WINNIPEG — Rick Bowness has moved on from being criticized by some Winnipeg Jets at the end of his first season as head coach.
On the eve of his second training camp, Bowness told reporters Wednesday that he spoke to players over the summer about comments made after the team was eliminated in its first-round playoff series against the Vegas Golden Knights.
Players such as Blake Wheeler, who was stripped of his captaincy before last season in favour of three alternate captains, criticized Bowness’s comments in exit interviews with media. Wheeler is no longer with the Jets after the NHL club put him on waivers June 30 to buy out his contract. The veteran forward signed a one-year deal the next day with the New York Rangers.Forward Adam Lowry was recently named the club’s new captain after he was one of the alternates last season with defenceman Josh Morrissey and top-line centre Mark Scheifele, who’s also a potential unrestricted free agent next summer.
"I think that is pretty clear that, ‘I’m going to hold you to a high standard and I’m going to be fair,’" Cheveldayoff said. The team was hit by injuries before and during the playoffs to Morrissey, Scheifele and winger Nikolaj Ehlers.
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