There’s a theory floating out there on Cloud 9 — still crowded with Winnipeg Jets faithful locked arm in arm and singing merrily — that GM Kevin Cheveldayoff has absolutely nailed this draft-and-develop blueprint.
So the Jets boss now needs only to ease back in his comfy chair, throw his feet up on his desk and light up a celebratory stogie. Playoffs? Heck, yeah. Been there, done that. And surely there will be more to follow now, year after year after year.
Well, about all that...
Look, this late-season push to the playoffs by the Jets and the euphoria that swallowed this town whole over the last week has been memorable, but it also considerably cranks up the level on expectations in these parts.