from Jason Bell of the Winnipeg Free Press,

"It was another fast summer that flew by… now, just looking forward to getting this going again," said the 6-5 blue-liner, who’s still listed at 260 pounds in the Jets camp notes. Observers here, however, are unanimous in their belief the 32-year-old who hails from Roseau, Minn., looks his leanest since arriving in Winnipeg in 2011 with the rest of his transplanted Atlanta Thrashers teammates....

Byfuglien was asked what it will take for the Jets to make the huge leap from a non-playoff squad to perennial league contender.

"We gotta believe in each other. We can’t worry about anybody but what’s in this locker room and who’s putting that jersey on," he said. "Believe in one another and go out on the ice and stick to the game plan that we have. Just go out there and do your job the way you’re supposed to do it and you should be all right.

"Everyone is that much older, wiser, a little bit more experienced. That’s all we can go on from right here. It’s just a couple days into training camp and we haven’t done nothing yet. There’s a lot of steps we’ve got to go forward to. We’ve just got to keep working."

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