The pieces of the puzzle are coming together on the Jets' initial roster, but it’s important to remember that’s just a starting point. As Opening Night nears, WiebesWorld answers your latest roster questions in his October mailbag. ⬇
Earlier this week, Jets head coach Paul Maurice made it known that he’s been impressed with an abundance of players in training camp, many of whom were returnees and some of whom fell into the little-bit-more-of-an-unknown category.
Many of the storylines heading into camp revolved around battles on the edges of the roster: backup goalie, third-line right wing and basically a brand new fourth line. So, the pieces of the puzzle appear to be coming together and it won’t take much longer before we know what it’s going to look like - at least for opening night when Mark Scheifele is going to be unavailable as he serves the final game of his suspension.Editor's note: Some questions have been edited for brevity and clarity.
It was an uneven camp for Ville Heinola - definitely some flashes of the many impressive qualities he possesses but the best place for him - at least for the time being - is with the Manitoba Moose, playing 20-plus minutes a night while being used in all situations. Leon Gawanke is a good bet to suit up for Germany at the Olympics in February, while Simon Lundmark is set for his first taste of the pro game in North America.
When it comes to the trade deadline, it’s too early to project whether the Jets will potentially be looking for a top-six forward or someone to either play with Lowry or fill a spot on the fourth line.While frustration and disappointment are natural reactions to being sent down, the quicker players put that behind them and get down to focusing on the present, the better chance of getting recalled will come.
It’s going to take some time to see if the line configurations stay the same and how they produce together, but the Jets have some additional depth up front. Although they won’t have quite as much experience on the fourth line, there are some young players coming in with some offensive potential. He started training camp off with an eye-popping shootout goal on Hellebuyck on opening day and finished the final exhibition game with several alert back checks while getting a chance to work with the first power-play unit since captain Blake Wheeler sat out the pre-season finale.
Since his first full training camp in the fall of 2014, it’s true the Jets have featured many of the same core pieces but there were usually some surprise additions. Last season, it was Trevor Lewis converting a PTO into a deal. This year, history appears to have repeated itself with Evgeny Svechnikov’s strong showing.
And that’s not a bad thing either. It just goes to show that Maurice has viable options at his disposal to both move up into the top-six if necessary - or swing between the third and fourth lines.
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