The march to a disappointing out-of-the-playoffs finish now has 16 games to go and Winnipeg Jets coach Paul Maurice made it clear again today his message has turned bigger-picture.
After the team held an optional practice at the MTS Centre ahead of its flight to Detroit and Thursday's game against the Red Wings, Maurice was asked about the Jets' overall plan.
"It would be fairly close to exactly what Kevin (Cheveldayoff, GM) said in our very first conversation," Maurice said, his team last in the Central at 27-34-5 heading into Thursday's game. "We're going to identify what we have, and there's a very real possibility we're going to have to get to be a young team to develop that core.