The agent for pending unrestricted free agent goalie Brian Elliott says there are a number of teams interested in his client’s services.

But Kurt Overhardt of KO Sports Inc. said on Monday he couldn’t comment if the Winnipeg Jets were one of those clubs, just days before opening of free agency in the National Hockey League.

Elliott has been considered an option for the Jets for several weeks now and resurfaced in Winnipeg again on Monday morning following a report from TSN 1290’s Rick Ralph that Elliott was making tentative accommodations in town. Elliott is one of several goalies the Jets could be interested in signing as an insurance plan after an up-and-down year from the incumbent No. 1, Connor Hellebuyck.

Elliott, 32, is coming off a 26-win season where he helped the Calgary Flames to a playoff spot. Elliott, a two-time NHL all-star, sported a .910 save percentage and two shutouts in 49 appearances in the Flames’ crease.

The Newmarket, Ont., product was drafted in the ninth round, 291st overall by the Ottawa Senators in 2003.

NHL teams have been allowed to talk to pending free agents since Sunday, but aren’t allowed to sign them until Canada Day.

LEMIEUX FIGHTING FOR SPOT

Brendan Lemieux says he’ll be fighting for a job on the Jets roster this fall, and if there isn’t one, he’s going to create one.

“I think there are jobs, I really believe that this year,” Lemieux said. “If there isn’t one, I plan on making one. It’s not really an option this year for me. I just really want to go in and make my mark.”

Lemieux, 21, hit the ice on Monday, four months removed from a season-ending leg injury, one that capped a frustrating year for the first-year pro.

Lemieux said the goal last season was to never play in the American Hockey League with the Manitoba Moose, but he said he’s grateful now to have had the chance to make his mistakes in the minors.

“That’s kind of how I took it (being sent down), I was able to do some things and make some changes in my game and now, moving forward, I want to be able to not get rid of those and implement the style of game I have up today,” Lemieux said.

Lemieux said he has made some big changes, including shedding some pounds so he can become a quicker player on the ice.

“I’m only a few months in, but it’s starting to show,” he said. “It’s exciting to see it turning in the right direction and (Monday) kind of re-affirmed that for me.

“Last year, physically I felt strong enough hand mature enough but I didn’t feel I had that quickness that I need to have. While all that’s been going on, I feel that my strength has gotten even better.”

POOLMAN ON TRACK

Tucker Poolman continues to rehab from bilateral shoulder surgery, but says his recovering is going to plan.

Poolman, who signed a one-year entry-level contract with the Jets back in March, had his second surgery in the third week of April and said he’s only begun to grip a stick.

Poolman, 24, hasn’t skated since narrowly missing the NCAA’s Final Four with the University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks, falling 4-3 in double overtime of the NCAA West Regional semifinals to Boston University at the end of March.

“It’s a slow process but in a month here, I should be able to get on the ice and start progressing from there,” Poolman said.

Poolman said he has mostly done shoulder work while he maintains his lower-body strength.

“Just range of motion things and some strength exercises,” he said. “That’s about it. Nothing too crazy.”

Poolman was named National College Hockey Conference Defensive Defenceman of the Year this past season and was also handed All-NCHC First Team and All-NCHC Tournament Team honours.

QUALIFYING OFFERS

The Jets extended qualifying offers to four restricted free agents on Monday.

Goaltender Hellebuyck, defenceman JC Lipon and forwards Andrew Copp and Brandon Tanev were handed offers, according to the team’s Twitter account.

Not included in those offers is Scott Kosmachuk, Ryan Olsen and Quinton Howden, making them unrestricted free agents come July 1.

Kosmachuk was drafted by the Jets in third round, 70th overall in 2012 while Olsen was drafted three rounds later, 160th overall in the sixth round.

Howden, a former first-round pick from Oakbank, signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Jets last summer.

Howden played most of the season with the Moose, scoring 13 goals and adding 11 helpers in 58 games. In five games with the Jets, Howden was held pointless.

headed to free agency

Former Winnipeg Jets forward Alexander Burmistrov will also hit the free agent market after the Arizona Coyotes didn’t extend him a qualifying offer on Monday.

Burmistrov, who played parts of five seasons in with the Jets organization after being drafted eighth overall in the 2010 NHL Draft, was claimed off waivers by the Coyotes on New Years Day after registering just two assists in 23 games this past season in Winnipeg.