Is the Olympic break a reset for the Winnipeg Jets? Or is the three-week shutdown of the NHL season an opportunity for the struggling team to move on?
The Bombers signed defensive lineman Jake Ceresna after he spent last season with the Edmonton Elks.
At 22-26-8 and 11 points away from the playoffs, maybe the best thing that can happen to the Jets is to take time away from the rink and reset for the final 26 games of the season.
The top four seeds in Reid Carruthers, Jordon McDonald, Braden Calvert and Brett Walter have all advanced to A-Event qualifying games at the Bunge Championship.
Winnipeg's Seth Jarvis of the Carolina Hurricanes was added to Canada's Olympic men's hockey team as an injury replacement.
Kyle Connor opened the scoring for the Jets on the power play before Montreal scored five straight goals to pull away and drop Winnipeg to 22-26-8 entering the Olympic break.
Winnipeg Jets head coach Scott Arniel has maintained his team will fight on until somebody tells them a playoff spot is no longer attainable. But those prospects are slim.
Winnipeg's Emmanuel Akot will be back in Sea Bears uniform this season after re-signing with the club.
Gabriel Vilardi, Cole Perfetti and Logan Stanley scored for the Jets who fell to 1-6 in games decided in OT this season.
The Winnipeg Jets ended a number of long streaks Saturday afternoon in Florida. And that was what made it more than 'just another win.'
