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The Playoff Chances For The Winnipeg Jets Are Fading

12/22/2015 at 10:36am EST

from Scott Burnside of ESPN,

With the Pacific Division being as tepid as it is -- for those keeping score and waiting form them to emerge from their slumber, the Anaheim Ducks lost again Monday -- no one is really out of it in that division. And with the Eastern Conference still wide open -- another loss for the slumping Montreal Canadiens, for those wondering how much they miss Carey Price -- it's hard to discount anyone except maybe the Columbus Blue Jackets, Carolina Hurricanes, Toronto Maple Leafs and Buffalo Sabres, and even those teams just barely.

However, is it time to put a fork in the Winnipeg Jets? The Jets were dumped 3-1 Monday night by the Oilers despire pouring 45 shots at Cam Talbot. Winnipeg is last in the Central Division now after the Colorado Avalanche surged past them into sixth place, but the real issue is the eight-poing gap between the Jets and the second wild card spot out West. That's eight too many for my liking.

For a team with significant free agent issues looming with captain Andrew Ladd and defenseman Dustin Byfuglien, the playoffs look like a longshot, and the pressure on GM Kevin Cheveldayoff to get top assets in return for Byfuglien and Ladd will mount they they aren't under contract soon.

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