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Winnipeg Jets head coach Rick Bowness, center top, directs his team in the second period of Game 4 of an NHL Stanley Cup first-round playoff series against the Colorado Avalanche, Sunday, April 28, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
![Fred Greenslade Winnipeg Jets' head coach Rick Bowness, left center, and players react at the end of Game 5 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series against the Colorado Avalanche in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Tuesday April 30, 2024. (Fred Greenslade/The Canadian Press via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/f62ac6b5ad714ee492b553fefd0e9e6a/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Winnipeg Jets' head coach Rick Bowness, left center, and players react at the end of Game 5 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series against the Colorado Avalanche in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Tuesday April 30, 2024. (Fred Greenslade/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Winnipeg Jets head coach Rick Bowness speaks during an NHL hockey press conference in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Thursday, May 2, 2024. (John Woods/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Winnipeg Jets head coach Rick Bowness speaks to media during an NHL hockey end of season availability in Winnipeg, Thursday, May 2, 2024. (John Woods/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Winnipeg Jets head coach Rick Bowness speaks during an NHL hockey press conference in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Thursday, May 2, 2024. (John Woods/The Canadian Press via AP)