The Winnipeg Jets decided that the blame for this season’s collapse was not on general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff, or at least not enough to stop them from signing the executive to a three-year extension. It’s a very different story for the coaching staff. Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff reports that interim head coach Dave Lowry and assistants Jamie Kompon and Charlie Huddy will not return next season. Wade Flaherty, also an assistant, is expected to remain with the team.

Lowry of course is more than just the interim coach of the team, he’s also the father of Jets’ center Adam Lowry who is currently signed through the 2025-26 season. The coach took over from Paul Maurice when he resigned from the team in December, but posted a record of just 26-22-6 down the stretch, not quite good enough for a team that was expected to be a Stanley Cup contender at the beginning of the year.

There are a lot of questions surrounding the future of the group in Winnipeg, not the least of which is Mark Scheifele, who seemed to suggest at yesterday’s media availability that he could be open to a change of scenery this offseason.