So you think Winnipeg and GM Kevin Cheveldayoff are experiencing a little buyer’s remorse right about now? At the deadline, the Jets traded away their 1st round pick, and winger Brendan Lemieux for Kevin Hayes. The Jets lost in the first round of the NHL playoffs.
Yesterday, they traded away Hayes’ rights to the Philadelphia Flyers for a 5th round pick. That should tell you all you need to know about how Winnipeg feels about the deal they made last season.
Getting Back that 1st round pick
There’s lots of talk coming out of Winnipeg surrounding Patrick Laine’s next contract.