Locked On Jets - Daily Podcast On The Winnipeg Jets

The Winnipeg Jets are still a little more shorthanded than we'd like, but that wasn't enough to stop them from getting their first win of the season against the LA Kings. What went right after a rough season opener a few nights before? Was this the response the Jets needed? Who stood tall in a back-and-forth game? How will Winnipeg handle the injury of Fleury going forward? Are the Manitoba Moose...

The season opener for the Winnipeg Jets was always going to be a bit of a tricky scenario. With the Jets facing a vaunted Dallas Stars team while missing 3 important players, the battle was uphill. I'm still not sure anyone was prepared for how uphill the battle was, with Winnipeg enduring penalty troubles and poor defending throughout the game. What went right and wrong for the Jets? Was Toews ab...

The season is FINALLY here, and the Winnipeg Jets have a date with their former playoff nemesis in the Dallas Stars. How will both teams potentially line up heading into the first game of the Jets season? Will Winnipeg have Toews in for his first true Jets game? How will the defense cope without Samberg to start the season? Are some of the season predictions still on track based on the changes sin...

After weeks of waiting, we finally have a resolution to the Kyle Connor contract saga. He's now locked up for the next 8 hours at a cap hit that's not as insane as it could have been. What can we expect from the American going forward? What will the Jets need to do in order to maximize the now locked-in core? Can Winnipeg find a way to go from being a great regular season team to a truly elite pla...

In a rather unexpected turn of events, Nikita Chibrikov is about to begin his true tenure with the Winnipeg Jets. What injury has forced the young Russian back into the Jets line-up? What can we expect from one of the top scorers on the Moose squad? Will Nikita be one of the pieces to help complete the puzzle of Winnipeg's offense this season? How close are the Jets and Kyle Connor to settling the...

It'll be nice to bid farewell to this somewhat cursed preseason hockey. The Winnipeg Jets are banged up, and must now heal quickly ahead of their season opener against Dallas. What can we glean from a messy week or two of preseason hockey? Should we read into any of the blueline pairings, or is Arniel just experimenting a bit? Who will need to step up for the Jets to carry them through the first m...

We're a week away from the start of the NHL season, and the Winnipeg Jets have nearly set their starting line-ups for the year. What remains for the team to sort out before the season starts? Are there any surprises, or is what we're seeing what was predicted from the start? How will the Jets navigate potentially tricky health situations for the next month and a half? Can Winnipeg avoid falling to...

The Winnipeg Jets have been dealing with less than stellar health as of late. Already down Adam Lowry, their match-up centre, the Dylan Samberg news delivered a bit of a gut punch. Injury scares with Toews and Namestnikov against the Wild only heightened the need to get through the last game or two of pre-season as injury-free as possible. Who could step up for some of these guys if they have to m...

*RECORDED BEFORE KIRILL KAPRIZOV SIGNED THE LARGEST CONTRACT IN NHL HISTORY Can the Winnipeg Jets repeat as President’s Trophy winners despite major offseason losses? Are the Colorado Avalanche under pressure to make a deep playoff run? Will the Dallas Stars finally make a Stanley Cup Final after three-straight Conference Final exits? And what about the Minnesota Wild, who are finally free from sa...

The start of the NHL season is tantalizing close for the Winnipeg Jets. With the final preseason games this week, what can we expect to see from the Jets? Who will make the final line-up? Are there any potential surprises in store? Which prospects might last the longest before being returned to the Moose? Is this Ville Heinola's final chance to make the Winnipeg line-up, much less the NHL? Support...

Of all the guys the Winnipeg Jets could afford to lose to injury, Dylan Samberg was least among them. It naturally follows that a "freak accident" pulled him from Saturday's preseason contest. What happened, and is it thought to be longer-term? How will the Jets respond without one of their blueline cornerstones? Can the Jets sort out the Kyle Connor contract before the season begins, or will we b...

After a stretch of winless preseason games, the Winnipeg Jets have finally gotten their first victory. What led the Jets to a win over the Calgary Flames? Is this Jets top-6 likely to be the one the team carries into the start of the season? How did the Jets bottom-6 fare? How have the Jets youth handled their first big taste of pro competition? Will any of them actually fight for a roster spot th...

Preseason hockey is always a bit of a silly-season affair. The games are sloppy, the performances are helter skelter, and the scorelines can look funky. Such was the case for the Jets in their third game of preseason action. The trip to Edmonton looked ugly on paper, but Winnipeg demonstrated some solid forechecking and depth work that should translate to the regular season. Who stood out on a sco...

After months of waiting, Winnipeg Jets fans finally got a real look at the Jonathan Toews experience on home ice. How did the veteran center look in his first game action in two years? Were his skating legs up to game-speed, or is he still shaking off rust? What impact might he have on the rest of the team? How did the other newcomers to the team look? Will Nyquist be able to poach goals despite t...

After months of waiting, Winnipeg Jets fans are finally getting their first glimpse of Jonathan Toews in semiofficial game action. What will we see in his first true action as a Jet? Should we measure our season expectation for Toews, and how can he impact the Jets in other ways? Who should we be closely watching in tonight's preseason game? Will Perfetti take that next step forward? Are there lin...

In the first game of preseason action, the Winnipeg Jets youth had themselves a pretty strong outing. While the team fell short in OT, the overall performance was impressive. Which young rookies stood out from the pack? Is Danny Zhilkin finally re-asserting himself as a top Winnipeg prospect? How did Lambert and Chibrikov fare? Will Elias Salomonsson become one of the top-5 Jets defensemen ever dr...

The Winnipeg Jets and Kyle Connor are closing in on a new extension. Is this deal the right call for Winnipeg, or are the Jets making a longer-term mistake? How can this deal work for both parties, and what are the projected costs looking like? Once signed, can the Jets make the most of the current competitive window with some major trades? What else does Winnipeg need to do in order to maximize t...

We're finally into the first days of Winnipeg Jets training camp and the early line combinations have been...revealing. While not surprising, is there reason to expect something different from this year's team? How can the sum of the parts exceed the on-paper arrangements? Will Winnipeg experiment more during pre-season, or are the training camp lines the ones we should expect for October? Is runn...

Preseason is just a few days away and both the Winnipeg Jets and Manitoba Moose appear ready for business. Which Jets prospects might be cornerstones of the Moose offense this year? What should we be looking for heading into Winnipeg's preseason games this weekend? Are there any potential line-up battles worth watching for? Will Arniel finally rearrange the top-9, or should we expect more of the s...

It was an entertaining weekend in Montreal, and a number of Winnipeg Jets prospects put on quite the show for fans. Who stood out the most amongst Winnipeg's skaters? Has Danny Zhilkin finally unlocked a new level for this upcoming Moose season? Are the Jets set for the present and future in-goal? How did prospect stocks look following the weekend of action? Did anyone look a bit rustier than expe...

The Winnipeg Jets walked into the Prospect Showdown with a talented roster that lacked top-10 draft picks. Many of their peers in the showcase had some remarkably high selections, including Montreal's Demidov. Despite facing some stiff competition, many of the Jets youth soared, including a few names you might not have expected. How did the baby Winnipeg Jets do over this past weekend? Are there a...

The upcoming Winnipeg Jets season is one shrouded in a level of mystery. We're seeing a fairly new-look team coming into the year, and it's unclear as to how the new arrivals will fit in. What would a successful season look like, even if the Jets struggle in the playoffs? If Winnipeg has a tougher season, what would constant a failed year? Is a successful year or a failed season more likely? Suppo...

The Winnipeg Jets are just a day or so away from the Prospect Showdown in Montreal. What are we expecting to see from this two-day tournament? Will any of the Jets young guns soar above expectations? Can any of the camp invites earn a spot with the Moose for the upcoming season? What should we be looking out for as we start getting prepared for pre-season hockey? Will Cole Perfetti take an even bi...

Over the next two seasons, the Winnipeg Jets roster might be primed for significant turnover. A number of the key pieces are still locked up, but what will happen to the middle and bottom-6 units? Might we begin to see the Jets finally graduate more prospects to the NHL? When might some of the biggest names in the pool be ready for big club duty? How far out are some of the newest arrivals to the...

The Winnipeg Jets are steadily returning from some time off from the rink, enthusiastic and ready to get to work. Which players were present on the first day of informal skates? Have the new guys made their maiden debuts in camp yet? What was Toews like in some of his first Jets action? Looking ahead, which prospects stocks are rising, and which have fallen? Will any of the downward-trending prosp...