The Winnipeg Jets enter the offseason with approximately $25 million of cap space and an incredible amount of work to do.



Winnipeg needs to re-sign its number one goaltender in Connor Hellebuyck, top defensive pairing of Josh Morrissey and Jacob Trouba, and six more restricted free agents in Adam Lowry, Joel Armia, Brandon Tanev, Marko Dano, Tucker Poolman, and Joe Morrow.



Accomplishing all of that would be a good start.



Winnipeg will explore the possibility of re-signing Paul Stastny, the unrestricted free agent whose trade deadline acquisition represented both a commitment to contend and the Jets’ correct recognition of their own potential. Stastny waived his no-trade clause to complete the trade and has since said his agent, Matt Keator, will talk to Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff in the coming weeks. Cheveldayoff reciprocated the interest in his end-of-season media availability but expressed caution – it takes more than interest; it takes cap...