Ranking the Jets' top offseason priorities: Where Winnipeg needs to get back on track

The Winnipeg Jets could have been a wild-card team with better luck, but luck is not a plan. They cannot afford to go through the offseason losing as much talent as they did last summer — or make as many missed bets on old, slow veterans — and talk about the Stanley Cup as a realistic goal.The Jets have key, foundational pieces such as Connor Hellebuyck, Mark Scheifele and Josh Morrissey in place, but they’ve missed on enough key decisions in the past year to warrant an intensive offseason review. The Jets have weaknesses to be identified and dealt with — regardless of their late-season push — including problems with roster construction, player deployment and a deviation from their “draft and develop” identity so severe it’s threatening to leave them without a sorely needed second wave of stars.Advertisement