Calling a December game against the Minnesota Wild a "must-win" feels a bit overdramatic, but Winnipeg needs 2 points against a vaunted division rival all the same. The Jets have been mired in a stretch of mediocre hockey for over a month now, and the only change to the line-up appears to be Heinola for Stanley. Will this be enough to beat the second-best team in the Central? Nearly halfway through the season, what, exactly, is this team? Is it even good? Should the Jets be making a power play for an out-of-favor Elias Pettersson? What would Winnipeg have to give up to make that deal happen?

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