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The Winnipeg Jets are trudging through their own "Matthew Tkachuk situation" with several star players.
At the top of that list is franchise goaltender Connor Hellebuyck, who reportedly has no interest in signing a long-term deal to stay with the Jets, according to The Athletic's Murat Ates.
"And there should be no confusion about whether Hellebuyck has interest in signing an extension in Winnipeg. That ship has sailed. His next contract will be with a new team," Ates wrote on Saturday.
Hellebuyck, a Vezina Trophy finalist for the third time in six seasons, has one year remaining on his current deal at a $6.16-million cap hit. Though he's eligible to ink a new deal with Winnipeg as of July 1, Hellebuyck is widely considered to be among the league's top trade candidates this offseason, with teams like the Leafs, Kings, Senators, Hurricanes, Devils, Penguins, Golden Knights and others being floated as potential destinations for the elite netminder.
Daily Faceoff's Frank Seravalli placed Hellebuyck No. 2 on his Top 25 "trade targets board" a couple weeks ago, tapping him and a trio of star Jets forwards in Mark Scheifele, Pierre-Luc Dubois and Blake Wheeler as some of the most impactful options available via trade this offseason as the Jets look to get younger while shifting to a Nikolaj Ehlers and Kyle Connor-led core.
In his story on Saturday, Ates also acknowledged that Dubois, who said he won't be re-signing and has asked for a trade, along with star centre Mark Scheifele, will likely both be dealt.
Winnipeg picked Hellebuyck in the fifth round in 2012 with the 30-year-old holding the starting reigns in the Jets crease since the 2016-17 campaign. He owns a career .916 save percentage and has led the Jets to the Stanley Cup playoffs in five of the past six years while establishing himself as a perennial all-star in the process.
The Golden Knights, who now find themselves just a win away from the franchise's first Stanley Cup after edging the Panthers in Game 4 on Saturday night, knocked the Jets out of the first round of the playoffs this spring.
It's expected Winnipeg will undertake some pretty major roster changes this summer, with several aforementioned stars on the trading block and a few other assets set to depart in free agency.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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