The Winnipeg Jets have already made a few minor trades throughout the course of the season. It won’t be the least bit surprising to see them make at least one more before the April 3 trade deadline.
With time winding down in the shortened campaign, the Jets have some unrestricted free agents (UFAs) who they’ll have to decide on. Do they keep them, or do they trade them?
In the coming days, Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff has to make some important decisions on the trade front.
Certainly, the mindset is changed when you’re tied for first place in your division with just 19 games remaining in the regular season. The Jets are in prime position to make the playoffs. It’s the closest that this franchise has been to the playoffs since the last time that they actually made it as the Atlanta Thrashers in 2006-07.
With that being said, do the Jets go ahead and trade away some of their UFAs, or do they keep them as they make a run for the playoffs?
It could go either way with the scenario that the Jets are in now. The following roster players are UFAs after the end of this season: Nik Antropov, Kyle Wellwood, Antt ...
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