{"id":119866,"date":"2021-10-13T10:39:21","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T14:39:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=119866"},"modified":"2021-10-13T10:39:21","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T14:39:21","slug":"jets-sign-evgeny-svechnikov","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2021\/10\/13\/jets-sign-evgeny-svechnikov\/","title":{"rendered":"Winnipeg Jets Sign Evgeny Svechnikov"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/jets\/\" target=\"_self\">Winnipeg Jets<\/a> have signed former first-round pick Evgeny Svechnikov to a one-year, tw0-way contract. Sportsnet contributor Ken Wiebe shared this news Wednesday morning:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Here\u2019s the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NHLJets?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#NHLJets<\/a> opening day roster. I\u2019m expecting F Evgeny Svechnikov to be signed prior to opening night and for F <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/t\/tonindo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dominic Toninato<\/a> to be recalled and be at practice tomorrow. Cole Perfetti and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/heinovi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ville Heinola<\/a> could be sent to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AHL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#AHL<\/a> but we shall see what the morning brings. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SrhjZq9ltc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/SrhjZq9ltc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ken Wiebe (@WiebesWorld) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WiebesWorld\/status\/1447636944305917962?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 11, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Evgeny Svechnikov Signs with Winnipeg Jets<\/h2>\n<p>Svechnikov has struggled to earn a consistent spot in the NHL. Over the last four years, he&#8217;s played in and out of the NHL, scoring 12 points in 41 games. His work during the 2021-22 NHL preseason upgraded his AHL contract to a two-year deal. It appears he&#8217;ll start on the fourth line with the Jets, likely earning a bit of power play time to bolster scoring.<\/p>\n<p>Svechnikov was originally drafted in the first round of the 2015 NHL Draft, 15th overall by the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/redwings\/\" target=\"_self\">Detroit Red Wings<\/a>. The 25-year-old will start the season in Winnipeg, and if he keeps it up, he&#8217;ll remain with the Jets for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n<h3>What This Means for the Team<\/h3>\n<p>Winnipeg has earned a solid depth scorer in Svechnikov. The former Red Wing has been praised for his work ethic throughout his career. He&#8217;ll be a fixture on the team&#8217;s bottom-six and a good presence in the locker room for the Jets as they seek their next playoff berth. This signing is l0w-risk. If he fails to meet his expectations, they can send him to Manitoba in the AHL without any hassle. If he impresses, he&#8217;ll be in line to earn another (likely affordable) contract. 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Sportsnet contributor Ken Wiebe shared this news Wednesday morning: &nbsp; Here\u2019s the #NHLJets opening day roster. I\u2019m expecting F Evgeny Svechnikov to be signed prior to opening night and for F Dominic Toninato to be recalled and be at practice [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3676,"featured_media":119868,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33,4547,4548],"tags":[95,655],"class_list":["post-119866","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-jets","category-hockey","category-nhl","tag-detroit-red-wings","tag-nhl-draft"],"modified_by":"Jake Rivard","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119866","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3676"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=119866"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119866\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/119868"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=119866"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=119866"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=119866"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}