Winnipeg Jets fans can probably relate to how defenceman Neal Pionk felt the moment he’d been traded from New York to Winnipeg. In Pionk, the Jets obtain a 23-year-old who was never drafted and, depending on which analytics type you believe, is either below average in his own zone or a complete train wreck. “When I was in New York playing the Jets, it was always a big challenge. Or in this one: he figures Winnipeg might not be a bad place to play hockey. “It’s funny, I grew up in a town called Hermantown, which is right outside Duluth,” Pionk said.

Source: National Post June 19, 2019 00:22 UTC