According to ESPN Insider Craig Custance as well as the Jets' beat reporter Ken Wiebe (Winnipeg Sun), former Winnipeg Jets player Jim Slater will indeed join Genève-Servette HC.

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The 32-year-old forward was a fourth line player for the Winnipeg Jets last season and is reportedly the Grenats' solution for their injury woes. He apparently signed the contract this morning.

The former first round pick of the Atlanta Trashers (the team which was relocated to Winnipeg in 2011) has only ever played for the organisation that drafted him and scored 67 goals and 71 assists in 592 NHL games for them. (mso)

UPDATE Jim Slater confirms on TSN 1290 Winnipeg that he has signed with Geneva. Thus, we are only waiting on Genève-Servette HC's announcement. - 29 September 2015, 7:46 PM

UPDATE As Chris McSorley tells Le Matin, Slater has been signed to a one-year contract with the option of adding another season. As the Tribune de Genève reports, the forward should join the team next week at the latest. They are only waiting for his work permit.- 29 September 2015, 10:51 PM

UPDATE Genève-Servette HC has officially confirmed the signing of Jim Slater to a contract until the end of the season with an option of adding another season. Slater will be wearing number 16 for the Grenats and arrives tomorrow. He will, however, not yet be playing in Friday's game against the ZSC Lions. - 1 October 2015, 08:58 AM

Former #NHLJets C Jim Slater signed with Geneva in the Swiss League this morning — Ken Wiebe (@WiebeSunSports) 29. September 2015

Former Jets forward Jim Slater has signed a deal to play in Geneva, Switzerland. A little surprised an NHL team didn't grab him first. — Craig Custance (@CraigCustance) September 29, 2015

Jim Slater vient de confirmer sur les ondes de TSN qu'il avait bien signé à Genève. — SwissHabs (@SwissHabs) September 29, 2015



