Canucks rival, Winnipeg Jets breakdown

Canucks Fans: Postmortem On Another Canadian Team That Had Hopes

As the Canucks and Edmonton Oilers get ready to try and eliminate one another, leaving us with one Canadian city alive in the playoffs, we look at another Western Conference team that had high hopes; the Winnipeg Jets.

What happened?!

Who’s the new coach after Rick Bowness stepped down this week?

Who’s the 2nd line centre?

Many pundits believed that if it wasn’t the Canucks coming out of the west, it might be the Jets, but that postseason dream only lasted five games.

Longtime Winnipeg play-by-play voice Paul Edmonds fills us in on all of the secrets and speculations on “Simmer’s Morning Skate”. Fresh update Friday am.

It’s the perfect little Canadian hockey, Western Conference, NHL educational update prior to Game-2 before the Canucks and Oilers.

Enjoy this and of course, enjoy the hockey action!!

Earlier Canucks:

Is Vancouver A “Team of Destiny?”

“Simmer and Gabby 13” With Boudreau’s Round-2 Predictions

“Simmer’s Morning Skate” with Rob Simpson and Paul Edmonds

Rob Simpson

Rob Simpson has covered the NHL in five different decades. He’s authored 4 books on hockey and is a veteran TV and radio play-by-play man and reporter.