Jets’ Mark Scheifele: NHL’s department of player safety ‘shut me down’
Mark Scheifele talked about having to watch the Jets take on the Canadiens while serving a suspension, and the helpless feeling he had.
Emily Sadler | @EmmySadler June 9, 2021, 1:49 PM
For the second straight post-season, Mark Scheifele watched the Winnipeg Jets‘ Stanley Cup hopes come to an end from the sidelines.
“It’s not fun. It’s definitely not a great feeling. You feel pretty helpless when your team’s out there battling and you’re watching from the stands,” he told reporters during Wednesday’s media availability after the Jets were swept by the Montreal Canadiens. “But the way you handle setbacks is what defines us. So, that’s the mentality I’m taking.”
Jets forward Mark Scheifele still unhappy with NHL s decision on four-game suspension
Winnipeg Jets Mark Scheifele (55) hits Montreal Canadiens Jake Evans (71) after he scored an empty net goal during third period NHL Stanley Cup hockey action in Winnipeg, Wednesday, June 2, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods June 09, 2021 - 11:16 AM
WINNIPEG - Mark Scheifele went into the North Division final expecting that Montreal Canadiens forward Phillip Danault would be the one trying to shut him down, not the NHL s Department of Player Safety.
The Winnipeg Jets forward received a four-game suspension for his crushing blow on Montreal forward Jake Evans in the Canadiens series-opening 5-3 victory. Evans suffered a concussion and left the ice on a stretcher after being hit by Scheifele following an empty-net goal with under a minute to play.
Scheifele not happy with NHL s decision on 4-game suspension
Mark Scheifele says he remains disappointed in the NHL s decision to suspend him for four games for his crushing blow on Jake Evans of the Montreal Canadiens in the opener of the North Division final.
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Posted: Jun 09, 2021 2:00 PM ET | Last Updated: June 9
Winnipeg Jets centre Mark Scheifele (55) warms up before a game at the Bell MTS Place.(James Carey Lauder/USA TODAY Sports)
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Scheifele could only watch as Montreal swept the best-of-seven series to end Winnipeg s campaign. Scheifele will serve the final game of the suspension to start next season. Obviously it s crushing that my season was ended by that, Scheifele told reporters during a videoconference Wednesday. I thought I was going to be tried to be shut down by Phillip Danault and it was the department of player safety that shut me down so that definitely sucks. But that s life, that s what we all deal with. We ve dealt with that all year, society in general . . . that makes us stronger, that makes us better people, that makes us more well-rounded human beings.