No team could be in a more peril salary cap situation than the Winnipeg Jets this off-season. They have an abundance of talented restricted and unrestricted free agents that will require difficult decisions. Let’s take a look at the position groups, and see what players should be retained.
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Unrestricted Free Agents
Kevin Hayes, C
The Jets gave up a lot of assets to acquire to Hayes at the deadline. They sent Brendan Lemieux, a 2019 1st round, and 2022 4th round (*conditional) pick to New York Rangers. This move is very reminiscent of the Patrick Maroon trade one season ago.