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The Winnipeg Jets have regressed in 2015-16 after showing great promise just one season earlier.

They are floundering near the bottom of the standings, and while nobody ever talks officially about a five-year plan, it’s generally expected a team’s brass should be able to make significant headway in that time period.

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It’s Year 5 now for the franchise since moving to Winnipeg. It’s Year 5 for general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff.

Has he done enough to build a winning organization? Certainly, the results have not come yet, but there is plenty of hope for the future.

The question is: how long will Jets ownership and the fans of Winnipeg be patient?

Over the NHL all-star weekend, the Winnipeg Sun will take a hard look at the past, present and future of Cheveldayoff’s tenure in a three-part series that starts Friday.

In Part 2 this weekend, Paul Friesen examines whether the Jets hired the right man for the job from the beginning. In Part 3, Ken Wiebe evaluates the Jets’ draft-and-develop model.

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