Friday, September 09, 2011

Jets Sign Wellwood

On Thursday evening, the Winnipeg Jets looked to round out their roster with the signing of unrestricted free agent forward Kyle Wellwood. The veteran centre signed a 1-year deal, reportedly worth $700,000.

Wellwood split the 2011 season between Atlant Moscow of the KHL and the San Jose Sharks, playing 35 NHL games, scoring 5 goals and 8 assists in that stretch. He will be looking towards a top six job in camp, but he will have some competition, to which he may lose out and fill in the third line centre role.

For right now, I would be projecting Wellwood to pick up about 30 points this season, putting him in the middle of the pack on the team and not likely a good pick up in your pool draft.  There is certainly some potential in his game and his competition for a top six job isn't necessarily consistent, so he could be a good mid-season pick-up, if needed.

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