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The Winnipeg Jets showed this season that they are very close to being a playoff contender.

The Winnipeg Jets showed this season that they are just a few pieces short of being a legitimate playoff contender.

The Winnipeg Jets proved that even with minimal star power they could be a threat to win the Southeast Division or at least make the playoffs.

Reigning champion Russia lost for the second time in two days at the ice hockey world championships, going down 3-2 to Finland on Friday due largely to goalie Antti Raanta's 34 saves.

The Winnipeg Jets actually exceeded the expectations of many this season, hanging in the postseason race in the Eastern Conference until the very end of the year.

The end of the shortened 2013 NHL season didn't go the way that the Winnipeg Jets would have wanted as they lost three of their last four games to miss the playoffs.

A season that began with so much promise ended abruptly with only the promise of next season for Lapeer native Jim Slater.

When the Winnipeg Jets handed Ondrej Pavelec a shiny new contract last summer, there were questions.

The Winnipeg Jets have their work cut out for them this summer. They already have some cap issues, they have a team that needs some serious upgrading in terms of depth, and they have several key players that are set to hit the free agent market.

The Winnipeg Jets fell just short of the playoffs for a second straight season, and as they look ahead to next season they could see their top pick in the 2012 draft make an impact.

The Winnipeg Jets can pull plenty of positives from this season, the largest being an improvement from 11th to ninth in the Eastern Conference despite enduring the absurd travel of a Southeast Division team - a "Southeast" team that travels about 3,600 km to one of its division opponents.

Much of Andrew Laddi 1 2s success comes from being unafraid to battle in the dirty bits of the rink, and he often has the scars to prove it.

Prior to the trade deadline back at the beginning of April, one of the more surprising names that floated out there a bit was that of Winnipeg Jets defenseman Dustin Byfuglien .

The Winnipeg Jets are officially out of the playoff race after taking it down to the wire having a slim chance to clinch one, but ultimately lost to the Montreal Canadiens last night, which took them completely out of the picture.

Watching the 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs might be the toughest part of the season for players on teams that didn't quite make the postseason.

The Winnipeg Jets have once again failed to banish the spectre of the Atlanta Thrashers as they bid goodbye Friday after bowing out of the playoff race in their final game.

New Jersey Devils superstar Ilya Kovalchuk never won a single NHL playoff game until he was traded away from what was then the Atlanta Thrashers.

The Winnipeg Jets still have a chance to make the playoffs, but they face a must-win season finale and would also need some help.

The Montreal Canadiens are back in the playoffs following a one-year absence, but their recent poor play may have cost them their first Northeast Division title since 2007-08. Montreal will try to snap a season-worst three-game road losing streak Thursday night when the Jets close out their regular season.