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#winnipeg-jets

There are plenty of Toronto Maple Leafs rumors in the air this off-season.The NHL draft and free agency period are less than a month away, so it's not uncommon for the rumor mill to kick things into overdrive.When a team like the Toronto Maple Leafs doesn't perform as well as expected, there will always be changes needed to the lineup.

From the San Jose Sharks' perspective, there was nowhere to go but up after they were throttled by the Vancouver Canucks earlier this week.Now as they return to San Jose, that's also true from an NHL standings standpoint.The Sharks had a one-goal lead in the second period Saturday but allowed three straight to the Calgary Flames in what became a 5-3 loss at the Saddledome, marking San Jose's ninth consecutive defeat as it ended a three-game road trip.

With the Vegas Golden Knights claiming the first Stanley Cup in their franchise's budding and already enviable history earlier this week, the NHL offseason has officially begun.With the NHL's first buyout window already having opened, the NHL draft just two weeks away and whispers and rumors of landscape-altering moves already abound, it appears that a weaker than usual free agent class could lead to an exciting summer on the trade front.

The Winnipeg Jets are expected to be one of the most busy teams in the NHL this offseason as they have a bevy of key players eligible to become unrestricted free agents in 2024 and it is very questionable that they'll be able to come to terms with the majority of them on an extension.Perhaps the most likely player of all to be on the move from Winnipeg this summer is forward Pierre-Luc Dubois.

Two games into the Stanley Cup Final and it's been all Vegas Golden Knights.Goaltender Adin Hill has stolen the spotlight more than a few times (how many times have you seen his game one save by now?).The goaltender might also serve a pressing need for Vegas next season that doesn't have to do with his in-net heroics.

SAN JOSE - Thomas Bordeleau played center at Michigan, has been a centerman in international competition for Team USA, and played in the middle when he dressed for his first eight NHL games last season.Bordeleau, though, will start on the wing for his ninth NHL game Thursday when the San Jose Sharks host the Vegas Golden Knights.

The two teams entering the Stanley Cup Final have something in common.Not only have they both won 12 playoff games up to this point, but both teams have also gone from making a coaching change in the offseason to finding their way in the Stanley Cup Final.The real Stanley Cup winner this year: coaching changes
The Vegas Golden Knights decided to move on from Pete DeBoer after his second full season with the team this past offseason.

What a complex season this has been for the Winnipeg Jets.Before the team even stepped on the ice, it was making headlines.Head coach Rick Bowness stepped in for his first season with the team, and forward Blake Wheeler was stripped of his captaincy in favor of a cast of alternate captains.Despite that seeming like a bit of a mess back in October, the Jets came out with a purpose when the regular season began.

With the American Hockey League regular season down to its final two-plus weeks, some NHL teams have opted to send top prospects with NHL experience to their AHL affiliates to face the pressure and scrutiny that comes with the push to the Calder Cup Playoffs.Here is a look at five players who will be counted on by their AHL teams down the stretch: William Eklund, San Jose (San Jose Sharks) The Sharks could have opted to keep Eklund on their roster for the rest of the regular season.

SAN JOSE - The reeling San Jose Sharks could be without two veteran wingers for the rest of the regular season and will be without a third one for at least their game with the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday.Sharks coach David Quinn said it's unclear whether Andreas Johnsson or Evgeny Svechnikov will be able to return from their respective lower body injuries with just eight games left in the regular season after Tuesday.

Dubois, DeBrincat, Nylander are on the radar.SAN JOSE, Calif. - San Jose Sharks general manager Mike Grier could soon make his mark in the trade market.While he has been active since taking the job, it's more been a matter of moving pieces out, namely Brent Burns and Timo Meier.But perhaps Grier is looking to add a foundational piece this offseason, and it appears as though there will be several options available to him.

There have been a lot of shocking moments during the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs, but the most surprising element of the postseason is not that Boston is out or that Colorado lost in round one to the Seattle Kraken.The biggest surprise of the Stanley Cup playoffs has to be how lack luster the goaltending has been.

The Stanley Cup Playoffs have been devastating to your bracket, probably.Early exits from Boston, Colorado, and Toronto meant that a ton of pre-loffs favorites have lost their chance at a Cup.They've also meant that a ton of former Capitals players have been eliminated from the postseason, leaving just a scant few remaining.

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For the second straight year, the Kings suffered a season-ending loss to the Edmonton Oilers in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, falling 5-4 in Game 6 at Crypto.comArena on Saturday night.Kailer Yamamoto scored the go-ahead goal with just over three minutes left in the third quarter.

Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery has had the luxury of having arguably the NHL's best goalie tandem in Linus Ullmark and Jeremy Swayman.Ullmark is the runaway favorite to win the Vezina Trophy this year and has a league-leading 1.91 goals against average going into Boston's game against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night.

With the Oakland A's game against Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Angels being televised on NBC Sports California, the Sharks' game against the Vegas Golden Knights has been moved to another channel.Tonight's game at SAP Center, and the Sharks' April 10 game against the Winnipeg Jets, are being shown on NBC Sports California Plus.

With the Oakland A's game against Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Angels being televised on NBC Sports California, the Sharks' game against the Vegas Golden Knights has been moved to another channel.Tonight's game at SAP Center, and the Sharks' April 10 game against the Winnipeg Jets, are being shown on NBC Sports California Plus.

SAN JOSE - San Jose Sharks goalie James Reimer saw the puck slide over to Mason Appleton, who had most of the yawning 4' x 6' net to shoot at from his position a few feet away from the crease.The only thing Reimer could do, as his body was pointed in another direction, was to extend his goalie stick back to try and cover some small portion of the net.

SAN JOSE - San Jose Sharks goalie James Reimer saw the puck slide over to Mason Appleton, who had most of the yawning 4' x 6' net to shoot at from his position a few feet away from the crease.The only thing Reimer could do, as his body was pointed in another direction, was to extend his goalie stick back to try and cover some small portion of the net.

SAN JOSE San Jose Sharks goalie James Reimer saw the puck slide over to Mason Appleton, who had most of the yawning 4' x 6' net to shoot at from his position a few feet away from the crease.The only thing Reimer could do, as his body was pointed in another direction, was to extend his goalie stick back to try and cover some small portion of the net.

Harvard defenseman and newly signed San Jose Shark Henry Thrun might play in tonight's game against the Winnipeg Jets.According to San Jose Hockey Now's Sheng Peng, Thrun was suited up at warmups this morning.Thrun signed a two-year deal over the weekend, though the first year of his deal burns off this year.

SAN JOSE - Defenseman Henry Thrun, who signed an entry-level contract with the Sharks over the weekend, will make his NHL debut on Thursday, coach David Quinn said.Thrun arrived in San Jose on Monday, two days after he signed a two-year deal with the Sharks that expires after the 2023-24 season.Thrun, though, arrived too late to be able to practice with the Sharks, and was ruled out for tonight's game at SAP Center against the Winnipeg Jets.

SAN JOSE - Defenseman Henry Thrun, who signed an entry-level contract with the Sharks over the weekend, will make his NHL debut on Thursday, coach David Quinn said.Thrun arrived in San Jose on Monday, two days after he signed a two-year deal with the Sharks that expires after the 2023-24 season.Thrun, though, arrived too late to be able to practice with the Sharks, and was ruled out for tonight's game at SAP Center against the Winnipeg Jets.

SAN JOSE Defenseman Henry Thrun, who signed an entry-level contract with the Sharks over the weekend, will make his NHL debut on Thursday, coach David Quinn said.Thrun arrived in San Jose on Monday, two days after he signed a two-year deal with the Sharks that expires after the 2023-24 season.Thrun, though, arrived too late to be able to practice with the Sharks, and was ruled out for tonight's game at SAP Center against the Winnipeg Jets.

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36-28-8, 80PTS, 5th in Central Division
Roman Josi: 67GP, 18G, 41A, 59PTS; Matt Duchene: 71GP, 22G, 34A, 56PTS; Filip Forsberg: 50GP, 19G, 23A, 42PTS
Kevin Lankinen: 8-8-1, 2.72 GAA, .917

Winnipeg Jets (41-30-3, fourth in the Central Division) vs. San Jose Sharks (19-39-15, eighth in the Pacific Division)
San Jose, California; Tuesday, 10:30 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The San Jose Sharks enter a matchup against the Winnipeg Jets after losing nine games in a row.San Jose is 19-39-15 overall and 6-20-10 at home.