The Winnipeg Jets announced an eight-year, $49 million contract extension for Mark Scheifele on Friday, which will make him one of the highest-paid young centers in the sport.
Scheifele, 23, was a restricted free agent. He posted 61 points (29 goals, 32 assists) in 71 games played last season.
The Jets nonetheless missed the playoffs for the fourth time in five seasons since moving from Atlanta. They finished 11th in the Western Conference and were near the bottom of the league—if not at it—in every major category.
In an interview with Ed Tait of the Winnipeg Free Press in March, Scheifele addressed areas of his game in need of improvement:
There’s still so many times when I have a chance to make a play and I don’t. Defensively, I can get better. It’s all areas of the game. I go through game tape every day and see the chances I missed. What’s happening now is just a byproduct of working hard. I’m a guy that whether it’s going good, bad or ugly I want to continue to improve my game and work hard.
Despite making it clear he wants to (and needs to) imp ...
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