The Winnipeg Jets’ season end was abrupt, and introduced a wealth of questions a lot earlier than they anticipated. With eyes shifting to the offseason activities, the Jets’ current unrestricted free agents take center stage.
Scott Billeck: Have been told that the chances are slim at best for defenseman Brenden Dillon returning to the Winnipeg Jets. He’s a pending UFA. Sources have said that Dillon didn’t have any talks with the Jets during the season and didn’t receive any contract offer.
The Tampa Bay Lightning off-season is officially underway and will be interesting to watch. Over the last decade, the Bolts have been the gold standard for winning in the National Hockey League.
The Jets are expected to let a veteran defenseman reach unrestricted free agency in July.
Trailing 3-1 in their first-round series against the Colorado Avalanche, the Jets will be without forward Vladislav Namestnikov (cheekbone) and defenseman Brenden Dillon (hand) for Game 5 in Winnipeg on Tuesday night.
Winnipeg Jets defenseman Brenden Dillon has been ruled out for Sunday's Game 4 of the Western Conference first-round series versus the Colorado Avalanche in Denver due to a hand injury.
A couple of important players will not on Saturday for one of the Central Division’s top teams. The Winnipeg Jets announced that defenseman Brenden Dillon will not play against the Carolina Hurricanes due to an illness, while forward Gabriel Vilardi will miss the game due to an upper-body injury.
Winnipeg defenseman Brenden Dillon has been suspended three games for an illegal hit to the head on Pittsburgh Penguins center Noel Acciari Tuesday night.
Winnipeg Jets defenseman Brenden Dillon has been knocked with a three-game suspension for an illegal check.
The NHL Department of Player Safety (DOPS) issued a three game suspension for Winnipeg Jets defenceman Brenden Dillon for his hit to the head of Pittsburgh Penguins Noel Acciari.
Winnipeg Jets defenseman Brenden Dillon is scheduled to have a hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety on Wednesday, one day following his illegal check to the head on Pittsburgh Penguins forward Noel Acciari.
The Penguins scored twice on the five-minute power play and eventually beat the Jets 3-0 on Tuesday night.
The National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety announced today that Winnipeg Jets defenseman Brenden Dillon will have a hearing for an illegal check to the head to forward Noel Acciari that occurred in Tuesday night’s game against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Winnipeg defenseman Brenden Dillon, who was assessed a match penalty for a hit to the head of Pittsburgh Penguins center Noel Acciari Tuesday night, will have a hearing with the league’s Department of Player Safety Wednesday.
PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh Penguins were forced to finish their contest against the Winnipeg Jets down a forward after Noel Acciari was taken out by a high hit.
There is no definitive word on the nature or severity of the injury Pittsburgh Penguins center Noel Acciari sustained when he absorbed a blow to the head from Winnipeg defenseman Brenden Dillon Tuesday night.
Brenden Dillon is already a hockey villain to Minnesota Wild fans and you can bet that Pittsburgh Penguins fans feel the same way after Dillon was involved
Winnipeg Jets’ defenseman Brenden Dillon was given a match penalty and a game misconduct for an illegal check to the head on Pittsburgh Penguins’ forward Noel Acciari Tuesday night.
Winnipeg Jets defenseman Brenden Dillon is no stranger to delivering controversial hits to the Pittsburgh Penguins. He was kicked out of the game Tuesday and assessed a major penalty after delivering a high hit, possibly an elbow to Noel Acciari’s head early in the second period.
I had the opportunity to sit down for a chat with Winnipeg Jets defenceman Brenden Dillon on Wednesday afternoon, fresh off of a 6-3 win over the New Jersey Devils.
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.
In July, Brenden Dillon was acquired by the Winnipeg Jets in a trade that sent a second-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft, and a second-round pick in 2023 to the Washington Capitals, in exchange for the 30-year-old defenceman.
That fight seemed to be a predictor of how the game would go. The Wild ended up winning 6-5 in overtime.
The Washington Capitals have traded defenseman Brenden Dillon to the Winnipeg Jets for two second-round draft picks. The Capitals officially announced they will receive the Jets’ 2022 and 2023 second-round picks.
The official Twitter account of “Cobra Kai” even caught wind of the Capitals’ new bit and reacted on Twitter.
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