US EditionHellebuyck, Jets Left to Deal with Rapid Fall From Grace This Season
Hellebuyck said complacency hurt Winnipeg, which finished 35-35-12 and missed the playoffs after winning the Presidents' Trophy last season.
- On Friday, Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck assessed the team's season as "unacceptable," following a campaign where the club missed the NHL playoffs after winning the Presidents' Trophy last year.
- "This year, it was chaos," Hellebuyck said, as the Jets finished with a 35-35-12 record—a 34-point drop from their championship season, marking a historic collapse.
- After winning the Vezina and Hart Trophy, Hellebuyck recorded a 2.86 goals-against average and an.895 save percentage this season, a stark statistical decline as he approaches age 33 next month.
- With his patience "starting to run thin," Hellebuyck emphasized that winning a Stanley Cup remains his goal, questioning whether the organization can acquire necessary pieces to compete.
- Forward Jonathan Toews played 82 games this season but remains noncommittal about his future, while teammate Mark Scheifele posted a career-high 103 points and prepares for the IIHF Men's World Championship.
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After winning the Presidents' trophy last season, elimination goes badly with the Jets.
The Toronto Star
Hellebuyck, Jets left to deal with rapid fall from grace this season
WINNIPEG - Plummeting from a Presidents’ Trophy winner to failing to make the NHL playoffs was “unacceptable, this season,” Winnipeg Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck assessed Friday.
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