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VANCOUVER — Kevin Cheveldayoff isn’t going to have a lot of idle time on his hands this weekend at the 2019 NHL Draft.

The general manager of the Winnipeg Jets got a head-start on Monday when he traded defenceman Jacob Trouba to the New York Rangers for the 20th overall selection in 2019 and fellow blue-liner Neal Pionk.

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The Jets are among the many teams dealing with salary-cap challenges this week and even after moving Trouba — who was likely to receive an arbitration award in the neighbourhood of $7 million and could look for between $8-to-8.5 million on a long-term deal — more moves are required.

Money could be even tighter if the cap is closer to $82 million than the $83 million that was originally projected.

That amount could seem miniscule to some, but for teams like the Jets, it could lead to another trade or several.

You can bet the Jets are going to be in the thick of things when it comes to the rumour mill on a number of fronts.