Screen Shots: Jets Invest Wisely In Cole Perfetti, Plus Gavin McKenna Expectations
The Winnipeg Jets and Cole Perfetti avoided arbitration by agreeing on a five-year, $30 million contract on Wednesday.
Although last season was a bit disappointing for him and the Jets, Perfetti's latest deal proves it's far too soon for the Jets to give up on him.
We're looking at Perfetti's new contract, the expectations for Gavin McKenna and the NHL Alumni Association's new wellness plan in Screen Shots. Let's get to it.
'He Has The Ability To Make Players Better': What Leafs Development Camp Revealed About McKenna's Long-Term Growth
The Toronto Maple Leafs have wrapped up development camp, and with that in the rearview mirror, Gavin McKenna is shifting focus to the Leafs' training camp. Here's the impression McKenna has left so far.
There are many NHLers who took some time to adapt to high-level play before they figured it out and blossomed, such as relatively recent first overall picks Jack Hughes, Juraj Slafkovsky and, about a decade ago, Nathan MacKinnon. That could be the case with McKenna.
McKenna started this past season with four goals and 16 points in 15 games for Penn State, with a lot of his production coming on the power play. That raised some doubts about his transition to college hockey, but his second half answered most bruning questions about his play.
The bar for him will be high because of his draft status, but the Leafs need to take their time with McKenna and ease him into their game plan. Expecting the world out of him right away will only lead to more criticism of the rookie.
Finally, kudos to NHL Alumni executive director Glenn Healy and the Alumni itself for their new wellness plan.
Under the new plan, all of the 5,000-plus former NHLers will have a family doctor and a mental health wellness professional for themselves and their wife and children. That's an important step forward for former players, many of whom have been too proud to seek help.
Credit is also due to NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and NHL Players Association executive director Marty Walsh for agreeing to help widows and families of former players. We recently lost former star winger Claude Lemieux to a battle with mental health, and the hockey community must do whatever it can to proactively address mental health issues by providing support wherever possible. And that process took a major step forward with Healy's initiative.
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This story was originally published July 16, 2026 at 10:52 AM.