In its infancy, Mark Scheifele’s new line with the Winnipeg Jets deserves a longer look to see if the concept of smart skill plugs in well with speed on both sides.
Scheifele’s apprenticeship as a producer is clearly over but just two games beyond his injury-riddled post-Christmas phase, the 22-year-old is still adapting to the kind of ammunition Jets coach Paul Maurice has placed to his left (Nikolaj Ehlers) and his right (Blake Wheeler).
The role is critical if the team is eyeing some higher spot in the Central Division and the Western Conference and there’s more to see, Maurice said Thursday.