HENDERSON, Nev. -- Connor Hellebuyck spent the summer preparing to do more and to be even better in what could be the biggest season of his life.

The Winnipeg Jets goalie will be defending the Hart Trophy as NHL most valuable player. He will be defending the Vezina Trophy as the League's top goalie. He won each last season, going 47-12-3 with a 2.00 goals-against average, .925 save percentage and eight shutouts, becoming the first goalie to pull off that feat since Carey Price in 2014-15.

Hellebuyck will again be the backbone of the Jets, who won the Presidents' Trophy last season as the team with the best regular-season record before being eliminated in the Western Conference Second Round. They're among the favorites again in the West and remain a legitimate Stanley Cup contender.

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