from Tim Campbell of NHL.com,

The Winnipeg Jets face plenty of questions as they approach this season.

The biggest involves the status of unsigned restricted free agent forwards Patrik Laine and Kyle Connor, two of Winnipeg's most important offensive weapons.

The Jets also have to replace three key veteran defensemen, leading to concerns that their window to win the Stanley Cup is closing.

Winnipeg lost in the Western Conference First Round in six games to the St. Louis Blues last season after reaching the conference final against the Vegas Golden Knights in 2017-18.

"If you're looking for any extra motivation, it's great," defenseman Josh Morrissey said. "Being a team that went from the Western Conference Final to not having a great season last year, now all of a sudden I'm not reading too much in the media, but it's hard not to hear about the window -- is it closing? -- and things like that.

"It doesn't come from wanting to prove people outside the team wrong, but we believe in ourselves, and we have a really tight-knit group and it's changed a little bit, but that mindset is still there."

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