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BANFF — Jansen Harkins’ time with the Winnipeg Jets is over — at least for now. And the hockey club is one step closer to finalizing its opening-night lineup, with just one cut left to come.
Harkins, 25, was placed on waivers Sunday. He will report to the Manitoba Moose if no other team claims him by Monday afternoon. But he could potentially be on the move, just as defenceman Johnathan Kovacevic was on Saturday when Montreal grabbed him off the scrap heap.
Harkins had 13 points (seven goals, six assists) in 77 games with the Jets last year. The 2015 second-round draft pick has recorded 22 points (10 goals, 12 assists) in 132 career NHL games.

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Jansen Harkins will report to the Manitoba Moose if no other team claims him by Monday afternoon.
Harkins hasn’t shown a lot of offensive upside at the highest level. The 6’1, 182 pound Ohio product did post 82 points (27 goals, 55 assists) in 156 AHL games with the Moose and would certainly boost the farm club provided no other big-league club obtains his services.
Winnipeg now has 24 skaters remaining in training camp. They must get down to a maximum of 23 by Tuesday’s deadline. Harkins’ departure leaves just 13 forwards, so it’s clear he was beaten out for a job by 28-year-old Finnish winger Saku Maenalanen, who was signed as a free agent last summer and had a strong camp.
Based on how the Jets have lined up in exhibition games and practices, it would appear the top two lines of Mark Scheifele between Kyle Connor and Nikolaj Ehlers and Pierre-Luc Dubois between Blake Wheeler and Cole Perfetti are set. The third line looks to be Adam Lowry with Mason Appleton and likely Morgan Barron. Some combination of Maenalanen, Gustafsson, Sam Gagner and Dominic Toninato will make up the fourth line, with one of those players being the extra forward.
The picture is a bit more muddied on the blue-line, where nine defencemen remain. Josh Morrissey, Dylan DeMelo, Nate Schmidt, Neal Pionk and Brenden Dillon are set in stone. Logan Stanley, Dylan Samberg and Ville Heinola have all been competing for the other starting job. Journeyman Kyle Capobianco, a free agent depth signing last summer, also remains on the roster.
Expect one of Heinola, Samberg or Capobianco to be the final cut. Capobianco would require waivers, while the other two do not.
Goaltenders Connor Hellebuyck and David Rittich form the one-two punch in net.
Winnipeg finished the preseason slate with a 4-1-1 record, including back-to-back victories over Calgary last week. The team remained in Alberta following Friday night’s 5-3 triumph at the Scotiabank Saddledome and spent Saturday and Sunday away from the rink, doing various team bonding events including fishing and golfing.

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Jansen Harkins hasn’t shown a lot of offensive upside at the highest level.
They’ll hold practices on Monday and Tuesday morning at the Fenlands Recreation Centre before returning to Winnipeg for final preparations ahead of Friday’s season-opener against the New York Rangers at Canada Life Centre. Then it’s off for a three-game road trip to Dallas, Denver and Las Vegas next week.
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Mike McIntyre is a sports reporter whose primary role is covering the Winnipeg Jets. After graduating from the Creative Communications program at Red River College in 1995, he spent two years gaining experience at the Winnipeg Sun before joining the Free Press in 1997, where he served on the crime and justice beat until 2016. Read more about Mike.
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