One of the most interesting storylines early on this year involved three Winnipeg Jets players, all aged 24 or younger: Cole Perfetti, Rasmus Kupari, and Dylan Samberg.
The Winnipeg Jets defence group is a funny one, with one clear number one defenseman, and the rest being capable 4/5 defensemen who are playing a bit higher than they would on a Stanley Cup contender.
Here is a list of eight underrated players from the Central Division — one from each team — who could thrive given the opportunity to play more significant roles with their respective clubs during the upcoming season.
The Jets have 10 defensemen under legitimate consideration for NHL jobs in the fall but are likely to only be able to keep seven or eight on their 23-man active roster.
Samberg played the 2022-23 season as a bottom pairing defenseman for the Jets. He scored two goals and eight points in 63 games for them while averaging just under 15 minutes of ice time per game. He also played five playoff games, without recording a point.
At the age of 24, Samberg earned his first full-time NHL roster spot in 2022-23, skating in 63 contests for the Jets. He contributed two goals and eight points, but his main value came without the puck on his stick.
It could be an offseason of change in Winnipeg, but the Jets have some flexibility in how they decide to approach things.
TEMPARE, Finland Dylan Samberg (Winnipeg Jets / Hermantown, Minn.) ended a penalty-filled game that needed overtime as the U.S. remained undefeated at the IIHF Men's World Championships with a 4-3 victory over Sweden on Tuesday, May 23.
Dylan Samberg scored in overtime and the United States beat Sweden 4-3 on Tuesday to finish the group stage with a perfect record at the ice hockey world championship.
DULUTH Northland native and former Minnesota Duluth defenseman Dylan Samberg and Scott Perunovich have a pair of assists each through four of the United States’ seven preliminary-round games at the IIHF Men’s World Championship in Tampere, Finland.
The Winnipeg Jets had an exceedingly up-and-down 2022-23 season. They had a strong first half, suffered a prolonged slide in the second half, recovered from it just in time to squeak into the playoffs, then were quickly dispatched in the first round by the Vegas Golden Knights.
DULUTH A pair of Northland natives and back-to-back national champion defensemen from Minnesota Duluth, Dylan Samberg of Hermantown and Scott Perunovich of Hibbing, will represent the United States at the upcoming 2023 IIHF Men’s World Championship this month in Finland and Latvia.
Labanc originally suffered the injury back in December and while it looked like he might be able to return late in the year, that didn’t wind up happening.
All but one game remains in the 2021-22 season, which will see the Winnipeg Jets host the Seattle Kraken to wrap up the regular season. While the rest of the league either begins the off-season or prepares for the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Jets will look to provide its fans with one final quality showing at Canada Life Centre.
The Winnipeg Jets are defense-heavy, but poor defensively. They have a stable of defensemen both in the NHL and in the minors able to step up and play at this level, but the analytics suggest that as a team they are not very good at preventing goals.
If losing five straight games wasn’t crushing enough, unfortunately, the Winnipeg Jets will be without rookie Dylan Samberg for at least a week if not more, the club announced Wednesday.
The Winnipeg Jets are facing a defensive dilemma with Brenden Dillon set to return to the lineup as soon as Thursday, and will have to decide whether to remove a promising prospect or an underperforming regular.
On Dec. 13, both Dylan Samberg and Declan Chisholm played their first game in the National Hockey League. Twitter instantly fell in love with Samberg, honestly, I can’t blame the folks for giving him so much love.
Winnipeg Jets forward Andrew Copp opened the scoring in his team’s game against the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday with a perfect shot from behind the goal line.
It may not be apparent to the naked eye, but the Winnipeg Jets’ latest batch of COVID-19 cases has shined a light on the quality of the teams’ defence depth.
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