Jets Goaltending
Jets' Burning Question: Who's Going to Backup Hellebuyck?
September 2nd, 2018 The big news in the Winnipeg Jets' crease this offseason was the extension signed by Connor Hellebuyck, yet the more important decision has yet to be made. That decision? Who will backup Hellebuyck? Brossoit Leaves Much to be Desired The 2018 offseason left the Jets'...
Battle for Jets Backup Is Brewing
August 31st, 2018 Let's get one thing straight: there is no goaltending controversy in Winnipeg... at least not when it comes to their starter. Connor Hellebuyck is the Jets' undisputed number-one netminder. The 25-year-old is coming off a sparkling season and entering 2018-19 with a new...
Jets Strike Gold With Hellebuyck Contract
July 13th, 2018 Connor Hellebuyck's recent six-year extension looks like fair market value right about now. By the time it's over, the Winnipeg Jets could have another steal on their hands. Hellebuyck's numbers shot up this year, and he was a huge part of the most successful season in...
Mason Move May Mean More for Comrie
July 1st, 2018 With cap casualties come beneficiaries. The Winnipeg Jets traded Steve Mason to the Montreal Canadiens on the eve of the July 1 free agent frenzy purely to dump salary. The main purpose was not to acquire anyone in particular from the Habs, but rather to free...
Rinne Won, But Hellebuyck Deserved It
June 22nd, 2018 The glitz and glamour of the 2018 NHL Awards in Las Vegas are over, and a number of the league's top stars are going home — after hitting the Strip for a little carousing, no doubt — with some well-deserved hardware. One deserving man, however, is leaving...
Should Steve Mason Hang up His Pads?
June 12th, 2018 Steve Mason was in the infirmary so much over the past year, he put the Winnipeg Jets' six-man training staff on his helmet as CF-18 fighter pilots. https://twitter.com/InGoalMedia/status/991346991174053888 If that's not indicative of a woebegone season, nothing is....
Hellebuyck Needs to Forget Nashville Nightmares
April 24th, 2018 Connor Hellebuyck is an elite goaltender. His 44-11-9 record, 2.36 goals-against average (GAA) and .924 save percentage (SV%) are massive reasons for the Winnipeg Jets' success this year. His case for capturing the Vezina is a compelling one, as his team simply wouldn't be...
Hellebuyck Deserves Vezina Consideration
March 24th, 2018 Through thick and thin and sickness and in health, one man's been constant for the Winnipeg Jets through the 2017-18 season. That man is Connor Hellebuyck. Many players have contributed to the Jets' winning ways this season — Hart Trophy candidate Blake Wheeler, savvy...
Jets' Depth Offsets Free Agent Disappointments
March 19th, 2018 The Winnipeg Jets thought they were addressing some major needs with free-agent signings this past offseason. Perhaps they would have been better off leaving well enough alone. Dmitry Kulikov and Steve Mason were necessary if expensive signings. The two solidified the...
Comrie Running Out of Time With the Jets
March 19th, 2018 Despite being with the Winnipeg Jets for a big portion of this season, Eric Comrie is increasingly on the outside looking in when it comes to the team’s goaltending future. The 22-year-old, in his third full season as a professional, has been called up three times by...
Should the Winnipeg Jets Trade Steve Mason?
November 2nd, 2017 After a very disappointing 2016-17 season, the Winnipeg Jets knew that defending their net was the biggest issue to solve. The Jets were in need of some help on the blue line, and more than that, in the crease. Goaltending was a major struggle for Winnipeg as both Ondrej...
Hellebuyck Seizes the Crease in Winnipeg
October 30th, 2017 The Winnipeg Jets spent a lot of money in the offseason trying to solidify their goaltending, only for Connor Hellebuyck to do it on his own. Hellebuyck had poor numbers last season by any standard and the oft-repeated line of "even average goaltending would've had the...
Jets’ Hutchinson Pays Tribute to ‘Kroppy’ with New Mask
September 3rd, 2017 Winnipeg goaltender Michael Hutchinson will sport the face of a beloved Jets superfan on his mask during the 2017-18 season. Len Kropioski — known in Winnipeg as ‘Kroppy’ — was a staple at every home game before passing away last September at the age of...
