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in 2020. The Jets have shown a tendency to get pushed out of a series instead of finding solutions as the games slip away. They've now burned two strong games from Hellebuyck, who was hung out to dry by poor defending and who Bowness took out of the game heading into the third period.

The Jets are in a familiar spot, on the brink of elimination and outplayed by their opponent. A comeback now hinges on intensity and pride.

To understand what's at stake for Winnipeg in Game 5 against Colorado , a single loss standing between them and another painful offseason, one must consider how far they've come.

The Colorado Avalanche made it through most of their series against the Winnipeg Jets without much from Mikko Rantanen , but their All-Star winger

The Jets took several steps forward this season and deserve credit for them. The Avalanche also buried them in a cold, hard truth: Winnipeg still has a long way to climb.

Which lessons do the Jets take away from their postseason devastation at the hands of Colorado?

WINNIPEG — Rick Bowness' future as Winnipeg Jets head coach is up in the air. The Jets have a club option for the third year of the contract Bowness

Rick Bowness left the Jets in a better place than he found them over his two seasons in Winnipeg. Who could be his successor?

Rick Bowness stood behind an NHL bench for more games than any coach in league history. His coaching career spanned five decades and 2,726 games — and that followed 173 NHL games as a player. He made the Stanley Cup Final three times without winning it all, earned an All-Star selection this season and is a finalist for the Jack Adams Award for the first time in his career. Yet, after Bowness announced his retirement Monday, his legacy will go well beyond his on-ice accomplishments. “The X's and O's are such a minor detail of the impact that he's had...

The Winnipeg Jets' head coaching search is about more than choosing a new figurehead.