The Colorado Avalanche may have helped create a monster.
Colorado dominated the Winnipeg Jets in the first round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs, torching one of the league’s best defensive teams and the pending Vezina Trophy winner with 28 goals in five games. It led to probing questions about everything for a club that had just finished with 110 points, tied for fourth-most in the NHL with the eventual Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers.
Winnipeg brought in a new coach. The Jets did not overhaul the roster, but the new regime has made some big changes.