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Maurice throws weight behind youth movement

TO this point in the off-season, and now we're through the high-profile opening days of free agency, there are some clear openings in the Winnipeg Jets' forward group.

Deals or signings could always be out there, but with every day that goes by, it seems more probable the Jets, among the two or three youngest teams in the 2014-15 NHL season, will fill those spots internally.

TREVOR HAGAN / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Defenceman Josh Morrissey is one of the Jetsufffd up-and-comers.
TREVOR HAGAN / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Defenceman Josh Morrissey is one of the Jetsufffd up-and-comers.

When the real games start again in October, the organization's youth movement and draft-and-develop mantra all land on one man's plate -- that of head coach Paul Maurice.