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Winnipeg Jets: Who Will Back Up Ondrej Pavelec Next Season?

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

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey

Sat May 18, 2013

Rant Sports

Winnipeg Jets: Dustin Byfuglien Continues To Lead The Way On Defense

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

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, Dustin Byfuglien, NHL Players, NHL Western Conference, Zach Bogosian, Andrew Ladd, Blake Wheeler

Wed May 15, 2013

Rant Sports

Winnipeg Jets: Big Investment In Olli Jokinen Provides Little Value

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.

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Related Topix: Sports, Olli Jokinen, NHL Players, NHL Hockey

Fri May 10, 2013

Fox Sports

Russia loses for 2nd time in 2 days at worlds

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.

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Related Topix: Ice Hockey, Winter Sports, Sports, Olympic Hockey, Olympics, Ilya Kovalchuk (2010 Vancouver Olympics), Olympic Winter Games, NHL Hockey

Rant Sports

Winnipeg Jets Season In Review: Evander Kane

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.

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey

Thu May 09, 2013

Rant Sports

Winnipeg Jets Evolving Towards Playoff Contention Next Season

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.

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Eastern Conference, NHL Hockey, NHL Western Conference

MLive.com

Lapeer native Jim Slater endures frustrating, injury-shortened NHL season

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

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, Jim Slater, NHL Players, NHL Southeast Division

Tue May 07, 2013

Rant Sports

Winnipeg Jets Season In Review: Ondrej Pavelec

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

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey

Fri May 03, 2013

Rant Sports

Winnipeg Jets: Blake Wheeler Stands To Get Paid This Offseason

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.

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey

Thu May 02, 2013

Rant Sports

Jacob Trouba Could Be Impact Player For Winnipeg Jets Next Season

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.

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Related Topix: Ice Hockey, Winter Sports, Sports, NHL Hockey

Wed May 01, 2013

Rant Sports

Winnipeg Jets Carry Away Positives, Yet Haunted by Washington Capitals

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.

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, Washington Capitals, NHL Southeast Division, NHL Eastern Conference

Tue Apr 30, 2013

The Winnipeg Free Press

Is this the face of an Olympian?

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.

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Related Topix: Sports, Olympics, Ice Hockey, Winter Sports, NHL Hockey, Andrew Ladd, NHL Players, Ice Skating

Mon Apr 29, 2013

Rant Sports

Trading Dustin Byfuglien Would Be The Wrong Move For The Winnipeg Jets

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 .

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey

Sun Apr 28, 2013

Rant Sports

Winnipeg Jets Can't Even Look Forward to Winning the Draft Lottery

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.

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey

BleacherReport

Top Offseason Priority for Every NHL Team That Missed the Playoffs

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.

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, Nik Antropov, Alexander Burmistrov, Ron Hainsey, Bryan Little, Blake Wheeler, NHL Players

Fri Apr 26, 2013

Canada.com

Winnipeg Jets players say goodbye after missing the NHL playoffs, again

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.

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, Andrew Ladd, Bryan Little, Blake Wheeler, NHL Players, Evander Kane, NHL Southeast Division

MSNBC

Kovalchuk: 2013 was 'probably my worst season'

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.

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Related Topix: Sports, Ilya Kovalchuk, NHL Hockey, New Jersey Devils, NHL Players, NHL Atlantic Division, NHL Southeast Division

Thu Apr 25, 2013

Rant Sports

Winnipeg Jets Facing Must-Win Finale Vs. Montreal Canadiens

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.

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey

Wed Apr 24, 2013

Fox Sports

Canadiens-Jets Preview

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.

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, NHL Northeast Divison, Rene Bourque, Montreal Canadiens, NHL Players, Michel Therrien