Colorado went all the way to the final, before falling to Boston in 7.
Awards.
Awards
One free agency move was made, Nino Niederetter turned down a 3 year deal, to move to Toronto, so, Carter Verhaeghe, on the back of a 50 point year in Florida, was picked up on a 3 year deal. He'll probably slot in the 2nd line alongside Granlund and P-L Dubois
Draft
We go into the 2022 NHL Draft with 16 picks, 2 in the 2nd, 3 in the 3rd, 5 in the 4th and 2 in the 6th. Giving us a bit of play if we need to move up or around in the draft. Detroit won the draft lottery, placing them in prime position to pick up Shane Wright, giving them something that they've needed for a while.
However, they went against the grain, and for the 2nd year on the trot, Michigan Wolverines saw one of their players go as first pick, with Seamus Casey going to Little Caesers. Wright went 3rd pick to Toronto.
Winnipeg Jets 2022 Picks
R1, P27 - Simon Nemec - HK Nitra (Slovakia) - RD - 50GP 8-17-25 18PIM
R2, P25 (57) - Nicholas Moldenhauer - Ottawa 67's (OHL) - C - 68GP 30-33-63 52PIM
R2, P27 (59) - Denton Meteychuck - Moose Jaw (WHL) - LD - 67GP 23-41-64 30PIM
R3, P16 (80) - Sergei Ivanov - SKA-Varyagi Kondopoga (MHL) - G - 5GP 3W 2.06GAA .930SV%
R3, P18 (82) - Topi Ronni - Tappara Tampere (SMU20) - C - 40GP 18-25-43 67PIM
R3, P25 (89) - Scott Morrow - Utica Comets (NCDC) - RD - 37GP 8-26-34 58PIM
R3, P27 (91) - Antonin Verreault - Gatineau (QMJHL) - LW - 56GP 22-19-41 30PIM
R4, P3 (99) - Thomas Sirman - Ottawa 67's (OHL) - LD - 59GP 8-25-33 40PIM
R4, P6 (102) - Juraj Slafkovsky - TPS A Turku (SMU20) - RW - 34GP 17-20-37 59PIM
R4, P17 (113) - Filip Bystedt - Linkoping HC (NJ20) - LW - 32GP 11-23-34 30PIM
R4, P21 (117) - Ryder McIntyre - Sarnia Sting (OHL) - RW - 52GP 10-18-28 38PIM
R4, P23 (119) - Danny Zhilkin - Guelph Storm (OHL) - C - 68GP 16-19-35 44PIM
R5, P27 (155) - Lane Hinkley - Acadie-Bathurst (QMJHL) - LD - 62GP 8-27-35 33PIM
R6, P3 (163) - George Fegaras - Kitchener Rangers (OHL) - RD - 67GP 6-13-19 52PIM
R6, P27 (187) - Adrian Klein - Straubing (DEL2) - LD - 51GP 6-16-22 42PIM
R7, P27 (219) - Raul Yakupov - Reaktor Nizhnekamsk (MHL) - RW - 44GP 12-21-33 46PIM
Nemec had made the move already to play top level hockey in Sweden, at Linkoping, the same club where Filip Bystedt was in the junior setup. The Finnish based Slovak, Juraj Slafkovsky looked an interesting prospect, defensively he wasn't the strongest, but, he is highly rated physically, and with another year of work, he would be a very interesting player to have.