Ta answer this lets first look at a statement that Connor gave to Adam Gretz of the Athletic shortly after this past season

"What we did this year was unacceptable. No one wants to be part of that. ... Can you get the pieces that you need? Will the players come? These are always questions that you have in Winnipeg. I’ve made it my home and I like it here, but the majority of the league doesn’t feel the same way,"

So in the first part of this statement Hellebuyck doubles down on how he was pumped and committed to Winnipeg right from the start and gave everything he had to be the best Jet he could be. That meshes well with the statement previously that he enjoyed his time in Winnipeg and that he considered it "home". A nice way to appease the fan base that I am sure he feels for.

He then goes on to reiterate that he asked for a trade after the season and that he has "tried" to handle the situation quietly and respectfully.... In my opinion this would suggest it has taken some effort to do so, or he wouldn't have had to try. Doing is effortless trying is opposite. If I told you I am going to try to write an article you would think there was some effort for me to do so. If I said I am going to write an article it would seem that I do it all the time and it is quite easy correct? So let me try to continue here .

Connor then says that with training camp approaching he felt it important to make his request public... Done with the trying. He then says nothing has changed and he still wants to move on ... translation .. I do not want to be here come training camp. 

Finally, he reminds the fans how much he appreciates them and well...please don't be mad and "try" to understand.

One thing is clear to me with this public trade request id that Hellebuyck is not going to be happy if he is still a Jet come training camp. The problem I would say, is the very reason he has said he has to leave ..that being that few players want to play in Winnipeg, is the very thing that is preventing him from leaving. Players with No Trade Clauses probably have Winnipeg on their lists and even if they do not a younger player on an entry level deal may express their unwillingness to extend with the team which lessens their value. As Connor expressed in his exit media interview this is a problem. By making this public Hellebuyck has really put in Cheveldayoff's court to decide whether it is worth it to wait out getting more value in a trade and bring back a player who has made it quite clear that he is growing impatient and has little appetite to do so.  

As much as the manager of the Jets Kevin Chelveldayoff would like to push the envelope here and hope for injuries to occur to widen the market I think he has to get a deal done before camp. I just cannot see Winnipeg having a malcontent goaltender playing meaningful games moving forward. Winnipeg can ill afford to mail this season in or any season really and essentially that is what they would be doing if they were too stubborn in this situation. Hockey is an energy sport and having that energy around constantly is worse than getting a lesser return than they may have hoped for. The good news is any team wanting to add Hellebuyck will probably want to have him with the team as long as possible to get acclimated to his surroundings and team systems so the sense of urgency should be pretty strong for them as well to get it done. 

One thing I will say though is I could see Winnipeg sitting Hellebuyck for a bit at least. The Jets owner has very deep pockets and full trust in Chevy to do what he thinks is right. 

I will be doing a mock trade in my next article, and you can catch my video and live stream content here