The soon-to-be 27-year-old certainly made an impact with his time in New York, but who is to say that time is finished? After being sent to Winnipeg at the trade deadline last season for a first-rounder and forward Brendan Lemieux, Kevin Hayes has somewhat flown under the radar; tallying 13 points in 20 games for the Jets. Now partaking in the playoffs, Hayes is set to become an unrestricted free agent come July 1, and I wouldn’t cross out a Hayes-New York reunion.
I mean, seeing Hayes come back to New York wouldn’t be the biggest jaw-dropping move this organization has made.