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GM #31: Washington Capitals @ Winnipeg Jets

So the landscape of the National Hockey League’s Central Division changed drastically on Friday when the Vancouver Canucks gave up trying to retain star defenseman Quinn Hughes and instead moved him to the Minnesota Wild for a package of young players & picks. The Winnipeg Jets already had to deal with juggernauts like the Colorado Avalanche & Dallas Stars in a fight for a playoff spot….

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GM #32: Ottawa Senators @ Winnipeg Jets

The Winnipeg Jets got their star goaltender back for their last game….and then Connor Hellebuyck & company went on to play their best game of this year’s NHL campaign. The True Northers completely controlled the flow of the game against the Washington Capitals as they breezed to an easy victory, totally confusing a fanbase that hasn’t witnessed a game like that since last season.

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GM #33: Winnipeg Jets @ St. Louis Blues

For the first time since the 7 game slugfest that was the opening playoff series of the NHL’s 2024-25 season, the Winnipeg Jets and St. Louis Blues will meet up again when the franchises clash on Wednesday evening. I am sure that we all remember how we felt when Cole Perfetti tied up Game 7 against the Blues with almost no time left on the clock (Fett’s celebration noted in photo above)…

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GM #34: Winnipeg Jets @ Colorado Avalanche

Alright…..a day has arrived that I have been dreading since I realized that the Winnipeg Jets wouldn’t be anywhere near as good as they were last year. Yep…the dynamo that is this season’s version of the Colorado Avalanche is on tap for the True North franchise tonight. Despite the NHL’s 2025-26 regular season schedule almost reaching the middle point, the Central Division rivals have yet to face…

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GM #35: Winnipeg Jets @ Utah Mammoth

Well, it is official. With their recent loss to the Avs, the Winnipeg Jets are now on pace to have the worst season since NHL hockey returned to the province of Manitoba in 2011. Before Sunday’s action, the True Northers are looking at a 77 point season, which would be slightly worse than the Jets’ 2015-16 campaign (78 pts). That resulted in Winnipeg getting their first top 5 draft pick of their…

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2026 World Junior Championship

It is that time of the year when Santa Claus and his elves are busy getting prepared to deliver presents to the children all around the world. When I was younger, that would have gotten me excited about the quickly approaching Christmas Day, but as time has passed the thrill of opening gifts has worn down. But one thing about this time of the year still has me on pins &

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GM #36: Minnesota Wild @ Winnipeg Jets

I hope everyone had a good time with their family and friends over the past couple of days….but the good times are about to end as our disappointing Winnipeg Jets (15-17-3) will be stepping back on the ice today. The True Northers returned to Manitoba for the holidays after a winless 3 game road trip, which is the largest part of the 4 game skid the hockey team is on.

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GM #37: Edmonton Oilers @ Winnipeg Jets

Well, the year of 2025 is nearing its conclusion and the Winnipeg Jets will be glad to see it in their rearview mirror. Currently on a 5 game losing streak, the True Northers have gone 3-10-4 since November 21st. The level of the Jets’ play on the ice has improved recently, but that has only resulted in the club picking up a pair of loser points in their most recent contests. Winnipeg (15-17…

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GM #38: Winnipeg Jets @ Detroit Red Wings

Happy New Year’s Eve everyone!!! The Winnipeg Jets will be playing their last contest of the year 2025 this evening when they visit the Little Caesars Arena in Michigan to clash with the Detroit Red Wings. The 2025-26 NHL campaign has seen these franchises have a swing in their fortunes, as the 5th ranked Wings are looking to end a 9 season playoff drought and the 32nd ranked Jets are…

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Have The Jets Been Playing Better Lately?

Since it has been pointed out recently that the Winnipeg Jets seem to be playing better, I thought I would dig into the stats a bit to see if what “they” say is true. Focusing on the most important part of a game, the 5 on 5 play, here is how our club has done through 38 games this season (via MoneyPuck). This season (5 on 5): Corsi % – 48.97% (21st in NHL) Fenwick % – 48.72%

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GM #39: Winnipeg Jets @ Toronto Maple Leafs

As a lifelong fan of all three reincarnations of the Winnipeg Jets hockey team, I am well aware that us fans have had to deal with more than our fair share of disappointment over the years. Yet, I am not sure that any prior version of the Jets have been as disheartening as the 2025-26 roster. Coming off a fantastic campaign that saw them win their first President’s Trophy…

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GM #40: Winnipeg Jets @ Ottawa Senators

Will the Winnipeg Jets ever win another game? Guess we will have to keep tuning in to find out…but the team keeps finding ways to lose even when the statistical information suggest that they shouldn’t. After blowing a big lead in their last outing versus the Toronto Maple Leafs, the hockey team will head to the nation’s capital for a match against the Ottawa Senators on Saturday evening.

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GM #41: Vegas Golden Knights @ Winnipeg Jets

Well, the Tuesday evening will give us Winnipeg Jets’ fans the chance to see if our hockey teams’ futility will extend into a double digit game losing streak. And the NHL schedule isn’t making it easy on the Manitoban franchise since they’ve sent the Vegas Golden Knights to our city for the last contest in the first half of the regular season. Despite being in a tie for 13th place in the NHL…

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GM #42: Edmonton Oilers @ Winnipeg Jets

The Winnipeg Jets’ losing streak has now been extended to 10 games and the task of ending that slide won’t be made easy by Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers visiting our city. Coming into the action, the Oilers are tied for the 12th best record in the NHL, as well as being tied for the 5th most goals scored (145) and 5th most goals against (145). The True Northers on the other hand have the…

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GM #43: Los Angeles Kings @ Winnipeg Jets

After storming out to a 3-1 lead in the 1st period against the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday, the Winnipeg Jets managed to fall apart over the next 2 frames to extend their losing streak to 11 games. With no time to search for answers to their inability to protect leads this year, the True Northers will be back in action on Friday night when the Los Angeles Kings come to town. The Jets (15-22…

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Man, this is rough to watch unfold. Going from a President's Trophy season to an 11-game losing streak is just brutal. I've seen some tough stretches from various teams over the years, but blowing leads repeatedly like this has to be one of the most frustrating ways to lose.

The pattern seems pretty clear from these game previews - they can still score and generate offense (jumping out to leads against Edmonton, having that big lead against Toronto), but something is breaking down in the second half of games. Whether that's conditioning, defensive structure collapsing, goaltending faltering, or just mental fragility setting in... probably a combination of all of it at this point.

What makes it worse is the schedule hasn't done them any favors. Vegas, Edmonton, LA - those aren't exactly the teams you want to see when you're trying to snap out of a funk.

At 15-22-5 they're not mathematically out of anything yet, but this slide has to stop soon or the front office is going to have some tough decisions to make before the trade deadline. You have to wonder if the coaching staff is running out of answers or if this roster just doesn't have the mental makeup to handle adversity after cruising through last season.

Hoping they can at least get one against LA and stop the bleeding. Sometimes just getting that one win can change the whole dynamic.
 
GM #44: New Jersey Devils @ Winnipeg Jets

The Winnipeg Jets finally managed to win a game on Friday night when they downed the Los Angeles King by a score of 5 to 1. With their first victory of the 2026 calendar year under their belts, the True Northers will attempt to go on a winning streak when the New Jersey Devils visit Manitoba for a Sunday matinee. Both NHL franchises have been struggling as of late, with the hometown Jets on a…

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GM #45: New York Islanders @ Winnipeg Jets

The month of December wasn’t a great one for Winnipeg Jets’ goaltenders, as it only provided Connor Hellebuyck & Eric Comrie with one win each. Now that the calendar has flipped over to January, the masked men have already equaled that plateau before the mid-month mark. The True North franchise is currently on their 4th multi-game winning streak of the NHL’s 2025-26 campaign…

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GM #46: Winnipeg Jets @ Minnesota Wild

The Winnipeg Jets have won three contests in a row, matching their second longest hot streak on the 2025-26 campaign, and they will be attempting to extend that on Thursday evening when they visit the Minnesota Wild. After the True Northers dropped their opening regular season game, the club strung together 5 consecutive victories for their longest winning streak of the year. Can they try match or…

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GM #47: Toronto Maple Leafs @ Winnipeg Jets

Despite there being no Winnipeg Jets’ game on last night, I still ended up spending the evening watching hockey. Instead of focusing on the National Hockey League, my Friday night was taken up by a pair of lower level contests as I switched between American Hockey League & Ontario Hockey League contests. The Manitoba Moose were in Quebec to take on the Laval Rocket, one of the AHL’s top 5…

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