Extending Kevin Cheveldayoff made sense for Jets

On May 2, many fans woke up to the news that Winnipeg Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff had received a three-year contract extension. Reading that headline shocked my system before my morning coffee could. I was annoyed, to say the least. Considering the Jets missed the playoffs, their locker-room chemistry has appeared to go sour and it seems that Mark Scheifele wants out of Winnipeg, extending Cheveldayoff was an interesting decision. That being said, some things stood out to me during Cheveldayoff’s year-end press conference. In about 30 minutes, I went from thinking keeping Cheveldayoff was a fool’s errand to believing that True North had extended someone that truly deserves his new deal. “Over the course of time, I think we’ve built an origination that has tried to compete for the Stanley Cup over the last couple of years. There’s still work to do here to move forward,” Cheveldayoff said. “ I’m very fortunate to have this opportunity and the confidence from ownership to move forward.” Later on, Ch