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Jets winger far removed from free-wheeling days of junior
Nikolaj Ehlers navigated a new city with relative ease, picked up the Winnipeg Jets’ systems without much confusion and even cracked the double-digit mark in goals during his first pro season.
So much to learn as an NHL rookie back in 2015. So much more to soak up in the two seasons that followed.
Most challenging, he now admits, was surrendering to the notion he couldn’t do all the things, all the time, that made him one of the most lethal offensive weapons in Canadian junior hockey.