Jets' Second-Round Draft History & Hellebuyck's Vezina
Also, a look at the latest on Rutger McGroarty, and more!
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Winnipeg Jets’ Second-Round Draft Pick History
June 28, 2024 by Declan Schroeder
Recent NHL history bodes well, but it’s also worth looking at Cheveldayoff’s second-round track record specifically. He has been the Jets’ GM for their entire 2.0 existence and has chosen 10 players in the second round over 13 drafts to various degrees of success.
Canadiens Should Go After Jets’ Rutger McGroarty
June 28, 2024 by Karine Hains
McGroarty is a 20-year-old right winger drafted by the Winnipeg Jets at the 2022 Draft. He has played his last two seasons with the University of Michigan in the Big 10 division of the NCAA. At 6-foot-1 and 200 pounds he could make the Canadiens bigger up front.
Furthermore, he’s a highly skilled forward and while he lacks speed and needs to improve his skating, he has the size, skills, and versatility coaches dream of. With top-six potential, he can also play on both the power play and the penalty kill.
Jets’ Connor Hellebuyck Wins 2024 Vezina Trophy
June 27, 2024 by Michael Ostrower
Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck has won the 2024 Vezina Trophy, awarded annually to the goaltender who is adjudged to be the best at this position. He went 37-19-4 with a 2.39 goals against average (GAA), a .921 save percentage (SV%), and 33.1 goals saved above expected (GSAx), according to Moneypuck.
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Jets Should Have Many Options in Rutger McGroarty Trade Return
June 27, 2024 by Connor Hrabchak
This news shocked Winnipeg Jets fans Saturday, June 22, as the top forward prospect in the organization feels his path to the NHL is best suited in another organization. This leaves the Jets with a wide-open trade market for the 14th overall selection from the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, who has done nothing but excel in his two years at the University of Michigan’s Hockey program.
If there is one certainty in the entirety of this situation, it’s that the Jets will have plenty of suitors for the 20-year-old’s services. Here are some of their options for a potential trade going forward.
Devils’ Draft Plans Impacted by Rutger McGroarty’s Trade Availability
June 23, 2024 by Josh Reinitz
The 2024 NHL Draft is less than a week away, yet uncertainty shrouds the New Jersey Devils’ plans for the 10th overall pick. General manager Tom Fitzgerald has not been shy about declaring that the pick is available for trade if the price is right. On the other hand, the Devils’ once elite prospect pool has diminished through the promotion of players like Luke Hughes, Simon Nemec, Alex Holtz, and Dawson Mercer, as well as the trades of Graeme Clarke and Shakir Mukhamadullin. Other than Seamus Casey, the most highly touted Devils prospects have not yet come to play in North America.