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TREVOR HAGAN / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILESWinnipeg Jets' Paul Stastny (left), in Game 5 against the Minnesota Wild Friday, waived his no-trade clause to allow his trade from the St. Louis Blues at the trade deadline.

When you witness the kind of atmosphere and passion for a series-clinching Round 1 victory that we saw last Friday night — as the Winnipeg Jets eliminated the Minnesota Wild in Game 5 — it’s hard not to revisit the absurdity that a number of NHL players would actually choose not to play in this city.