The Winnipeg Jets have become the NHL’s loudest storyline — Connor Hellebuyck’s public trade request, the speculation around a teardown, and the growing belief that Winnipeg might finally hit the reset button.
While Connor Hellebuyck has been in trade speculation for months now, some fans were still skeptical of the reporting and didn’t believe he actually wanted to leave the Winnipeg Jets.
Connor Hellebuyck‘s trade request to leave Winnipeg is now confirmed, and PuckGM users (from PuckPedia’s mock trades section) have simulated hundreds of theories and ideas to guess where the three-time Vezina winner could land.
There’s a weird contradiction sitting at the center of the Connor Hellebuyck trade conversation, and the NHL Trade Talk crew dug into it pretty well recently.
The Winnipeg Jets have signed Cole Kehler to be their emergency backup goaltender for the 2026-27 season, the club announced Tuesday afternoon. Kehler,
The NHL has had an interesting new millennium. It was a league sans a salary cap when the 2000s started… and then the owners locked the players out for an entire season.
Top-five NHL goalies rarely become available, but as of Aug. 27, after months of rumors that Winnipeg Jets starter Connor Hellebuyck had requested a trade out of Manitoba, it became public on social media.
If the Winnipeg Jets are going to make a trade that includes goaltender Connor Hellebuyck, the simplest solution is to get a netminder back in the deal.
In what is seemingly a never-ending trend in the NHL, yet another American player is looking to exit stage left from Canada. Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor
Connor Hellebuyck has requested a trade. That’s about all he can do. Lost in the conversation of the Winnipeg Jets’ franchise goalie wanting out is just how little leverage he has to actually get out.
Michael Wilbon doesn’t always talk about hockey, but when he recently did, sparks flew out of his mouth. During a “Pardon the Interruption” episode, Wilbon was in fiery form when he said his piece about the Winnipeg Jets’ situation with star goalie Connor Hellebuyck.
The Winnipeg Jets have dealt with Connor Hellebuyck trade rumors throughout the offseason. Winnipeg hoped to resolve the situation privately when a trade to their liking presented itself.
People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.
Connor Hellebuyck asking the Winnipeg Jets to trade him is one of those NHL developments that can prompt many other teams to start making phone calls. The Jets have a problem because they could be losing one of the best goaltenders in the league.
On June 4, 2026, Detroit Red Wings star center Dylan Larkin requested a trade. It was just a few days before the Carolina Hurricanes hoisted the Stanley Cup, and he joined a list of players on the Olympic Gold-winning U.S.A.
Connor Hellebuyck officially requested a trade from the Winnipeg Jets via a statement released by his agent on Thursday, Aug. 27. The longtime Jets goaltender is going into just the third season of a seven-year deal worth $8.5 million per season and is looking for a change.
Winnipeg Jets star Connor Hellebuyck has drawn sharp criticism after publicly confirming his trade request. The three-time Vezina Trophy winner asked for a move several months ago, despite having five years remaining on his contract.
A few days ago, Winnipeg Jets netminder Connor Hellebuyck publicly requested a trade. Given his comments at the end of the season and the Jets’ trade negotiations with the Buffalo Sabres earlier in the summer, it wasn’t a huge surprise that Hellebuyck had privately requested a trade months ago.
Connor Hellebuyck wanting out of Winnipeg may have created one of the most viral moments of the summer for ESPN. Hockey talk on any ESPN show in mid-August is rare, but the Hellebuyck trade request from the Jets was a topic of discussion on Pardon The Interruption (PTI) with hosts Michael Wilbon and Frank Isola on Friday’s episode.
Connor Hellebuyck’s public trade request could become the first domino to fall for the Winnipeg Jets. Winnipeg missed the 2026 playoffs only one year after winning the Presidents’ Trophy, raising questions about the direction of the organization.
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, Connor Hellebuyck has publicly confirmed that he wants out of Winnipeg, giving the Jets even more pressure to find a trade before training camp.