Team: 2021-22 Winnipeg Jets

Initial Creation Date: Aug. 27, 2021

Published: Aug. 27, 2021

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

First line - I think that Connor, Schiefele, Ehlers, can be fantastic our three best forwards need to play on the first line and I really think it can work. Wheeler just doesn’t match the same speed as he did back in 2018 and everyone knows ehlers needs top line minutes and playing with Connor and schiefele would be great.

Second line - Dubois really needs to get his game back and having him play with two veterans like Stastny and wheeler who can really help him build his game back would be fantastic for him, and that means wheeler doesn’t need to play against the best players, so he doesn’t need to try and match the speed as them. this line can provide offence and with a lot of help from stastny can be decent in there own zone so I think this can be a pretty good line.

Third line - The third line obviously took a big hit with losing Appleton but if perfetti makes it out of training camp and is on the starting roster he would be perfect for this line. Everyone knows copp and Lowry are amazing together and they can make any other play on the line great player. Perfetti in which case is looking like to be the next franchise center, so I think to kick off his career should play on that third line with Copp and Lowry.

Forth line - This line can really be a toss up, but in my opinion the best option would be Vesalainen, Gustafsson, Nash. Vesalainen needs to be a starter this year and I think the 4th line is perfect for him he provide very good offence and has a hell of a shot. Gustafsson gets a shot this year aswell he’s gonna be a fantastic two-way player for us and is the type of player that you need to win in the playoffs, as he can provide offence and good defence. Nash is just a really good defensive forward who doesn’t do really offence but can be great in his own zone. Overall this line I think can make for a really strong shutdown line, and can provide that offence if needed.
Overall I think our offence is top notch and this is most certainly a type of offence group that can win a championship.
DEFENCE

First pair - everyone knows Morrissey hasn’t been the same since Trouba left and hasn’t been that type of defensemen he was when he was here. Dylan Demelo I think is a perfect fit for him. This season when Morrissey played with Demelo he was Phenomenal during that first round it was the best I’ve seen him play in a long time, so I think this should be the top pair for this upcoming year.

Second pair - Pionk obviously will most likely not be on the top pair as him and Morrissey aren’t very good when there together, and throughout the entire time of him being here he hasn’t really had a very good partner with him, and now we have Brenden Dillion. Dillion would be very good for Pionk as they are both very strong in there own zone and Pionk can help enhance Dillion’s offensive game even though it was already pretty solid. This is just the perfect 2nd pairing imo and they should be partners this season.

Third pair - this was a tough one to decide because we have a lot of rookies who need to get in or at least get a good look. I think Stanley and heinola split games this is the best option imo it would boost Heinolas development to the moon, and he just needs a good look this year not 5 games. and Schmidt can be tossed around between the first and third pairing just gotta see what works best for him. If he goes back to Vegas form it would mean we have 7 solid defenders which we haven’t had in years.
Our defence has struggled since that nightmare 2019 off-season but Kevin cheveldayoff did a perfect job repairing it and as long as Hellebuyck gets some sort of help we could be on to something.

LINEUPS OVERALL - this is gonna sound biased and I know that but this can win a championship, this roster right here can win it all. We have one of the best forward groups in the league a top 2 goalie and now a solid defence core. The main goal this off-season was to get some weight off of Hellebuycks back and I think Chevy did that. I have never been more excited as a fan for a season then I am right mow