Winnipeg Jets Want To Discover Extra Offense Subsequent Season
TSN: Hockey Analyst Frankie Corrado joined Jay Onrait final week on SportsCenter to interrupt down the one burning query dealing with the seven Canadian groups. Shifting to the Western Convention, Corrado believes the Winnipeg Jets’ greatest query is whether or not they can discover extra offense to enrich their nice defensive recreation.
** NHLRumors.com transcriptions
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Jay Onrait: “The Winnipeg Jets had a really quiet offseason as you realize, Frankie. Sean Monahan leaves for Columbus. On the identical time, Scott Arneil takes over and Scott Arneil was terrific taking on Rick Bowness when Bowness has to depart the bench a few occasions to be together with his spouse this previous season. So Scott Arneil, already accustomed to the roster, however with not loads of modifications. What’s Arneil considering proper now?”
Frankie Corrado: How can we discover just a little extra offense for this workforce Jay. Among the finest defensive groups within the NHL final yr. You check out targets in opposition to the targets per recreation, they’re proper there close to the highest of the checklist with the Florida Panthers like they’re there. Their problem just isn’t defensively now. Offensively, they’re center of the pack workforce. And if they’ll discover just a little extra this yr.
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Like, perhaps Cole Perfetti getting an expanded function helps discover just a little extra offense. Possibly Gabriel Vilardi being wholesome for a full 82 video games or near 82 video games finds just a little extra offense, and perhaps Nick Ehlers can take himself from a 25-goal man to a 30-plus aim man and, you realize, a 60-point man into that 70 factors, 75 level vary, all these issues are very attainable for these three gamers and ahead group.
So, for the Winnipeg Jets, it’s extra about preserving the defensive construction that they’d in place, which I don’t assume will likely be a difficulty for them. However it’s discovering just a little extra offense and that’ll assist facilitate issues for the Jets this season.”
