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Winnipeg Jets forward Mark Scheifele hasn’t played a hockey game in a week.
The reason why should be pretty clear: Scheifele was assessed a four-game suspension for a charging penalty on Montreal Canadiens’ Jake Evans at the end of Game 1 last Wednesday for a hit that has since sidelined the Habs’ forward with a concussion.
“I thought I was going to be shut down by Phillip Danault,” Scheifele said Wednesday at an end-of-season media availability. “But the Department of Player Safety shut me down.”
Last week, Scheifele said he “accepted” the punishment for his hit on Evans. During the same press conference, he also called it “excessive.”
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.”