Interesting news out of Winnipeg today straight from one of Winnipeg’s most trusted insiders, Gary Lawless. He reports the Jets three main goaltenders were all supposed to start two games in net throughout the preseason, Michael Hutchinson, Connor Hellebuyck, and Ondrej Pavelec. Tonight against the Minnesota Wild, the Jets planned to have Ondrej Pavelec between the pipes, to have him play in his second game, but the start has now been changed to Michael Hutchinson’s, starting his third game of preseason action.
Gary says this may be to prep Michael for a potential starting role, and that to him, can only mean one thing, something has happened in Winnipeg we don’t yet know about.