Hello! I hope everyone at the Heritage Classic has a special day of things. Today my baby daughter found a leaf she likes and was excited to carry it around for a while. So we're having a nice time too.
Murat Ates
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Winnipeg Jets at The Athletic Values: appreciation. kindness. respect.
In Winnipeg? Play hockey? Want to be in a Sony film? I'm not affiliated with this, to be clear, but a Winnipeg company is casting male hockey players, aged 18-40, for -paid!- work in a feature film. Apply here / remember me when you're famous ⤵️ karicasting.ca/special-skil...
All the best to my #NHLJets media colleagues, Jets fans, bloggers, podcasters, and otherwise passionate Winnipeg-focused hockey people as the Jets start their season today. May your love of the game and its many great stories serve you well this season.
Friedman has mentioned Carolina's exploration of a three team trade for Connor Hellebuyck a couple of times now. I'm told there's sense in that. Alex Nikishin recently switched agents and presumably the new agent, Paul Theofanous, is helping teams gauge Nikishin's signability.
Winnipeg Jets state of the franchise: How can they navigate their difficult new reality? My last piece before paternity leave is about the #NHLJets big picture. Hope you enjoy ⤵️ www.nytimes.com/athletic/762...
Winnipeg Jets state of the franchise: How do they navigate their new reality? (Gift Article)
What are their biggest strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats as they try to build a Cup contender without bottoming out?
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Winnipeg Jets state of the franchise: How can they navigate their difficult new reality? My last piece before paternity leave is about the #NHLJets big picture. Hope you enjoy ⤵️ www.nytimes.com/athletic/762...
Winnipeg Jets state of the franchise: How do they navigate their new reality? (Gift Article)
What are their biggest strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats as they try to build a Cup contender without bottoming out?
nytimes.com
NEWS: The NHL officially consolidates Winnipeg Jets statistical history⤵️ www.nytimes.com/athletic/762...
NHL officially consolidates Winnipeg Jets statistical history
The statistical history of the Winnipeg Jets will now include both iterations of the franchise.
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Why these 6 NHL teams are most likely to take a step backward in the 2026-27 season For @theathletic.com 🔓⤵️ www.nytimes.com/athletic/762...
Why these 6 NHL teams are most likely to take a step backward in the 2026-27 season (Gift Article)
Here are the six teams who could find themselves winning games less often this season than last.
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The evolution of Gabriel Vilardi: How new responsibilities led to big offseason changes ⤵️ My story for @theathletic.com, unlocked for all to read🔓 www.nytimes.com/athletic/761...
The evolution of Gabriel Vilardi: How new responsibilities led to big offseason changes (Gift Article)
At camp this week, Vilardi looks faster than he used to be thanks to work in put in with a training during the offseason.
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"A lot of us hockey players, we all have messed up feet." Gabriel Vilardi: Breaking ankles by... Rebuilding his feet? (For everyone whose feet have ever ached after a night at the rink ⤵️) www.nytimes.com/athletic/761...
The evolution of Gabriel Vilardi: How new responsibilities led to big offseason changes
At camp this week, Vilardi looks faster than he used to be thanks to work in put in with a training during the offseason.
nytimes.com
#NHLJets AHL assignments: G: Isaac Poulter D: Alfons Freij F: Colby Barlow F: Kevin He F: Jacob Julien F: Fabian Wagner F: Lucas Wahlin F: Kieron Walton Released from PTO (free to sign AHL deals) D: Lukas Gustafsson D: Dysin Mayo D: Ashton Sautner F: Davis Burnside
"A lot of us hockey players, we all have messed up feet." Gabriel Vilardi: Breaking ankles by... Rebuilding his feet? (For everyone whose feet have ever ached after a night at the rink ⤵️) www.nytimes.com/athletic/761...
The evolution of Gabriel Vilardi: How new responsibilities led to big offseason changes
At camp this week, Vilardi looks faster than he used to be thanks to work in put in with a training during the offseason.
nytimes.com
Why these 7 NHL teams are most likely to improve in the 2026-27 season 🏒 ⤵️ www.nytimes.com/athletic/762...
Why these 7 NHL teams are most likely to improve in 2026-27
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The evolution of Gabriel Vilardi: How new responsibilities led to big offseason changes ⤵️ My story for @theathletic.com, unlocked for all to read🔓 www.nytimes.com/athletic/761...
The evolution of Gabriel Vilardi: How new responsibilities led to big offseason changes (Gift Article)
At camp this week, Vilardi looks faster than he used to be thanks to work in put in with a training during the offseason.
nytimes.com
Appreciated Scott Arniel's reason for not telling me more about how the #NHLJets' PK tweaks: "I can't give that to you because everybody reads what you're writing." (😅🙃)
Scott Arniel hopes to get down to one group for Thursday's practice. Cuts are coming tomorrow.
Viljami Marjala jumps off the bench and buries Zach Hyman's centering pass to win it 2-1 for Edmonton in overtime.
Adam Lowry, Brad Lambert, and Neal Pionk start OT for Winnipeg.
Danny Zhilkin showing patience and speed and the ability to -do something- that some of the other youth in this game haven't quite managed. Good moment from him, to be sure... Still don't think anyone battling for a fourth line job has been demonstrably better than Vladislav Namestnikov has been.
I don't like much of what Tyrel Bauer does with the puck but I have more time for his feet and what I perceive to be his reads than I did before camp. Not sure that he helps. Encouraged that he battles (and can find the battles.)
Nino Niederreiter had a helper on Alex Iafallo's game opening goal! Niederreiter needs one point in the regular season to become the third Swiss-born player to reach the 500-point milestone. #NHLStats [Response to a quoted post]
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Don't worry he called bank 😉📐
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Ryan Nugent-Hopkins wins a draw and Atro Leppanen squeaks a shot through Dom DiVincentiis... But was there goaltender interference on the play? A long delay as the #NHLJets consider a challenge, then let it drop. 1-1.
Alex Iafallo reminding everyone that he has a few tools in his kit, boxing out his defender and winning a rebound off the endboards to open the scoring. 1-0 Winnipeg.
Cole Perfetti explains his face: "That was an unbelievable pass ... It was one of those ones where you say 'Wow, that was an unbelievable play.'"
michael@eh-toque.bsky.social · last mo.Someone on reddit delivered 🤣
Stuart Skinner's biggest takeaway from his first #NHLJets game: "The love from the fans, especially at the beginning there before the anthem, that felt fantastic. The 'Stu' chants around a couple saves, those always feel really good. You can tell how much the fans love it here..." (continued)
The Winnipeg Jets beat Colorado's travel team 3-1 in preseason action. Stuart Skinner stops 31 of 32 shots, getting the "W" in his first ever game in a Jets jersey, while Winnipeg gets goals from Gabriel Vilardi, Cole Perfetti, and Dylan DeMelo to seal the win.
The Stu-ing gets louder with every save. He has 25 of them now, dialed in for his first #NHLJets preseason game.
Mark Scheifele factored on Cole Perfetti’s goal. Scheifele, who recorded 103 points last season, needs 93 to become the first player to 1,000 in /NHLJets history. #NHLStats [Response to a quoted post]
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Mark Scheifele to Cole Perfetti EW EW EW 😱
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