Share this Story: Jets' Connor not fazed by 'silent' superstar statusJets' Connor not fazed by 'silent' superstar status Photo by KEVIN KING / Winnipeg SunArticle content For all of the goals Kyle Connor has scored over the past four seasons, it’s as if few outside of Manitoba’s capital have really noticed. Article content Take for instance the NHL Network’s Top 50 players heading into the 2021-22 season, where the 24-year-old Winnipeg Jets forward ranked just 40th. Try refreshing your browser, or Jets' Connor not fazed by 'silent' superstar status Back to video Consider this: Connor has the sixth most goals over the past three seasons at 98 (and is tied for sixth over the past four with 129). Article content He’s an assassin, too, with 24 game-winners, tied for fifth-most since 2017-18. Article content Here’s a guy who had three straight 30-goal seasons (31, 34 and 38, respectively) prior to last year’s 56-game schedule.

Source: National Post September 27, 2021 00:00 UTC