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51 minutes ago, EddieVedder said:

Horrible choice as captain to begin with.

Scheifele is that teams leader.

Many people blame him for being eliminated from the playoffs that year vs. Mtl.  His selfish play cost the entire organization and fan-base.

 

https://lastwordonsports.com/hockey/2021/06/12/mark-scheifele-loss-costs-jets-again-playoffs/

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13 minutes ago, Fanuck said:

Many people blame him for being eliminated from the playoffs that year vs. Mtl.  His selfish play cost the entire organization and fan-base.

 

https://lastwordonsports.com/hockey/2021/06/12/mark-scheifele-loss-costs-jets-again-playoffs/

Yeah, that was insane.  He really lost his mind on that play.

 

I get the impression, even beyond that game, that he is a bit of a hothead.  If so, should guys like that wear the C? 

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46 minutes ago, Phil_314 said:

Missed this, what happened?

Tough to find a video on it (everything I'm finding is the Scheifele hit on Evans).

 

But from what I remember, tempers were flaring between Scheifele and Chiarot at practice, and Wheeler jumped in and dropped the gloves with Chiarot.

 

Maybe these types of things happen more often than I realize, but I think a leader should try to de-escalate an issue between teammates.

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5 minutes ago, Kragar said:

I get the impression, even beyond that game, that he is a bit of a hothead.  If so, should guys like that wear the C? 

Exactly, do you want someone who, in the heat of battle, will put his own selfish interests, ahead of the team?  That game vs. Mtl was over, yet his actions cost his entire team the series essentially.  

OTOH, obviously he's passionate and hates to lose, which are qualities you want in a leader, so there's that. 

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The scuttlebutt is that there is a massive issue in the room with the "core" players like Wheeler and Scheifele essentially carrying themselves differently than the rest of the team and creating a toxic environment. This is part of the reason Laine wanted out. 

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Wheeler has been an issue for the Jets as a leader from a while now. He and Scheifele treated Laine poorly as they became jealous of his ascent at an early age and spoke poorly about him in the dressing room. Wheeler and Scheifele additionally would gang up on other teammates like Ben Chariot during a practice, Wheeler took a slap shot at Chariot before jumping into punching Chariot.

 

26 and 55 are the issues in the Jets locker room.

 

 

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