For the past two seasons, the top of the Central Division has been clearly defined. The Winnipeg Jets, Dallas Stars and Colorado Avalanche have been three of the top teams in the NHL. That’s why it might be a bit jarring to see the Jets wobble into Ball Arena on Friday night. Winnipeg began Friday in sixth place in the Central — five points back of a playoff spot and 15 shy of the Minnesota Wild, who have replaced the Jets (15-16-2) in the top three and just added all-world defenseman Quinn Hughes in a blockbuster trade. “It’s been really tough,” Jets forward Kyle Connor said. “We haven’t really come across something like this since I can remember. It’s very challenging. The only way out of it is together. It’s in this room. We show glimpses of it and what it could be, but it’s got to be every night. “We’re just very disconnected. We simplified a lot of the game plan coming into today, until we get back to playing on the same page and we’re able to ramp it up again.” Winnipeg finished the regular season two years ago with 110 points, good for second in the Central before Colorado routed the Jets in a five-game playoff series. Last season, the Jets won the Presidents’ Trophy as the top regular-season club in the NHL with 116 points before the Stars knocked them out in the second round. The Jets have made the playoffs seven of the past eight…
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