Blake Wheeler officially wants out of Winnipeg!

The Winnipeg Jets are looking at all solutions to improve after failing to even reach the playoffs in a season they were expecting to contend for the Stanley Cup. They kicked things off this summer with a new coaching staff led by Rick Bowness, but now changes might come to the roster with a big piece leaving The Peg.

It has been confirmed that captain Blake Wheeler is looking to get traded with the Jets open to find a destination with an interesting package in return for his services. According to Jets insider Murat Ates for the Athletic, both Wheeler and the Jets are ready to move on from their relationship.

Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli cited sources saying the Jets have spoken with other clubs about Wheeler. The veteran winger has two years left on his contract with an annual salary-cap hit of $8.25 million. His full no-movement clause reverts to a five-team trade list on July 1. He is scheduled for unrestricted free agency following the 2023-24 season, along with current teammate Mark Scheifele.

Seravalli believes Wheeler’s deal might not be too hard to move given his size, style of play and point-per-game production. However, he is not getting any younger at 35 ans his it for two more seasons could dampen his trade value with the salary cap rising by $1 million for 2022-23.

Some believe his fate in Winnipeg might be linked to Pierre-Luc Dubois’. The forward is a restricted free agent on July 13 with arbitration rights and has already informed the Jets of his intention to test the UFA market in two years time.

Per CapFriendly, the Jets have $18 million in cap space with 13 players under contract. And Wheeler might not be one of them after this summer and trade chatter heats up…