Banged-up Jets acquire defenseman Jay Harrison

The injury-troubled Winnipeg Jets applied a patch to their defense by acquiring veteran Jay Harrison from the Carolina Hurricanes for a sixth-round pick.

The Jets have Jacob Trouba, Zach Bogosian, Tobias Enstrom and Mark Stuart all on the injured list. Harrison is a 6-4, 220-pound defenseman with 337 games of NHL experience.

With a 16-10-6 record, the Jets have played better than expected and Winnipeg general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff was clearly feeling some pressure to make a move to help his team.

The Jets haven't made the playoffs since the franchise moved to Winnipeg from Atlanta. Their goaltending has played well enough to give the team a reasonable shot to qualify for the postseason.

Harrison was playing about 16 minutes, 30 seconds per game for the Hurricanes. He has this season and next season left on a contract paying him $1.5 million per season.

Harrison had played for Jets coach Paul Maurice when he coached in Carolina.

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