Is the Winnipeg Jets’ hot start for real? Adam Lowry for Team Canada? Mailbag
New York TimesThe Winnipeg Jets won eight games in a row to finish off last season and won eight more games in a row to start this season. From whether or not we should believe in the Jets’ hot start to Adam Lowry’s chances of making Team Canada to the Jets’ defensive situation, Ville Heinola’s status and Dylan Samberg’s next contract, here is part one of our first in-season Jets mailbag. — Greg B. Greg asked a question on a lot of your minds — and one that’s complicated, based on Ville Heinola’s injury history and Winnipeg’s history with respect to handling its defencemen. I know it’s fun — and often accurate — to assume people get overlooked because they’re in Winnipeg but the truth is that Lowry gets leaguewide respect. Lowry finished seventh in Selke Trophy voting last year, indicating a groundswell in leaguewide appreciation, and when out-of-market media discuss the Jets, Lowry’s two-way quality is one of the items they consistently get right.
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