Pari gbolohun ti o tẹle: Winnipeg ṣe awọn iṣowo kekere diẹ lakoko akoko-akoko, pataki julọ ni gbigba Rick Bowness lati St. Louis Blues ni paṣipaarọ fun Craig Norwich. Awọn Jets tun gba Norm Dupont lati ọdọ awọn Montreal Canadiens fun awọn Jets ni yiyan keji ni
1982 NHL Entry Draft. Àwọn ojúewé wọ̀nyí jápọ̀ mọ́ Dupont ni a yan nipasẹ awọn Canadiens ni iyipo akọkọ ti 1977 NHL amateur draft, sibẹsibẹ, o mu nikan ni ibi-afẹde kan ati awọn ojuami mẹrin ni awọn ere 35 pẹlu Montreal ni akoko 1979-80.