He has taken his game to new heights this season, establishing himself as one of the premier centremen in the game.
The playmaking ability was always evident, but now he’s developed a shoot-first mentality that also makes him one of the league’s elite scorers. He’s also earned a reputation as being clutch, with five game-winning goals thus far, four of them in December.
He is Mark Scheifele, a player whose worth to the Jets has never been more apparent. And I’m not just talking about the eight-year contract extension he signed in 2016 for US$6.125 million per year, which makes him one of the best bargains in the business.