2024-05-02 18:41:04
Two former Montreal Canadiens players, Tyler Toffoli and Sean Monahan, were shaping up to be important cogs in the Winnipeg Jets’ conquest of the Stanley Cup.
However, the team’s spring journey was short, the Jets having suffered an elimination in five short games against the Colorado Avalanche in the first round.
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Toffoli and Monahan, both acquired around the trade deadline as rental players, will see their respective contracts expire at the end of this campaign. With the club’s season over, the question of their future is on many lips in the Manitoba capital.
However, Monahan has not closed the door on the idea of signing a new deal with the Jets.
“I really enjoyed my time here [à Winnipeg], declared the 29-year-old pivot at a press conference on Thursday, during his team’s season review. It’s passing quickly. I feel like I’ve been here a long time, but when you look back, it’s only been a few months. I met good teammates, it’s a good organization.”
“The most important thing for me is that I want to give myself the chance to win. [Cette équipe] has what it takes to win,” continued the former Calgary Flames.
In the case of Toffoli, the situation seems much more nebulous. As proof, he did not really want to move forward with his plans for the opening of the free agent market on July 1.
“It’s one of those cases where I feel like I worked to find an opportunity to see what happens next and what has to happen will happen,” explained the man who scored 37 goals in 89 games with CH . This is one of the examples where we take it day by day. We will see here what happens in the future.”
Toffoli flashed the red light twice in five games against the Avalanche. Monahan had to settle for just one assist in as many games.
Words that raise eyebrows
One of the biggest disappointments for Winnipeg fans during this first round series was the performance of star goaltender Connor Hellebuyck.
The latter posted a goals against average of 5.23 and an efficiency rate of .870. Despite his rather catastrophic figures, Hellebuyck does not seem disappointed with his outings, quite the contrary.
“You probably won’t believe it when I say I was playing the best hockey of my career, but that’s really how I felt,” he told reporters Thursday.
“I was in that zone where you don’t think, you just play. This is what you are looking for. It’s a dangerous thing in sports. Not being able to concede less than four goals is heartbreaking.”
Hellebuyck is one of three finalists for the Vezina Trophy, awarded to the best goaltender of the regular season in the National Hockey League.
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