Even the most faithful of Winnipeg Jets fans can go ahead and admit it now and without the need of a truth serum:
There had to be times over the past few years when there were some serious doubts about Mark Scheifele’s ability to morph into a bona fide No. 1 centre. His vision and shot were world class, no question, but his skating was just OK and he spent so much time picking himself up off the ice, there was even the #Scheifeledown hashtag trending on Twitter.
WAYNE GLOWACKI / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSWinnipeg Jets player #55 Mark Scheifele at the team practice Wednesday at the MTS Centre.