Jets fans absolutely go off on Connor Hellebucyk with hilarious chants tonight

UPDATE: You really can't script it better than this... Dawson Mercer, acquired from New Jersey in the Hellebuyck trade, has opened the scoring this evening.

Outstanding. You've really got to tip your hat to the Hockey Gods sometimes...

And now Jets fans are chanting, "PULL YOUR GOALIE!"

Read below for our earlier reports on Hellebuyck's reception from Jets fans this evening.

The puck has dropped on Connor Hellebuyck's return to Winnipeg and, even though Hellebuyck has sequestered himself away in his team's dressing room, that hasn't prevented Jets fans from letting him hear it.

In fact, the moment the puck dropped the crowd broke into a boisterous chant of 'WHERE IS CONNOR!?'

Read below for a recap of the warm reception that Hellebuyck received on ice for warmups.

Connor Hellebuyck has taken the ice at Winnipeg's Canada Life Centre and Jets fans are finally giving him the reception that he deserves.

Hellebuyck was the last of the New Jersey Devils to hit the ice for warmup and there was a chorus of loud boo's when he finally arrived.

Check it out:

Loud chants of, "COWARD! COWARD! COWARD!" have also started and fans have begun littering the ice with t-shirts, jerseys and, reportedly, even garbage.

More to come.