Salomonsson (upper body) left Friday's preseason tilt against Ottawa.
Salomonsson logged just 3:56 of ice time before exiting the contest. The 19-year-old blueliner scored five points across 25 games in the Swedish Hockey League last season. It's unclear if he'll see any more preseason action but Salomonsson will likely spend the year in Sweden once again.
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Jets' Cole Perfetti: Back at practice Friday
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Perfetti (upper body) practiced in a regular jersey Friday, Mitchell Clinton of the Jets' official site reports.
Perfetti will not play Friday as he is skating with the non-game group. The 21-year-old is in line to start the season on the second line with Nikolaj Ehlers and Nino Niederreiter and should also see time on the second power-play unit. Perfetti had eight goals and 30 points in 51 games last season.
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Jets' Nikolaj Ehlers: Practicing in regular jersey
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Ehlers (neck) is practicing in a regular jersey Friday, Mitchell Clinton of the Jets' official site reports.
Ehlers was in a non-contact jersey Thursday, so this is a big step forward for the winger. Ehlers is still expected to miss the Jets' next two preseason games. He had 12 goals and 38 points in only 45 games last season.
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Jets' Nate Schmidt: Suffers lower-body injury
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Schmidt is day-to-day with a lower-body injury, Scott Billeck of the Winnipeg Sun reports.
Schmidt is expected to be ready for the start of the regular season. The defenseman had seven goals and 19 points in 71 contests last season and should be considered a fringe fantasy asset in deep pools.
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Jets' Mason Appleton: Suffers lower-body injury
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Appleton is out of action with a lower-body injury, Scott Billeck of the Winnipeg Sun reports.
Appleton is day-to-day, so he should be ready for the start of the regular season. Appleton had five goals and 16 points in 41 games in 2022-23 -- he missed 38 games early in the season after undergoing wrist surgery.
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Jets' Nikolaj Ehlers: Practicing Thursday
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Ehlers (neck) is practicing in a non-contact jersey Thursday, Mitchell Clinton of the Jets' official site reports.
Ehlers is slated to miss the Jets' next two preseason games, but he's getting closer to a return. The oft-injured winger had 12 goals and 38 points in only 45 games last season.
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Jets' Cole Perfetti: Sustains upper-body injury
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Perfetti was injured on a blindside hit from Martin Pospisil in Wednesday's preseason game versus the Flames, John Lu of TSN reports.
Perfetti is set to be evaluated further Thursday. The injury comes at a bad time for Perfetti, as the 21-year-old appeared to have the inside edge to earning the second-line center spot on the Jets' roster. Given his history of injuries, this is a bit concerning. Perfetti could be a sleeper pick in fantasy drafts as a potential breakout candidate if he's able to move past this injury quickly.
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Jets' Colby Barlow: Returns to practice
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Barlow (illness) was back on the ice with the team ahead of Wednesday's matchup with Calgary, Ken Wiebe of The Winnipeg Free Press reports.
Barlow faces an uphill battle to secure regular minutes with the Jets this season and almost certainly will find himself back in juniors for the upcoming campaign. Still, the 2023 18th overall pick should be a player to track for the future, especially for fantasy players in dynasty formats.
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Jets' Nikolaj Ehlers: Set to miss next two games
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Ehlers (neck) is not expected to be in the lineup for the Jets' next two preseason contests, Ken Wiebe of The Winnipeg Free Press reports Wednesday.
Ehlers is running out of time to get into a preseason game for the Jets, as he will have just two more opportunities. Even if he doesn't play before Opening Night, the 27-year-old winger figures to fill a second-line role for the club this season where he will no doubt be eager to play more than the 45 games he did last year and get back to being a 50-plus point producer.
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Jets' Kyle Capobianco: Out with groin problem
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Capobianco will not be in the lineup against Calgary on Wednesday due to a groin injury, Ken Wiebe of The Winnipeg Free Press reports.
Capobianco can't afford to miss any time as he remains in a battle for a spot in the lineup. If the defenseman does miss a significant chunk of time, it could open up a roster spot for the likes of Logan Stanley. Even if Capobianco does make the Opening Night roster, he almost certainly will serve primarily as the club's seventh blueliner.
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Jets' Colby Barlow: Battling illness
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Barlow wasn't on the ice Friday because he's dealing with an illness, per Mitchell Clinton of the Jets' official site.
Barlow had 46 goals and 79 points in 59 OHL games with Owen Sound last season. The 18-year-old was selected by Winnipeg with the No. 18 overall pick in the 2023 NHL Draft. Although he should be a big part of the Jets' long-term plans, Barlow is unlikely to make Winnipeg's Opening Night roster this year.
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Jets' Chaz Lucius: Participates in Thursday's practice
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Lucius (shoulder) participated in the Jets' first practice group Thursday, Mike McIntyre of the Winnipeg Free Press reports.
Lucius' 2022-23 campaign came to an end following shoulder surgery in February. The American forward had five points in 12 AHL contests with Manitoba. The 20-year-old will likely return to the Moose after playing the second half of last season with WHL Portland.
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Jets' Laurent Brossoit: Clear for camp
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Brossoit (lower body) took the ice Thursday with the Jets' second practice group, Mike McIntyre of the Winnipeg Free Press reports.
Brossoit suffered a lower-body injury during the Golden Knights' playoff run, but his presence on the ice Thursday suggests that's no longer an issue. The 30-year-old goalie returned to Winnipeg for his second stint with the team, and he's expected to back up Connor Hellebuyck throughout the 2023-24 campaign. Brossoit has never played more than 24 games in a season, but given Hellebuyck's capabilities, Brossoit may not be asked to see even that much action this year.
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Jets' Nikolaj Ehlers: Won't practice Friday
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Ehlers started experiencing neck spasms Wednesday night, and he'll miss Friday's practice as a result, per Scott Billeck of the Winnipeg Sun.
Ehlers had 12 goals and 38 points in 45 contests in 2022-23. As long as he's healthy, Ehlers should open the season on one of the Jets' top two lines.
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Jets' Colby Barlow: Signs entry-level deal
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Barlow inked a three-year, entry-level contract with Winnipeg on Thursday.
Barlow was selected by Winnipeg with the No. 18 overall pick in the 2023 NHL Draft. He had 46 goals and 79 points in 59 contests with OHL Owen Sound last season.
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Jets' Cole Perfetti: Ready for camp
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Perfetti (upper body) is expected to center a line with Nikolaj Ehlers and Nino Niederreiter on Thursday in the Jets' first on-ice practice, Scott Billeck of the Winnipeg Sun reports.
Perfetti worked primarily as a winger last season, before an upper-body injury cut his campaign short in mid-February. The 21-year-old forward appears set to get the first chance to fill the second-line center spot that belonged to Pierre-Luc Dubois prior to his trade to the Kings. Perfetti has 37 points in 69 games across two NHL seasons, though fantasy managers may be wary of his injury history despite his upside as a first-round pick from 2020.
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Jets' Mark Scheifele: Set to take ice for start of camp
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Scheifele (upper body) is expected to center a line with Kyle Connor and Gabriel Vilardi for Thursday's first on-ice practice, Scott Billeck of the Winnipeg Sun reports.
Scheifele missed the last game of the Jets' first-round playoff exit with the injury, which was sustained in Game 4 of the series against Vegas. The center was never expected to miss time to begin camp. Scheifele is entering a contract year and his long-term future with the Jets is in question, but he'll undoubtedly once again have a sizable role with the team to begin 2023-24.
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Jets' Declan Chisholm: Agrees to one-year contract
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Chisholm signed a one-year, two-way deal with the Jets on Wednesday.
Chisholm had five goals and 43 points in 59 AHL contests with Manitoba in 2022-23. The 23-year-old defenseman is likely to start the upcoming season in the AHL.
