The Jets are downright dangerous – should they stay the course ahead of NHL Trade Deadline?

While they might not be gaining the same attention as other teams as we near the NHL Trade Deadline, the Winnipeg Jets are still an absolute wagon.
With a 2-1 overtime victory over the San Jose Sharks on Monday night, the Jets have reeled off 10 straight wins, keeping them in first place in the league standings.
Yet, as good as this team is right now, some are wondering if general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff should be working the phones with the deadline a little over a week away. It’s hard to see what the Jets really need to address. Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck is playing lights out. They have a stable defense led by Josh Morrissey and Kyle Connor and Mark Scheifele lead a deep-scoring lineup.
While they could add some experience to help prepare for a deep postseason run, this current Jets roster is looking like a team that will be tough to beat.
On Tuesday’s edition of Daily Faceoff LIVE, Frank Seravalli and Tyler Yaremchuk discuss what the Jets should or should not do heading into the deadline.
Frank Seravalli: How big of a swing do the Jets take after a pretty significant trade deadline period last year? Bringing in [Tyler] Toffoli, bringing in Sean Monahan. Neither one of those guys stick and they flame out in the first round. I think the Jets are in the Cup contender circle and conversation, but are facing more pressure than a lot of teams might realize because they have to break through…they’ve got to do something with it.
Tyler Yaremchuk: The Kevin Cheveldayoff will have a little bit of space and assets to work with. $12.4 million in projected deadline cap space.
Frank: $42 million next season?
Tyler: Maybe they should be looking at guys on the market with term…The Jets are one of those teams if they wanted to go get a high-price-tagged player, they can absolutely afford it at the deadline. That just gives them some options that, quite frankly, a lot of those other contending teams in the West don’t have.
Frank: For a team that went out and made big moves and it didn’t work out for them, should they just stay the course?
Tyler: I just think the Jets need a second-line center.
Frank: Just take Brock Nelson and plug him right in.
You can watch the full segment and entire episode here…