from Scott Billeck of the Winnipeg Sun,

This is far from where many thought the Winnipeg Jets would be with just a couple of weeks to go before the training-camp doors open across the National Hockey League.

A projected summer of team-altering moves following, frankly, a terrible season on the ice for the club was what the doctor prescribed. But as we inch toward the middle of September, the Jets seem to have stopped following the science.

Case in point: General manager Kevin Cheveldayoff’s splashiest addition this off-season is 33-year-old journeyman forward Sam Gagner. This isn’t a slight against Gagner, who should be a solid depth add for the club. It’s just not what many fans were expecting and/or hoping for when the final nail was driven into Winnipeg’s miserable 2021-22 campaign this past spring.

A team that lost a steely forward in Andrew Copp, a leader in Paul Stastny and a breakout backup netminder in Eric Comrie hasn’t exactly replaced them. And those were on top of the bevy of issues already plaguing the team.

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