Winnipeg Jets' GM Cheveldayoff: Stay or Go?

0:00On April 17, the Winnipeg Jess just wrapped up a brutal 2025-26 season, finishing with only 35 wins after grabbing. The president's trophy, the year before. Now folks are asking if it's time to part ways with Kevin Shevelday off. The only general manager they've had since moving from Atlanta in 2020. 11. At 56, he's held the job for 15 years. The longest active tenure in the league, besides one guy stepping down soon. Shevelday off built a solid core through drafts like Mark Schifley, Connor Hellabike, and Kyle Connor, plus smart trades for guys like Gabriel, Valardi. He even locked in talent to long-term deals in a tough market. But lately, his picks have flopped more than hit, bad contracts aged quick, and he let speedy Nikolage ailer's walk for nothing last summer. Playoff results tell the real story, eight appearances under him, but just four rounds won, with their deepest run back in 2018. This year, free agent Vett slowed them down, leading to an 11-game skid and dead last by January.

1:01They miss playoffs entirely. The biggest points drop ever for a top team the prior season. Meanwhile, teams like Toronto and New Jersey just fired their GMs after similar slides, and others like Florida One Cups soon after fresh blood arrived. Stale ideas can stall even good leaders. True North owns a big choice this off-season stick, with shoveled dayoffs track record, or shake things up to chase that Stanley Cup edge before they drift. And to mediocrity. That's her update from NHL News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with The Story.