Know The Enemy: Winnipeg Jets

Tab Bamford

Oct 10, 2022

We’re previewing the Central Division teams the Blackhawks will battle this season as we get ready for the new season. The Jets have underwhelmed for too long in the eyes of the organization and fans, so they made a couple massive changes this offseason… just not to their roster. They have a pending wants-out player in Pierre-Luc Dubois and hoe Cole Perfetti can work his magic into making them a strong playoff team this season. Some analysts aren’t thrilled, though.

How will they do?

IneffectiveMath Projection: 92.2 (4th in Central)
JFresh Projection: 98 (3rd in Central)
The Athletic Projection: 88.3 (6th in Central)
DraftKings Over/Under: 87.5 (6th in Central)

What’d I miss?

The Jets won’t have a captain this season, which is interesting.

pic.twitter.com/VF7Uwrtefg
— Winnipeg Jets PR (@WpgJetsPR) September 16, 2022

And they’ll have a new head coach, bringing in Rick Bowness to hopefully solve their problems. We wish him luck!

It’s official ✍️

Welcome back to our new Head Coach, Rick Bowness! pic.twitter.com/Lh3ZZPutvn
— Winnipeg Jets (@NHLJets) July 3, 2022

When do they play the Blackhawks?

Nov. 5 — @ Winnipeg

Nov. 27 — vs Winnipeg

Dec. 9 — vs Winnipeg

Feb. 11 — @ Winnipeg

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Tab Bamford

Tab Bamford has been writing about the Chicago Blackhawks for almost two decades. He joined Bleacher Nation as the lead Blackhawks writer in May 2022. Tab is a member of the Professional Hockey Writers Association and is the author of three books about the Blackhawks: "The Future: Connor Bedard and the Chicago Blackhawks' New Era,"(Triumph Books),"100 Things Blackhawks Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die" (Triumph Books) and "Chicago Blackhawks: An Illustrated Timeline" (Reedy Press, 2021). Find him on Twitter/X/Instagram/Threads at @The1Tab

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