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Jets' deep playoff run, rabid fan support and strong front office has players around league viewing Winnipeg as a destination city

MARK HUMPHREY / THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP

Winnipeg Jets centre Paul Stastny (25) .

As a hockey town, Winnipeg will never be able to offer up the climate of California. Nor the tax breaks of Tampa. The rich 'Original Six' NHL history of Toronto, Montreal, Chicago and Detroit. The easier East Coast travel of Washington, Boston, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. The laid-back lifestyle of Arizona and Carolina.