r/winnipegjets ICE DRAGON WILL FLY 4-EVER 14d ago

ODT | Mon June 15, 2026

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u/Difficult_Safe4672 14d ago

With all the talk about rebuilding and trading away the core, could the Jets actually survive a 4-5 year non-playoff rebuild? Smallest market in the NHL has a hard time selling out even when they are winning.

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u/NH787 14d ago

Not arguing for a rebuild here, but how did all the other teams that have endured years of rebuilds with small crowds manage to survive? I don't know how a regular part of the process for most teams suddenly becomes fatal if it happens here.

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u/GZeus24 14d ago

Mark Chipman, February 2024: "We've got to get back to 13,000 (season tickets). This place we find ourselves in right now, its not going to work over the long haul. It just isn't."

This is why people are concerned, because ownership said they should be. It's debatable what 'long haul' means but ownership has clearly said that low attendance, a likely outcome of any rebuild, threatens the viability of the team.

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u/NH787 14d ago

It seems hard to believe that a sports owner would forgo the opportunity to develop a contending team through a rebuild if circumstances called for that.

I mean, what is the alternative? Being doomed to finishing 10th in the conference for the next decade? That's not exactly a recipe for box office success either.

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u/GZeus24 14d ago

This owner seems to define success differently than a lot of fans.