A new report from Elliotte Friedman has confirmed that Winnipeg Jets forward Kyle Connor is patiently watching the contract market before beginning extension negotiations. This offseason, the Winnipeg Jets have changed up their forward group significantly. First, the team lost Nikolaj Ehlers in free agency and then later <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl-team/winnipeg-jets/three-time-cup-champ-jonathan-toews-agrees-to-join-his-hometown-team-the-winnipeg-jets' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>replaced him with hometown hero Jonathan Toews.</a> In addition, the Jets signed veterans Gustav Nyquist and Tanner Pearson to improve the depth of their roster. Now, with the roster set for next season, the Jets have turned their attention to contract extension of their core group with the biggest name being Kyle Connor. Connor is heading into the final year of his deal and to this point negotiations have been few and far between with Kevin Cheveldayoff and the Jets. According to insider Frank Seravalli the extension will get incredibly expensive if the two sides decide to negotiate right now. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/nhlrumourreport/status/1948074884522766845'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> However, Elliotte Friedman revealed today that Kyle Connor is expected to be patient and let other contract extensions like Connor McDavid's play out first. <h3>Kyle Connor Expected To Wait For Market Reset Before Re-Signing With The Jets</h3> In a <a href='https://www.sportsnet.ca/podcasts/32-thoughts/' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>new episode of the 32 Thoughts Podcast</a>, Friedman confirmed that star players on expiring deals like Kyle Connor and Alex Tuch are waiting for bigger stars to re-sign first. In doing so, they are hoping players like McDavid drive up the price for everyone and give them more leverage in negotiations. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/nhlrumourreport/status/1959625242277552400'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> With McDavid not expected to sign for a couple of weeks this means that Kyle Connor's extension talks will almost certainly continue into training camp and even the regular season. As more updates are provided on Kyle Connor's contract extension we will pass along the latest news.