The
Winnipeg Jets are experimenting with their forward depth these days and possibly eyeing the future as they are turning first-line winger and captain
Blake Wheeler into the second-line centre they've been looking for for the past three years and slotting
Patrik Laine in his spot alongside
Mark Scheifele and
Kyle Connor.
The thinking is if Wheeler can remain effective as a centre playing behind Scheifele, both will see advantageous match-ups - perhaps even more so Wheeler - as opponents will now have two lines with the potential to take over a game and pay attention to.
With goalie
Connor Hellebuyck back to his Vezina-level ways, that just leaves the defence as a point of concern, particularly the right side, which reminds me that
Stéphane Quintal has once held that position as a 25/26-year-old, as can be attested by card #245 from
Fleer's
1994-95 Fleer Ultra set, which he signed in black sharpie at his
induction into the LHJMQ Hall Of Fame last year:
You tend to forget how simple and beautiful their white (home garbs were at the time, because you mostly see the dark jersey nowadays, but "WOW". The veteran of 1037 NHL games is still the Assistant-Director and Senior VP of Player Safety for the NHL but would listen if an NHL team came calling with an offer for a front-office job.
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