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Jets head coach Paul Maurice talks to the media on Friday as the Jets begin training camp.
Paul Maurice was already on the hot seat to begin the 2019-20 NHL season — and some sizable chunks of coal have been tossed down to raise the temperature.
The Winnipeg head coach is overseeing a Jets training camp that is far from complete, with the monumental absences of restricted-free-agents Patrik Laine and Kyle Connor — each in a contract stalemate with the organization — and the sudden personal leave granted to all-star defenceman Dustin Byfuglien.