Connor Hellebuyck is still a Jets goaltender, but Winnipeg’s signing of Stuart Skinner only serves to add intrigue to its future in goal.Skinner, 27, is a good bet in a timeshare. He knows the Jets organization well via his agent Ray Petkau, who also represents Hellebuyck, Eric Comrie and former Jets backup Laurent Brossoit. If anyone in the NHL is in position to have a good read of Winnipeg’s goaltending future, it’s Skinner.“As of right now, me and Helle are teammates,” Skinner said on Wednesday. “Which is so exciting. I mean, he’s the best goalie in the world.”Skinner neatly sidestepped questions about his expected role. Has he signed in Winnipeg to be the Jets’ starter? Hellebuyck’s backup? Could Skinner play in a timeshare for a goaltender the Jets bring back in a Hellebuyck trade?“What I’ve learned from experience is you get what you earn,” Skinner said. “I haven’t really been thinking too much about expectations. I just have more expectations about myself and my game and how I would like to show up.”He then pivoted to praise for goaltending coach Wade Flaherty and Jets fans, conveying excitement to be in Winnipeg.A Hellebuyck trade does not sound imminent, but the addition of Skinner is not the kind of signing that will transform the Jets’ defence or upgrade its second line. Winnipeg has not gotten any better at controlling the flow of play or cutting down on the number of dangerous scoring chances it gave up so often last season. Even in the unlikely scenario of a timeshare between Hellebuyck and Skinner, the Jets are more likely to compete for a playoff spot than contend for the Stanley Cup.This means Hellebuyck trade watch remains on, even if Winnipeg’s options are limited. Recall Hellebuyck’s exit interview, when he made it clear he likes it in Winnipeg, signed multiple long-term contracts in Winnipeg and has made Winnipeg his home. According to Hellebuyck at the time, his biggest concern wasn’t about himself — it was about the Jets’ ability to build a team capable of winning the Stanley Cup.“Can you get the pieces that you need? Will the players come? These are always questions that you have in Winnipeg,” Hellebuyck said in April.In other words, Hellebuyck was nervous about days a lot like the one Winnipeg just experienced. Skinner is a smart signing for Winnipeg. We’ll get into that in a moment. But the prevailing theory was that if the Jets were to convince Hellebuyck to stay with them for one more season, it was going to be through major offseason acquisitions.Sign Mason Marchment? Trade for Mavrik Bourque? Acquire a top-four defenceman? Those moves would have given GM Kevin Cheveldayoff a compelling pitch to make to his franchise goaltender.