Cheveldayoff knows Vegas will be tough test

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Jets GM proud of steps team has taken this season

MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSKevin Cheveldayoff is justifiably proud of the giant steps his Jets have taken in 2017-18.

The Winnipeg GM has also been impressed with what has been built in Vegas, where the Golden Knights have challenged many preconceived notions about expansion teams. Expansion teams are historically a bad bunch — but not these Knights, who won a Pacific Division title in their inaugural season and will challenge Winnipeg in the NHL’s Western Conference final.

“You could tell right away with the selections that they made (in the expansion draft) that they had a plan in mind, and that plan was…