Goaltending is the key for the Winnipeg Jets going forward as far as Blake Wheeler is concerned.
Last season the Jets finished with the fourth-highest goals-against per game (3.11) and the third-worst team save percentage (.900), making it clear that the men manning the crease in Winnipeg have been a large part of the problem.
I asked Jets' Blake Wheeler for reaction to Mason signing and thoughts on goaltending battery with Hellebuyck. Wheeler's thoughtful reply: pic.twitter.com/fLKP1CirnG
— Matt Larkin (@THNMattLarkin) August 24, 2017
Last season the Jets were spear-headed largely by Connor Hellebuyck and Michael Hutchinson, with less than ideal results. Hellebuyck went 26-19-4 in 56 games with a 2.89 GAA and a .907 save percentage, while Hutchinson went 9-12-3 with a 2.92 GAA and a .903 save percentage.
And it's for that reason the club went out and inked former Philadelphia Flyers netminder Steve Mason to a two-year deal to help right the ship this offseason.
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