The Winnipeg Jets were eliminated from the postseason on Saturday, falling to the Dallas Stars in Game 6. Despite a strong effort on the road, the Jets just couldn't put the final nail in the coffin.
The team will now head into the offseason looking for some answers. But after the impressive season that the Jets just put together, it's hard not to wonder about what could have happened.
Winnipeg won the Presidents' Trophy during the regular season, but couldn't translate that success to the playoffs. In addition, the Jets learned that star Mark Scheifele's father had passed away the day before Game 6.
With everything combined, it was a tough hill to climb for the Jets.
“Heartbreaking,” Jets captain Adam Lowry said. “You know, we felt like we had a great regular season, we felt like we had a team that could go on a run. For it to end the way it did and everything else surrounding the day, it’s just a lot of emotion. It’s tough to put into words what Mark went through today. Gets a huge goal for us, plays a heck of a game, and it ends the way it does. Just emotional, heavy.
The Jets will now need to regroup as they head into the offseason. The core is there for them, but this team will need to figure out how to make the recipe work in the postseason.
This wasn't the playoff end that anyone in Winnipeg had hoped for, but it's now the reality that the organization is facing.
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