If GM Kevin Cheveldayoff isn’t trying to trade No. 33, he’s not trying to make the Jets better.

What to do with defenceman Dustin Byfuglien?

Byfuglien showed what he’s all about, a two-goal, plus-3 performance the first two games, then handing the Pens two goals and going minus-3, Sunday.

The guy may be in better shape, but it hasn’t changed the high-risk play that kept him off the U.S. Olympic team.

Keaton Ellerby made some bad plays in his own zone, and got a seat in the press box, Sunday.

Yet Byfuglien keeps getting the ice time.

I’m not sure what kind of example that sets for a player like Jacob Trouba, who does his share of roaming, too.

One fellow press box wag described Trouba as not letting the game come to him, a habit he’ll need to get a leash on.

But he’s 19, with a glorious upside and an open mind to refining his game.

Byfuglien isn’t.

If GM Kevin Cheveldayoff isn’t trying to trade No. 33, he’s not trying to make the Jets better.

http://www.winnipegsun.com/2014/01/06/winnipeg-jets-changes-should-start-with-byfuglien-and-noel


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