WINNIPEG — The native son received a magical introduction, and the freshly signed star netted a hat trick. But on balance, the Winnipeg Jets didn’t do enough to earn a happy ending in their season-opener.

Jonathan Toews’ return to the NHL, in the city where he grew up, nearly dovetailed with a jaw-dropping comeback by his club versus the Dallas Stars. The Jets — fortunate to only trail 2-1 after 40 minutes — allowed three tallies in the first 3:23 of the final frame to fall four goals behind the visiting Stars on Thursday night at Canada Life Centre. However, by the time Kyle Connor — the guy who just inked a 12-year, $96-million contract extension — buried his third goal of the contest to pull his team within one score with 3:03 remaining on the clock, it truly felt like anything was pos

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