In speaking to media, Mark Scheifele and Connor Hellebuyck each used phrases like 'Jets for life' and 'lifetime Jet' to acknowledge their permanence.
in our little burg on Monday — an announcement that had us checking the calendars to ensure it wasn’t April 1, and that, frankly, smacked us in the face like these recently cool nights of autumn.No, the signings are a beacon to everyone in hockey — and especially in our market — and a clear message that there will be no rebuild this year, or for the next five for that matter, in downtown Winnipeg.
That, in and of itself, made Monday’s news that much more shocking, but also exciting for Jets fans and the group inside the team’s dressing room … that the quest for a Stanley Cup this year and likely for the next handful is genuine, justified and certainly expected.
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