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Winnipeg Jets center Mark Scheifele and Nashville Predators center Ryan Johansen battle for the puck. The two have voiced a mutual respect for each other as players.
They may be fierce rivals on the ice, but there’s also some mutual admiration between Mark Scheifele and Ryan Johansen.
The No. 1 centres for the Winnipeg Jets and Nashville Predators, respectively, took turns praising each other Thursday morning, just hours before they hit the ice against each other.
“It’s a great challenge for me and a challenge I always look forward to,” Johansen said of being matched up against Scheifele.