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ANALYSIS: Solving roster issues on blue line is key for Jets in off-season

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A starting point in the list of organizational considerations for the Winnipeg Jets is the future of unrestricted free agents Brenden Dillon and Dylan DeMelo. 

There are only four teams in the NHL right now not already planning for next season. The other 28 are staring into a prism fixated on how to improve overall by next fall, the Winnipeg Jets included.

And while the immediate focus for Winnipeg management is to hire a head coach, there are other primary focal points that require their attention in a timely and strategic fashion.For the Jets’ hockey executives, the view must be kaleidoscopic.

And yes, the team needs to make space for younger D-men to push into the lineup ASAP, but there are other ways to free up spots to do that than divesting of either of the two veterans, especially understanding that both want to remain in Winnipeg. At this point, the NHL is down to its final four, and based on the lens the Jets are looking through right now, they’d view next season much more favourably if they weren’t down two important defencemen by July 1.ANALYSIS: NHL’s playoff marathon shaping up to be one of best ever

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