Tonight, a new statement from Winnipeg Jets is making waves as he makes a bold prediction for the team's Stanley Cup championship chances next season. The Winnipeg Jets have had one of the most turbulent offseasons of any team in the NHL so far. They first lost star forward Nikolaj Ehlers in free agency when he signed with the Carolina Hurricanes. Ehlers was then <a href='https://www.nhl.com/jets/news/jets-sign-forward-gustav-nyquist-to-a-one-year-contract' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>replaced with veteran forward</a> Gustav Nyquist who signed just a few days later. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/nhljets/status/1940531075484438686'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> More recently, the <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl-team/winnipeg-jets/winnipeg-jets-sign-star-forward-to-expensive-six-year-contract' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Jets were able to extend</a> Gabe Vilardi who they are hoping will have a breakout season in 2025-26. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/nhljets/status/1946301538453884947'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> After all of these moves fans are left wondering if this new group will be able to avenge the 2nd round loss from the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. In a new interview, forward Morgan Barron believes the Jets are ready for that challenge and so much more. <h3>Morgan Barron Makes A Bold Statement On Winnipeg Jets' Championship Chances</h3> During the new interview, Barron admitted that making the second round was a step forward but won't be the last the team makes. He believes the team is just entering the window to contend and backstopped by Connor Hellebuyck could be Stanley Cup bound next season. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/nhljetsnation/status/1945158237558386991'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> Barron, 26, has mostly been a bottom-six forward for the Jets playing 74 games and tallying 15 points last season but could be in line for more ice-time with the departure of Ehlers and others. With the NHL season just a couple of months away Barron and the Winnipeg Jets will enter the season once again as contenders in the Western Conference. It will now be up to them to live up to and exceed those expectations not only in the regular season but in Stanley Cup Playoffs as well.