Count me among the many who looked at this current chunk of the Winnipeg Jets schedule — nine of 10 games at the MTS Centre, with four games already in the rear-view mirror — and declared it "season-defining."
Even more recently, the talking points swirling around this homestand had it providing clarity for Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff as to what to do with pending unrestricted free agents Andrew Ladd and Dustin Byfuglien.
A good run and maybe the boss would be more apt to lock up one, or both, with new multi-year, multimillion-dollar deals. A bellyflop would mean just the opposite and the Jets would be aggressive sellers before the NHL’s Feb.