Veteran Niederreiter says this year's Jets have more pilots than 'passengers'

WINNIPEG — It was just over a year ago when Nino Niederreiter made a frank assessment of the Winnipeg Jets. The veteran forward said there were too many “passengers” on the team as it was fighting to grab the second wild-card spot for the 2023 Western Conference playoffs. Flip the calendar to this season and there are a lot of pilots to take the controls. “We need to have a full team going to be successful,” Niederreiter said after Winnipeg’s morning skate Tuesday. “The team-first mentality and