Team: 2021-22 Winnipeg Jets

Initial Creation Date: Aug. 14, 2021

Published: Aug. 14, 2021

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Svech is rumoured to sign with us, I think he is a great fit to try and show what he can do with a bigger role. He has talent.
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Based on the guys who are very likely to crack the opening night roster, I put together the lines that I see working out well.

The first step would be finally leaving the CSW line in the past. It simply just hasn’t been effective for a long while now. Ehlers is the best forward on the roster right now, and his elite transition play blended with Scheifs downlow ability works well together. Copp can act as the two way Swiss Army knife on that line and he showed great chemistry with ehlers as soon as last season.

The 2nd line hinges on a big bounce back season from PLD. He was a terrific rush player and was very effective carrying the puck up the ice. This is why I believe him and Ehlers didn’t work out the greatest because they both want to lead the rush up the ice. Kyle Connor is the lines primary finisher. I think Ves showed that he could play defensively last season. I like his power forward down low style and great shot from the slot on this line.

Realistically, Wheeler will be in the top 6 and likely top line still. However, I really believe that less responsibility is for y he best at this point. He and stas seem to have chemistry, and walnuts can cover for wheelers defensive shortcomings at this stage of his career. Svech would be a really fun player to mix with the two.

I think this fourth line could do some great things. All three are quite responsible defensively, but I think Jansen has upside to be a spark plug offensively here.

On the first pair I think Morrissey and Schmidt compliment each other quite well. Jmo’s game has never been to try and create offensively and try to do everything. He was most effective playing a real simple game in the neutral zone and jumping into pockets in the high slot offensively. Nate is a player who can carry more of the load through transition and I fully expect a good year from him after the real weird season he has last year.

Dillon is a perfect partner for pionk. Nothing much to really say about it.

I suspect stan is in the lineup at least to start. DeMelo is a very effective defenceman and should aid him nicely.

Hellebuyck is obviously the starter, but the jets really need to keep an eye on the backup goalie situation. I presume Comrie will be the backup at the start of the year but he should really have a short leash because he has been uninspiring in the NHL to say the least.

Moose lineup:
Luoto-Perfetti-Reichel
Malott-Gustafsson-Polanski
Suess-Johnson- Eyssimont

Heinola-Chisholm
Samberg-Kovacevic
Gawanke-Lundmark
Nogier

Berdin
Holm