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Jets Goalie Skinner Focuses on Preparation as Hellebuyck Uncertainty Continues
Stuart Skinner says he is focused on earning the Jets job as Connor Hellebuyck again seeks a trade.
- Stuart Skinner could become the Winnipeg Jets' starting goaltender this season as Connor Hellebuyck recently repeated his request to be traded. Skinner signed a two-year deal with the club last July.
- Hellebuyck, a three-time Vezina Trophy winner who won the 2025 Hart Trophy, remains under contract for five more years at about $8.5 million annually. His trade request complicates the Jets' goaltending plans.
- A 27-year-old Edmonton native, Skinner posted a 2.77 goals-against average over 224 career games, having backstopped the Edmonton Oilers in consecutive Stanley Cup finals in 2024 and 2025. Both series ended in losses.
- Jets captain Adam Lowry told reporters on Tuesday that the team has no control over goaltending plans. "The situation is going to resolve itself one way or another," Lowry said.
- Winnipeg missed the playoffs last spring after finishing 12th in the 16-team Western Conference. Skinner said on Wednesday his focus remains on his own job amid roster uncertainty.
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