Jets GM Cheveldayoff searches for answers as Winnipeg sinks to NHL basement

WINNIPEG — Reporters asked plenty of questions, but Kevin Cheveldayoff had few solutions for how the Winnipeg Jets can climb out of the NHL basement. The team’s general manager held his mid-season meeting with the media on Monday while the club is mired in a nine-game losing streak (0-6-3) and sitting last in the league standings with 34 points (15-21-4) in 40 games. It’s an about-face from a year ago, when Winnipeg was second overall in the standings with 56 points (27-12-2) on Jan. 5 and finished the season as the Presidents’ Trophy winner for having the league’s top record of 56-22-4. Cheveldayoff, the only general manager the team has known since it relocated to Winnipeg from Atlanta...