on the facility play, on line two, on a workforce that already actually wants an improve at second line heart, and that’s been a subject we’ve talked about for the final two or three years, that, as we all know, it’s not simple simply to magically snap your fingers and alter. So the Ehlers subject up entrance goes to be entrance and heart, which is unquestionably primary on the listing.
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I feel once you have a look at the blue line, a associate for Josh Morrissey on that prime pairing that may put Dylan DeMelo, perhaps reset within the blue line, I feel will probably be one thing that they’ll definitely search for. After which most likely considerably of a change within the backside six, on a few spots that many and most groups will do. We’ll see a pair youthful gamers most likely, I feel, make the transfer in. There’s plenty of gamers which were knocking on the door, each ahead and the blue line that will probably be given a possibility in coaching camp.
However definitely on Winnipeg Sports activities Discuss and the massive conversations across the Winnipeg Jets, they’re going to start out with Nikolaj Ehlers as we get nearer to the primary of July, Dave.”
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