Winnipeg Jets roster set for season start

MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSThe Winnipeg Jets roster is set for the start of the 2018-19 NHL season.

The Jets made two roster move today, assigning defenceman Logan Stanley to the Manitoba Moose this morning and then shuffling blue-liner Tucker Poolman to the AHL squad this afternoon to get down to the league-mandated 23-player roster by the 4 p.m. deadline.

Winnipeg opens the regular season Thursday night in St. Louis against the Central Division-rival Blues.

Winnipeg is down to 14 forwards -- including rookie forward Kristian Vesalainen -- seven defencemen and a pair of goalies. Nic Petan starts the year as a non-roster player. He remains in the Vancouver area after the sudden death of…