The Winnipeg Jets are the final team in the Central division in our season primer series. There was lots of speculation this summer about Evander Kane’s future, but he’ll be with the team heading into training camp.
Use the below Tabs to view Jets info for this upcoming season, as well as some numbers from last year.
2013-14 Record: 37-35-10, 84 points
Where they finished: 7th in the Central; 11th in the Western Conference; 22nd in the NHL
Player Salaries: $61,867,500
Cap Payroll: $61,077024
Bonuses: $1,633,333
Bonus Overages: $235,000
Cap Space: $7,922,976
Forwards: $37.78 million (14)
Defensemen: $18.59 million (8)
Goalies: $4.47 million (2)
Source: CapGeek.com
In: Julien Brouillette D, Mathieu Perreault C, T.J. Galiardi W/C, Will O’Neill D
Out: Al Montoya G, Andrew Gordon RW, Devin Setoguchi RW, Edward Pasquale G, Jerome Samson RW, Jordan Samuels-Thomas LW, Olli Jokinen C, Zach Redmond D
2014-15 Team Outlook:
The Winnipeg Jets surprisingly stayed afloat in the Western Conference race for much of the season last year, but things went downhill after Mark Scheifele was lost for the season.
Jets GM Kevin Chevyldayoff elected to stand pat rather than try and add depth down the middle to help replace Scheifele’s production, and that backfired as the Jets fell out of the race and slid down the standings.
Ondrej Pavalec has posted a below average save percentage every year he’s been in the league, so he seemed like a prime candidate to use a compliance buyout on; especially given the amount of quality goaltenders available this summer. Chevyldayoff elected to stand pat, though, and will head into the season with Pavelec as the team’s No. 1 goaltender.
Winnipeg let Olli Jokinen go and brought in Mathieu Perreault to replace him, who I think is an upgrade for the team, but really didn’t do much else to improve the team.
The only other addition they made to the team was signing T.J. Galiardi, who I think could be a nice depth player, but that’s hardly enough to propel an 11th seed into the top-8 of an extremely tough conference.
I think Winnipeg has more talent than most give them credit for, but with Ondrej Pavalec in goal and some depth issues, I don’t think they’ll make the playoffs.
Written by Todd Cordell, who can be found on twitter @ToddCordell.
The depth chart listed below was taken from NHL.com’s 30-in-30.
FORWARDS
Andrew Ladd – Bryan Little – Michael Frolik
Evander Kane – Mark Scheifele – Blake Wheeler
Carl Klingberg – Mathieu Perreault – Dustin Byfuglien
Eric Tangradi – Jim Slater – Matt Halischuk
TJ Galiardi – Chris Thorburn
DEFENSEMEN
Tobias Enstrom – Zach Bogosian
Mark Stuart – Jacob Trouba
Adam Pardy – Paul Postma
Grant Clitsome
GOALTENDERS
Ondrej Pavelec
Michael Hutchinson
| Forwards | POS | HT | WT | DOB | BIRTH PLACE |
| Dustin Byfuglien | R | 6′ 5″ | 265 | 27-Mar-85 | MINNEAPOLIS, MN, USA |
| Michael Frolik | R | 6′ 1″ | 198 | 17-Feb-88 | KLADNO, CZE |
| Tj Galiardi | L | 6′ 2″ | 195 | 22-Apr-88 | CALGARY, AB, CAN |
| Matt Halischuk | R | 5′ 11″ | 187 | 1-Jun-88 | TORONTO, ON, CAN |
| Evander Kane | L | 6′ 2″ | 195 | 2-Aug-91 | VANCOUVER, BC, CAN |
| Andrew Ladd | L | 6′ 3″ | 205 | 12-Dec-85 | MAPLE RIDGE, BC, CAN |
| Bryan Little | C | 5′ 11″ | 185 | 12-Nov-87 | EDMONTON, AB, CAN |
| Anthony Peluso | R | 6′ 3″ | 235 | 18-Apr-89 | NORTH YORK, ON, CAN |
| Mathieu Perreault | C | 5′ 10″ | 185 | 5-Jan-88 | DRUMMONDVILLE, QC, CAN |
| Mark Scheifele | C | 6′ 2″ | 195 | 15-Mar-93 | KITCHENER, ON, CAN |
| Jim Slater | C | 6′ 0″ | 200 | 9-Dec-82 | LAPEER, MI, USA |
| Eric Tangradi | L | 6′ 4″ | 221 | 10-Feb-89 | PHILADELPHIA, PA, USA |
| Chris Thorburn | R | 6′ 3″ | 230 | 3-Jun-83 | SAULT STE. MARIE, ON, CAN |
| Blake Wheeler | R | 6′ 5″ | 205 | 31-Aug-86 | ROBBINSDALE, MN, USA |
| Defencemen | HT | WT | AGE | DOB | BIRTH PLACE |
| Zach Bogosian | 6′ 3″ | 215 | 24 | 15-Jul-90 | MASSENA, NY, USA |
| Grant Clitsome | 5′ 11″ | 215 | 29 | 14-Apr-85 | GLOUCESTER, ON, CAN |
| Keaton Ellerby | 6′ 5″ | 220 | 25 | 5-Nov-88 | STRATHMORE, AB, CAN |
| Tobias Enstrom | 5′ 10″ | 180 | 29 | 5-Nov-84 | NORDINGRA, SWE |
| Adam Pardy | 6′ 4″ | 220 | 30 | 29-Mar-84 | BONAVISTA, NL, CAN |
| Paul Postma | 6′ 3″ | 195 | 25 | 22-Feb-89 | RED DEER, AB, CAN |
| Mark Stuart | 6′ 2″ | 213 | 30 | 27-Apr-84 | ROCHESTER, MN, USA |
| Jacob Trouba | 6′ 2″ | 187 | 20 | 26-Feb-94 | ROCHESTER, MI, USA |
| Goalies | HT | WT | AGE | DOB | BIRTH PLACE |
| Michael Hutchinson | 6′ 3″ | 202 | 24 | 2-Mar-90 | BARRIE, ON, CAN |
| Ondrej Pavelec | 6′ 3″ | 220 | 26 | 31-Aug-87 | KLADNO, CZE |
A look at the Winnipeg Jets top prospects heading into this season. Each source may use different classifications as to if a player is deemed a prospect or has graduated on from a prospect.
| Rk | NHL.com | ESPN Corey Pronman |
Dobber Prospects | The Hockey News |
| 1 | Josh Morrissey | Nikolaj Ehlers | Nic Petan | Nikolaj Ehlers |
| 2 | Adam Lowry | Josh Morrissey | Nikolaj Ehlers | Josh Morrissey |
| 3 | Nikolaj Ehlers | Nic Petan | Josh Morrissey | Nic Petan |
| 4 | Michael Hutchinson | Andrew Copp | Eric Comrie | Eric Comrie |
| 5 | Ben Chiarot | Connor Hellebuyck | Adam Lowry | Adam Lowry |
| 6 | Nic Petan | Scott Kosmachuk | Eric O’Dell | Andrew Copp |
| 7 | Connor Hellebuyck | Adam Lowry | Andrew Copp | Connor Hellebuyck |
| 8 | J.C. Lipon | Jack Glover | Scott Kosmachuk | Jack Glover |
| 9 | Scott Kosmachuk | Eric Comrie | Brenden Kichton | Julian Melchiori |
| 10 | Eric Comrie | Brenden Kichton | J.C. Lipon | Scott Kosmachuk |
* Dobber Prospects – Prospects based on relevance in a fantasy-hockey keeper league, not actual talent on the ice.
Winnipeg Jets Draft History from the past five years
| 2014 Draft | ||||||
| Rd. | Draft # | Player | Pos. | Team | Ht. | Wt. |
| 1 | 9 | Nikolaj Ehlers | LW | Halifax (QMJHL) | 5’11” | 165 |
| 3 | 69 | Jack Glover | D | USA U-18 | 6′ 3″ | 190 |
| 4 | 99 | Chase De Leo | C | Portland (WHL) | 5′ 9″ | 178 |
| 4 | 101 | Nelson Nogier | D | Saskatoon (WHL) | 6′ 2″ | 191 |
| 5 | 129 | Clinston Franklin | LW | Sioux Falls (USHL) | 5′ 11″ | 190 |
| 6 | 159 | Steven Spinner | RW | Eden Prairie HS (MN) | 5′ 11″ | 196 |
| 7 | 192 | Matt Ustaski | C/LW | Langley (BCHL) | 6′ 5″ | 221 |
| 2013 Draft | ||||||
| 1 | 13 | Josh Morrissey | D | Prince Albert (WHL) | 6′ 0″ | 185 |
| 2 | 43 | Nicolas Petan | C | Portland (WHL) | 5′ 9″ | 165 |
| 2 | 59 | Eric Comrie | G | Tri-City (USHL) | 6′ 0″ | 175 |
| 3 | 84 | Jimmy Lodge | C | Sawinaw (OHL) | 6′ 1″ | 154 |
| 3 | 91 | JC Lipon | RW | Kamloops (WHL ) | 6′ 0″ | 180 |
| 4 | 104 | Andrew Copp | C | U Of Michigan (CCHA ) | 6′ 0″ | 188 |
| 4 | 114 | Jan Kostalek | D | Sparta Praha (CZE) | 6′ 0″ | 176 |
| 5 | 127 | Tucker Poolman | D | Omaha (USHL) | 6′ 2″ | 200 |
| 7 | 190 | Brenden Kichton | D | Spokane (WHL) | 5′ 10″ | 175 |
| 7 | 194 | Marcus Karlstrom | D | Aik U18 (SWE-JR. U18 ) | 6′ 2″ | 181 |
| 2012 Draft | ||||||
| 1 | 9 | Jacob Trouba | D | USA U-18 | 6′ 1″ | 185 |
| 2 | 39 | Lukas Sutter | C | Saskatoon (WHL) | 6′ 0″ | 207 |
| 3 | 70 | Scott Kosmachuk | RW | Guelph (OHL) | 5’11” | 185 |
| 5 | 130 | Connor Hellebuyck | G | Odessa (NAHL) | 6′ 4″ | 185 |
| 6 | 160 | Ryan Olsen | C | Saskatoon (WHL) | 6′ 2″ | 187 |
| 7 | 190 | Jamie Phillips | G | Toronto Jr (OJHL) | 6′ 1″ | 180 |
| 2011 Draft | ||||||
| 1 | 7 | Mark Scheifele | C | Barrie (OHL) | 6′ 2″ | 182 |
| 3 | 67 | Adam Lowry | LW | Swift Current (WHL) | 6′ 2″ | 163 |
| 3 | 78 | Brennan Serville | D | Stouffville (OJHL) | 6′ 2″ | 185 |
| 4 | 119 | Zachary Yuen | D | Tri-City (WHL) | 6′ 0″ | 205 |
| 5 | 149 | Austen Brassard | RW | Belleville (OHL) | 6′ 2″ | 190 |
| 6 | 157 | Jason Kasdorf | G | Portage (MJHL) | 6′ 3″ | 180 |
| 7 | 187 | Aaron Harstad | D | Green Bay (USHL) | 6′ 2″ | 200 |
| 2010 Draft – Atlanta Thrashers | ||||||
| 1 | 8 | Alex Burmistrov | C | Barrie (OHL) | 6′ 0″ | 170 |
| 3 | 87 | Julian Melchiori | D | Newmarket | 6′ 3″ | 186 |
| 4 | 101 | Ivan Telegin | C | SAGINAW | 6′ 2″ | 194 |
| 5 | 128 | Fredrik Pettersson-Wentzel | G | Almtuna | 6′ 1″ | 169 |
| 5 | 150 | Yasin Cisse | F | Des Moines | 6′ 3″ | 210 |
| 6 | 155 | Kendall McFaull | D | Moose Jaw | 6′ 2″ | 187 |
| 6 | 160 | Tanner Lane | F | Detroit Lakes | 6′ 2″ | 172 |
| 6 | 169 | Sebastian Owuya | D | Timra Jr. | 6′ 3″ | 194 |
| 7 | 199 | Peter Stoykewych | D | Winnipeg South | 6′ 2″ | 188 |
| Player | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PP | SH | GW | S | S% |
| Blake Wheeler | 82 | 28 | 41 | 69 | 4 | 63 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 225 | 12.4 |
| Bryan Little | 82 | 23 | 41 | 64 | 8 | 58 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 170 | 13.5 |
| Dustin Byfuglien | 78 | 20 | 36 | 56 | -20 | 86 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 256 | 7.8 |
| Andrew Ladd | 78 | 23 | 31 | 54 | 8 | 57 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 189 | 12.2 |
| Olli Jokinen | 82 | 18 | 25 | 43 | -8 | 62 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 171 | 10.5 |
| Michael Frolik | 81 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 189 | 7.9 |
| Evander Kane | 63 | 19 | 22 | 41 | -7 | 66 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 250 | 7.6 |
| Mark Scheifele | 63 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 100 | 13 |
| Tobias Enstrom | 82 | 10 | 20 | 30 | -9 | 56 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 106 | 9.4 |
| Jacob Trouba | 65 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 121 | 8.3 |
| Devin Setoguchi | 75 | 11 | 16 | 27 | -7 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 129 | 8.5 |
| Mark Stuart | 69 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 2.7 |
| Grant Clitsome | 32 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 4.8 |
| Chris Thorburn | 55 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 7.7 |
| Zach Bogosian | 55 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 2.2 |
| Matt Halischuk | 46 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 8.9 |
| Eric O’Dell | 30 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17.6 |
| Adam Pardy | 60 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| Eric Tangradi | 55 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -6 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 5.8 |
| Keaton Ellerby | 51 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 6.1 |
| Anthony Peluso | 53 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -5 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 8.3 |
| Paul Postma | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 5.3 |
| Patrice Cormier | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Zach Redmond | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Jim Slater | 27 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4.2 |
| James Wright | 59 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| John Albert | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20 |
| Carl Klingberg | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Ben Chiarot | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julian Melchiori | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalie | GPI | GS | MIN | GAA | W | L | OT | SO | SA | GA | SV% |
| Ondrej Pavelec | 57 | 57 | 3248 | 3.01 | 22 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1644 | 163 | 0.901 |
| Al Montoya | 28 | 22 | 1541 | 2.30 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 737 | 59 | 0.920 |
| Michael Hutchinson | 3 | 3 | 183 | 1.64 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 5 | 0.943 |
Performance and Usage Charts for the Winnipeg Jets from last season, from Extra Skater.
