With the start of the 2016-17 NHL regular season still weeks away, the Winnipeg Jets brass got their first bit of tangible evidence in determining a 23-man roster for opening day.
Winnipeg kicked off their pre-season Tuesday night with the first of seven exhibition games before the schedule begins in earnest at home against the Carolina Hurricanes Oct. 13.
The Jets lost, 3-0, to the Calgary Flames in a match that featured two inexperienced lineups filled with rookies; rosters that will undergo major overhauls in the coming weeks as the games get more serious.
"I thought we played a fast game for the first two periods and it dipped in the third," said Jets assistant coach Jamie Kompon.