In a normal season we thankfully only see the Winnipeg Jets twice. In this weird, mixed-up 2021 NHL season, we will be seeing a lot more of the black fly capital of the world as the Leafs play them 10 times over five months. We’ve never had to bother with them much before, and it’s very easy to forget they exist, so this will be a learning experience for both of us.
Winnipeg’s 2020
The Jets made the playoffs by coming fourth in the Central Division with 80 points. That sounds okay, right? Fourth. But the thing you need to remember is the Pacific was so spectacularly bad, that when the NHL expanded the cut-off for teams to make the playoffs, every team in the Central made the cut.