{"id":452271,"date":"2026-02-09T16:47:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T16:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/452271\/"},"modified":"2026-02-09T16:47:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T16:47:15","slug":"analysis-will-winnipeg-jets-fans-still-care-after-the-olympics-winnipeg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/452271\/","title":{"rendered":"ANALYSIS: Will Winnipeg Jets fans still care after the Olympics? – Winnipeg"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I\u2019ve been wondering about something, and I\u2019m not sure how it will actually turn out. I\u2019m hopeful for one thing, but a piece of me truly believes another will happen. What\u2019s the saying, \u201cOut of sight, out of mind\u201d?<\/p>\n

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With hockey fans turning to the international events at the Olympics and the epic \u201cYou Remember Where You Were?!\u201d moments that they present, the Winnipeg Jets,<\/a> despite sending four players to the tournament, will, at least for a time, fade into the background \u2014 which I fear will be costly.<\/p>\n

In years past, even last year, a long break was a welcome time to take a big breath \u2014 take it easy \u2014 and get ready for the high-pressure and heart-pounding stress and action that comes with late-season hockey and the Stanley Cup playoffs.<\/p>\n

But that\u2019s a very unlikely result for the Jets this season. Sitting at 22-26-8 \u2014 a record that has them 11 points out of the post-season \u2014 I worry this distance away could be crushing for Winnipeg and the organization\u2019s bottom line.<\/p>\n

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When you\u2019re in the middle of the season \u2014 especially at the pace that it went, with a new game on the schedule at most a day or two away \u2014 regardless of wins or losses, it\u2019s difficult not to get into the rhythm of the season. You feel each beat and prepare for each up and down.<\/p>\n

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However, with the weather seemingly turning and spring on the horizon, a team that is sitting 28th of 32 teams is going to struggle to maintain even a shred of buzz in its final 26 games on the schedule, especially after the pending sell-off ahead of the March 6 trade deadline \u2014 now only five games away.<\/p>\n

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That reality hits home when you realize that the Jets have roughly one-quarter of all their home games remaining \u2014 10 in March and three more in April. And so, to all those who have been calling for a \u201crebuild,\u201d well, this is the small cost of a small fraction of what that would actually bring, with this instead being a pending and much-needed retool of this roster.<\/p>\n

So, cheer your Jets loud and proud. Because they\u2019re going to need it. Especially as things go quiet in the hushed advance toward summer.<\/p>\n

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