But the Winnipeg Jets centre — blessed with size, speed, and a deft scoring touch — has long been determined to show he belongs in any conversation about the NHL's finest. But now, he's on the sidelines after the NHL Department of Player Safety handed down a four-game suspension for charging Montreal Canadiens forward Jake Evans. "It was a dirty hit," Montreal defenceman Joel Edmundson said of Scheifele after the game. "If we're missing Mark, we're missing arguably our best player for however long," Winnipeg forward Andrew Copp said Thursday before the suspension was announced. But interim head coach Dominique Ducharme figures his team will push even harder thanks to the Scheifele hit.

Source: CBC News June 04, 2021 14:59 UTC