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New York Times
03-07-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Projecting Jets' opening-night roster with Gustav Nyquist, without Nikolaj Ehlers
The Winnipeg Jets signed Gustav Nyquist to a one-year, $3.25 million contract on Wednesday, while Nikolaj Ehlers continued to evaluate offers from the Washington Capitals, Carolina Hurricanes and Tampa Bay Lightning. Nyquist, who turns 36 this September, joins the Jets with a lot to prove. He's only two seasons removed from a 23-goal, 52-assist performance in Nashville, but his production fell off a cliff last season, particularly at five-on-five. Nyquist is a smart, crafty player and a well-respected veteran, but he scored just 28 points in 79 games last year, with an on-ice shooting percentage that cratered for himself and his teammates. Advertisement It's worth noting that the ice was not tilted against Winnipeg's newest signing when he played in Nashville. His underlying numbers are entirely decent, despite the dramatic decline in offensive production. Still, Nyquist appears to be a player on the downswing of his career — someone who may clear 40 points in a middle-six role while contributing to the second-unit power play. He's not an Ehlers replacement or close; he's one more veteran option who is more likely to chip in than drive results. The Jets project to be older and slower than they were one year ago. Nyquist is joined by Tanner Pearson and Cole Koepke as Winnipeg's NHL signings, while the Jets also announced two-way contracts for AHL stalwarts Phil Di Giuseppe, Walker Duehr, Samuel Fagemo, Kale Clague and Isaac Poulter on Wednesday. Now Winnipeg has approximately $19 million in cap space to sign restricted free agents Dylan Samberg, Gabriel Vilardi and Morgan Barron. But how do Nyquist and company affect Winnipeg's established stars? What does this mean for top prospects such as Elias Salomonsson, Brad Lambert, Brayden Yager and Nikita Chibrikov? And how will Winnipeg adapt its style of play to its new, more veteran roster? I'm glad you asked. Here is our early look at Winnipeg's locks, battles for spots and our first projection of the 2025-26 opening-night lineup. Roster locks: Mark Scheifele, Kyle Connor, Gabriel Vilardi (RFA), Adam Lowry, Jonathan Toews, Cole Perfetti, Nino Niederreiter, Gustav Nyquist, Alex Iafallo, Vladislav Namestnikov, Morgan Barron (RFA) Vying for spots: David Gustafsson, Cole Koepke, Tanner Pearson, Jaret Anderson-Dolan, Parker Ford (RFA), Phillip Di Giuseppe, Walker Duehr, Samuel Fagemo, Brad Lambert, Nikita Chibrikov, Brayden Yager, Colby Barlow, Fabian Wagner, Danny Zhilkin, Jacob Julien, Kevin He, Kieron Walton Advertisement Biggest camp battles: The middle-six pecking order, a fourth-line job, and a wall of veterans ahead of the youth The lines may not sort themselves out as listed, but you might be safe printing this chart as an indication of which 13 forwards will make the Jets this season. Everyone we've listed in the top nine is a lock to make the team, as is Morgan Barron. David Gustafsson and Cole Koepke probably make the team on merit, although their starting jobs aren't guaranteed, while veteran Tanner Pearson played 78 games for Vegas last season and should also be in the mix. When Lowry returns from offseason hip surgery, his health would necessitate a demotion, perhaps bumping Gustafsson from the lineup. Looking for people who could prove me wrong? Parker Ford and Jaret Anderson-Dolan are hardworking, tenacious and each got into NHL games last season. Twenty-one-year-old speedster Brad Lambert could dazzle us all over again at training camp, stealing a middle-six job from Nyquist or Iafallo if he's dynamic and defensively conscious enough. Nikita Chibrikov is a better bet to play a 200-foot game with some pugnacity involved, but may not have the footspeed to shine so brightly it necessitates the stealing of a job. Both prospects are likely Moose-bound to start the year, where Brayden Yager, who I've come to appreciate more with each viewing, will make his pro debut. Where are the real battles? Cole Perfetti should be front of mind for Nikolaj Ehlers' vacant job on the Jets' top power play. If he wins that job, the 23-year-old with great hands and hockey IQ is a good bet to eclipse the 50 points he amassed last season. There's also a chance the Jets find a way to make their top unit work around Jonathan Toews, whose faceoff acumen could help them start more shifts in the offensive zone. Nyquist will compete for power-play time, although he's been a second-unit option in recent years. Advertisement One of the biggest battles will be between Winnipeg's footspeed and its ability to play the style of hockey that won the Presidents' Trophy. Toews' footspeed will be a question mark, for reasons of age (he's 37) and his long road to recovery, while Nyquist (35) and Pearson (32) are slower than the players they will replace. Lowry will be returning from hip surgery and could take some time to get going. None of Perfetti, Gabriel Vilardi or Nino Niederreiter are elite skaters, though they're all capable players. The Jets might do well generating goals from sustained zone time — this is Mark Scheifele's area of expertise — but they appear to have lost a ton of offence on the fly. Roster locks: Josh Morrissey, Neal Pionk, Dylan Samberg (RFA), Dylan DeMelo Vying for spots: Luke Schenn, Colin Miller, Logan Stanley, Haydn Fleury, Ville Heinola, Elias Salomonsson, Cale Klague, Alfons Freij, Tyrel Bauer (RFA), Isaak Phillips (RFA) Biggest camp battles: Both bottom-pair jobs, the NHL/AHL cutoff, and no room for youth Josh Morrissey and Dylan Samberg represent great strength on the left, Neal Pionk and Dylan DeMelo are good complements for them on the right, and then the Jets have a series of question marks. They have have nine defencemen who will require waivers to be assigned to the minors — there simply isn't room for everyone. But let's say Lowry is Winnipeg's only injury. If we've nailed the Jets' 13 forwards in that section of this piece, Winnipeg can fit eight defencemen under the 23-player limit until Lowry returns to the lineup. That should give the Jets time to make up their minds about Haydn Fleury, Colin Miller, Logan Stanley and Luke Schenn. Meanwhile, training-camp injuries to Ville Heinola, Nate Schmidt and others in recent seasons have proven that nothing is promised, even to a veteran. There is no catastrophe in having too many defencemen today. Advertisement I've listed Fleury and Schenn ahead of Stanley and Miller, deferring to their games played totals from Winnipeg's playoffs. I've waived Ville Heinola, deferring to his games played total from the regular season. We can talk all we like about Heinola being on the cusp of winning a job prior to his ankle injury two years ago; the Jets got him healthy in the back half of the season and didn't play him. The 24-year-old will become an unrestricted free agent next summer unless he plays 27 or more NHL games this season. That kind of workload is unlikely on a healthy Jets team. This leaves no room for top prospect Elias Salomonsson, who will turn 21 in August. He is waivers exempt for two more seasons; I think it would take a spectacular training camp for him to make the Jets roster. As the Jets' top prospect, he may be capable of it. If the Jets do run it back, they can point to two straight William Jennings trophies built by team defence and backed by Connor Hellebuyck. Roster locks: Connor Hellebuyck, Eric Comrie Vying for spots: Isaac Poulter, Dom DiVincentiis, Thomas Milic Biggest camp battles: Three-way battle for both AHL jobs and the ECHL job in Norfolk Connor Hellebuyck won his third Vezina Trophy this season. When Hellebuyck was presented with that trophy in a surprise ceremony at his house, Eric Comrie made a cameo to present him with the Hart Trophy, too. This is a No. 1, No. 2 arrangement that the Jets will be thrilled to return to, knowing its overall body of work is stellar. Every year Hellebuyck starts for Winnipeg is a year it should make the playoffs and could go on a run, regardless of his recent playoff misery. The real battles for jobs will come at the minor-league level, where top prospects Dom DiVincentiis (21) and Thomas Milic (22) are joined by Winnipeg product Isaac Poulter (23). On the chart, they're sorted by their AHL starts last season, with Poulter playing a bigger role for Utica than either DiVincentiis or Milic did for Manitoba. All three goaltenders are young and capable at the AHL level, with grand long-term ambitions. Advertisement DiVincentiis was asked on Wednesday about balancing goaltending partnership with the desire for the starter's job. 'Everybody talks about the Jets draft great teammates and I think that is the main thing: being there for one another and even when times are tough to not get negative and stay positive with each other,' DiVincentiis said. 'We're both pushing because, at the end of the day, we're pushing to win a championship together.' (Photo of Gustav Nyquist: Steph Chambers / Getty Images)
Winnipeg Free Press
01-07-2025
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
Jets sign Cole Koepke, Tanner Pearson to one-year contracts
WINNIPEG – The Winnipeg Jets have signed forwards Cole Koepke and Tanner Pearson to one-year contracts worth US$1 million apiece. Pearson, 32, had 12 goals and 15 assists in 78 games for the Vegas Golden Knights last season. The winger from Kitchener, Ont., has totalled 150 goals and 162 assists in 722 career NHL games for Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, Vancouver, Montreal and Vegas. Koepke, 27, compiled 10 goals and seven assists in 73 games for the Boston Bruins last season. The six-foot-one, 207-pound winger has appeared in 99 NHL games with 11 goals and nine assists. Forward Brandon Tanev, acquired at the March trade deadline by the Jets, signed a three-year, $7.5 million contract with the Utah Mammoth. Winnipeg Jets Game Days On Winnipeg Jets game days, hockey writers Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe send news, notes and quotes from the morning skate, as well as injury updates and lineup decisions. Arrives a few hours prior to puck drop. Tanev had 10 goals and 12 assists in 79 regular-season games split between the Jets and Seattle Kraken in 2024-25. The 33-year-old from Toronto also skated in 13 playoff games for Winnipeg. This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 1, 2025.
Yahoo
28-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Patrick Schulte to miss US matches because of oblique injury
FILE - Columbus Crew goalkeeper Patrick Schulte (28) holds the ball during the second half of an MLS soccer match against CF Montréal on Saturday, April 5, 2025, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Tanner Pearson, File) FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Columbus goalkeeper Patrick Schulte will miss the United States' friendlies against Turkey and Switzerland ahead of the CONCACAF Gold Cup because of an oblique injury and was replaced on the roster Wednesday by Chicago's Chris Brady. Schulte was hurt during warmups ahead of Saturday's Major League Soccer match against Charlotte. Advertisement Brady, who has not played for the national team, joins goalkeepers Matt Turner, Zack Steffen and Matt Freese on the U.S. roster. Steffen hasn't played for Colorado since May 14 because of an oblique injury. The U.S. plays Turkey on June 7 at East Hartford, Connecticut, and Switzerland three days later at Nashville, Tennessee, then meets Trinidad and Tobago, Saudi Arabia and Haiti in the first round of the Gold Cup. ___ AP soccer:
Yahoo
27-01-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Golden Knights open homestand with 4-1 victory over defending champion Panthers
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Adin Hill made 32 saves, Tanner Pearson had his first game-winning goal of the season and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Florida Panthers 4-1 on Sunday night. The Golden Knights came in losers of seven of their last nine and got a much-needed victory over the defending Stanley Cup champions to open their three-game homestand. Brayden McNabb, Jack Eichel and Tomas Hertl also scored for Vegas, and Nic Roy had three assists. Anton Lundell scored for Florida, and Spencer Knight stopped 22 shots. The Panthers were playing their fourth road game in six nights and were on the second leg of a back-to-back after beating San Jose 7-2 on Saturday night. The Golden Knights reclaimed sole possession of first place in the Pacific Division, moving a point in front of Edmonton. Takeaways Florida: The Panthers had a chance to reclaim the top spot in the Atlantic Division, but remain a point back of Toronto. Vegas: Just before the game, the Golden Knights announced defenseman Alex Pietrangelo was withdrawing from the 4 Nations Faceoff. Pietrangelo played 24:22 against the Panthers. Key moment With Vegas defenseman Nic Hague in the penalty box for slashing early in the third period, and the Knights up by one goal, Florida failed to capitalize on the power play against the league's 21st-ranked penalty kill. The Panthers came into the game with the third-best road power play. Key stat Brett Howden played in his 400th career game. Up next Florida opens a three-game homestand with Los Angeles on Wednesday night. The Golden Knights host Dallas on Tuesday night. ___ AP NHL:
CBS News
27-01-2025
- Sport
- CBS News
Vegas Golden Knights open homestand with 4-1 victory over defending champion Florida Panthers
Adin Hill made 32 saves, Tanner Pearson had his first game-winning goal of the season and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Florida Panthers 4-1 on Sunday night. The Golden Knights came in losers of seven of their last nine and got a much-needed victory over the defending Stanley Cup champions to open their three-game homestand. Brayden McNabb, Jack Eichel and Tomas Hertl also scored for Vegas, and Nic Roy had three assists. Anton Lundell scored for Florida, and Spencer Knight stopped 22 shots. The Panthers were playing their fourth road game in six nights and were on the second leg of a back-to-back after beating San Jose 7-2 on Saturday night. The Golden Knights reclaimed sole possession of first place in the Pacific Division, moving a point in front of Edmonton. Takeaways Florida: The Panthers had a chance to reclaim the top spot in the Atlantic Division, but remain a point back of Toronto. Vegas: Just before the game, the Golden Knights announced defenseman Alex Pietrangelo was withdrawing from the 4 Nations Faceoff. Pietrangelo played 24:22 against the Panthers. Key moment With Vegas defenseman Nic Hague in the penalty box for slashing early in the third period, and the Knights up by one goal, Florida failed to capitalize on the power play against the league's 21st-ranked penalty kill. The Panthers came into the game with the third-best road power play. Key stat Brett Howden played in his 400th career game. Up next Florida opens a three-game homestand with Los Angeles on Wednesday night. The Golden Knights host Dallas on Tuesday night.
