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Winnipeg Jets' Matt Hendricks (15), Mathieu Perreault (85), Joel Armia (40) and Tyler Myers (57) celebrate Hendricks' goal during second period NHL action against the Las Vegas Golden Knights, in Winnipeg on Friday, December 1, 2017. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods)

"Leadership" is a controversial word in the National Hockey League these days, notably around the Edmonton Oilers and Winnipeg Jets.

According to a report last week, those “deeply involved with Oilers” were lamenting they had let Matt Hendricks go last summer.

This was a reaction to the Oilers' struggles and the Jets soaring near the top of the NHL — after Winnipeg picked up the fourth-liner with a late-summer signing.