The Winnipeg Jets will limp to the finish line of their 2015-16 NHL season this weekend, both literally and figuratively, bringing to an end a campaign that started with so much hope and ends with equal amounts disappointment.
There were questions — although hardly alarm bells — as the season opened, but almost no one expected such a dramatic step back. Not after last spring’s spectacular run to the playoffs for the first time in Jets 2.0 history and all those signs of growth and promise, even as they were swept out in the opening round by the Anaheim Ducks.