Posts About "Eric Comrie"
Jets Preseason: 5 Storylines to Watch
September 11th, 2018 The Winnipeg Jets' preseason begins next Monday, and with it comes a number of compelling storylines to follow. Here's a quick rundown of five of them to keep a close eye on as they play through the seven-game schedule prior to their Oct. 4 regular-season opener. 5. Lithe Laine Patrik Laine is looking a little different these days, and...
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' goaltending depth depleted. First, there was the buyout of Steve...
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 lucrative yet team-friendly deal. In 2017-18, he notched a...
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 themselves of the $4.1 million they owed Mason in the final year of 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 the Jets in 2017-18, spending a total of more than a month with...
3 Manitoba Moose to Watch
September 22nd, 2017 With the quality of roster put together by Winnipeg Jets general manager, Kevin Cheveldayoff, the club was undoubtedly expected to make the playoffs. Those expectations fell short and the team found themselves on the golf course by May. One can chalk up the disappointing season to poor goaltending, underperforming depth players or...
