WINNIPEG JETS SEASON PREVIEW: How much of an impact can a new head coach make?

The Winnipeg Jets are looking for a new head coach.

Rick Bowness is the new head coach of the Winnipeg Jets. He stripped Blake Wheeler of his captaincy and replaced him with Mark Scheifele, Josh Morrissey and Adam Lowry. The team is without a captain at all. General manager Kevin Cheveldayoff didn't bolster the team with significant signings or trades.

Bowness is the new head coach of Winnipeg Jets. He has a lot of work to do to improve the team's fortunes. The team didn't sell out a game last season for the first time in 11 years. There are still tickets for Friday's season-opener against the New York Rangers. The Jets are one of the Original Six teams.

Andrew Copp, Paul Stastny, Eric Comrie and David Rittich are no longer with the Winnipeg Jets. Sam Gagner, Saku Maenalanen and Axel Jonsson-Fjallby are new to the team. The team looks much the same as last season. Pierre-Luc Dubois, Kyle Connor, Nikolaj Ehlers, Blake Wheeler and Scheifele form the top line. Morgan Barron, Mason Appleton and Dave Gustafsson make up the bottom six. Dominic Toninato was placed on waivers on Thursday and will report to Manitoba Moose if he clears.

Morrissey will be paired with Dylan DeMelo to start the season. Brenden Dillon and Neal Pionk will make up the second pairing. Logan Stanley has won the battle between himself and Dylan Samberg, and he will play with Nate Schmidt for Game 1.

Josh Morrissey, Dylan DeMelo, Brenden Dillon, Neal Pionk, Logan Stanley, Nate Schmidt, Kyle Capobianco, and Hellebuyck make up the Winnipeg Jets' defence. Hellbuycks is coming off a down year in goal, but he's two years removed from the 2019-20 Vezina-winning campaign.

Bowness has a lot of expectations for his new team. Winnipeg's veterans have been criticized for their long shifts. It's difficult to predict where the Jets will end up this season.

The Winnipeg Jets are a new team with a different coach. They are expected to be a contender in the Central Division. The team is expected by some to finish sixth in their division. Winnipeg's goal is to improve on their 24 goals from the blue-line last season. Winnipeg should have a much-improved penalty kill. Their last preseason game was against Calgary Flames. It was preseason, so the teams iced rosters close to their opening night renditions. There are only five teams in Central division, including Colorado Avalanche, St. Louis Blues and Dallas.

Connor will score 50 goals for the Jets. Schiefele will eclipse his 38-goal total from 2018-19. Ehlers will break the 30-goals mark. Hellebuyck will win 37 games and start 60 games. Ville Heinola will end the season as a member of the Winnipeg Jets' team.

Winnipeg Jets are predicted to finish 4th in the Central Division and 7th on the Western Conference.