This afternoon Winnipeg Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff spoke to the media and set sky high expectations for one prospect. The Winnipeg Jets season came to a heartbreaking end with a loss to the Dallas Stars in the Western Conference Finals. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/sportsnet/status/1923943513680388464'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> In the days following the heartbreaking loss much of the focus was on the success of this year's team and the resilience shown in tragedy surrounding Mark Scheifele. With the Jets season now over focus now shifts to next season where the Jets will look to bolster their roster and make another run. During today's press conference Winnipeg Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff confirmed that upgrades will need to come from within with defenseman Elias Salomonsson a big focus for the Jets. <h3>Winnipeg Jets GM Presents A Challenge To Top Defensive Prospect</h3> During the press conference, Cheveldayoff was asked about the successful season of top defensive prospect Elias Salomonsson. Salomonsson played 53 games with the Manitoba Moose of the AHL and tallied 27 points and was a major bright spot for the team. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/icdave/status/1911199446580294140'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> As a result, many fans are eager to see Salomonsson make his NHL debut and Cheveldayoff laid out the path for the young Swede to get there. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/ICdave/status/1925698317712839129'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> This comes after comments from head coach Scott Arniel who spoke about current Jets defenseman being a role model for Salomonsson. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/wpgmurat/status/1925251414592561388'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> It is clear that the Winnipeg Jets are hopeful that Salomonsson will have a big summer and force them to make a roster move to create a spot for him. With the Jets looking for a big summer from Salomonsson all of the pressure now shifts on him to deliver.