Head coach Rick Bowness was the target of some criticism by his players after the Winnipeg Jets had exit meetings Saturday and packed their bags for the off-season.
Veteran forward Blake Wheeler told reporters he didn’t like the assessment Bowness gave media after the Jets were eliminated from the first round of the playoffs with a 4-1 loss in Game 5 Thursday against the Vegas Golden Knights.
“I think he could have been honest with us,” Wheeler said. “We could have had those discussions behind closed doors. So I didn’t agree with how he handled himself after that game.”
Asked for his take, goalie Connor
