Nikolaj Ehlers went 22 post-season games, spread across three seasons, without finding the back of the net. Never mind throwing a monkey off his back, scoring today jettisoned an 800-pound gorilla – and helped keep the Jets afloat. (WiebesWorld)
. “You need to feel a part of it. You need to feel that you’re part of the cause. And he has been. He’s played some good hockey for us, but better that than a goal in a 4-1 loss.
“Our season was on the line so I guess that makes it special. It’s one win in the long journey,” said Wheeler. “I don’t know how many wins we got this year, but a good majority of them were like that, where there was some adversity and things we had to overcome.And work they did. “What are we going to do with a two-goal lead? That’s too easy for us. It was that type of game and we were invested in whatever it was going to take to get a win,” said Wheeler when asked about the mood after the second period. “Losing a two-goal lead, it didn’t feel like there was any let-down in our group. There was no disappointment.
“Pretty much throughout the year we’ve had key guys out of the lineup. That’s a testament to our team’s depth,” said Jets centre Adam Lowry, who was sporting a hat to honour his former teammate Colby Cave during the post-game media availability. “Maybe the win was improbable. I don’t think we approach the game like that. We approach every game knowing that we have a really good chance to win.
Just two years removed from a six-game stint in the ECHL with the Jacksonville IceMen, Harkins went from being a prospect on the periphery to becoming a full-time NHLer this season.
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