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Chevy defends decision to go with Hellebuyck

Winnipeg Free Press | April 10, 2017

Related Topics: Kevin Cheveldayoff, Connor Hellebuyck

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Winnipeg Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff went all in with the youth movement for the 2016-17 NHL season, giving opportunities to a number of first- and second-year players to flourish at the game’s highest level.

Although he hit home runs with players such as Patrik Laine, Nikolaj Ehlers and Josh Morrissey, his decision to go with 23-year-old Connor Hellebuyck in net didn’t pay the same dividends.

"You need to take steps to move forward and you have to make decisions,” says Winnipeg Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff (Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press)
"It’s a very unique year in the sense of the expansion draft and the possibilities that no one really knows how those are going to play out so those are something you talk about," says Winnipeg Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff.
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