WINNIPEG — The season ended with his team being swept in the second round of the NHL playoffs, but Winnipeg head coach Paul Maurice says he s proud of the job the Jets coaching staff did this season . . .
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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.
The Winnipeg Jets saw their season come to an abrupt end Monday.
And while bitterly disappointed, they re hopeful a surprising albeit short playoff run provided fans in a province slammed by the COVID-19 pandemic s third wave a welcome distraction.