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Kevin Cheveldayoff discusses the Winnipeg Jets' free agency moves and the state of the team following Development Camp.

We wrapped up the final day of Development Camp with a chat with Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff who spoke about the state of his hockey team, the prospects in the system, free agency, Connor Hellebuyck, Shane Doan and more. Topics: 1) Reflections on Free Agency 2) Any awkwardness dealing with Ray Petkau (agent for Skinner & Hellebuyck)? (:32) 3) What does Wade Flaherty do to get the most out of goalies? (1:47) 4) How much do they lean on Flaherty when bringing goalies in? (2:38) 5) What are areas where they still need to work on? (3:04) 6) What is his to-do list left for free agency? (4:03) 7) What is the plan in goal for the Jets? (5:15) 8) Having the Jets identity known as taking care of their players (5:59) 9) What's the latest on the Connor Hellebuyck front? (7:04) 10) Have other core pieces reached out regarding the "plan to win"? (7:13) 11) What stood out about Viggo Björck this week? (7:30) 12) Does bringing in Skinner impact the conversations about Hellebuyck? (8:07) 13) Did they have any interest in Mavrik Bourque? (8:40) 14) Is Viggo Björck a centre? (9:07) 15) Not bringing in a lot of veteran depth guys = more opportunities (9:49) 16) Was this a unique free agency…

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Hosts: Dave Minuk, Drew Mindell, Ezra Ginsburg

Guest: Kevin Cheveldayoff

Topics covered

• Free Agency
• Development Camp
• Winnipeg Jets
• Hockey Prospects
• Goalie Development
• Team Identity
• Player Contracts

Keywords

• Kevin Cheveldayoff
• Winnipeg Jets
• Free Agency
• Connor Hellebuyck
• Development Camp
• Shane Doan
• Goalies
• NHL Prospects
• Team Strategy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Winnipeg Jets

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