Let us pick up right where we left off. Winnipeg Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff faces a series of salary cap challenges this summer.



Current contract estimates give Winnipeg a 23-man roster that costs $78,492,812, plus another $3.7 million in bonus money potentially available to players like Patrik Laine, Kyle Connor, and Jack Roslovic who are still on their entry level contracts.



Assuming an $80 million salary cap, the following roster is both a) too expensive and b) not as good as the most recent version of the Winnipeg Jets:



Without Paul Stastny or Toby Enstrom, this team is not as good on paper as the one that preceded it.



Stastny, who led Winnipeg in 5-on-5 points per minute in the playoffs, has indicated that he and the Jets will talk about a contract extension. Given that, according to Andy Strickland, Stastny has also said he would consider a return to St. Louis if the Blues expressed interest, the future appears to be wide open for the...