Jets’ Scheifele won’t appeal four-game suspension, speaks out against online abuse directed at his family following hit on Canadiens’ Evans
Jake Evans of the Montreal Canadiens is checked hard by Mark Scheifele of the Winnipeg Jets after Evans's third-period empty-net goal on June 2, 2021 at Bell MTS Place in Winnipeg. Evans was injured on the play.Much like the controversial line that Mark Scheifele took in skating toward his opponent on Wednesday night, the Winnipeg Jets centre was direct and abrupt in calling his four-game suspension “excessive” in a media call Friday.
Evans was taken off the ice on a stretcher, has since been diagnosed with a concussion and is out indefinitely. Scheifele was assessed a charging major and a game misconduct on the play.who led his team in scoring during the regular season, before registering five points in five playoff games – ruled out appealing the suspension on Friday, saying he didn’t want to be any more of a distraction to his team. “This has lingered on long enough,” he said.
On the play itself, Scheifele said his only thought was to cut Evans off as he came around the post to prevent a goal and get play going the other way, with the Jets chasing the tying goal they would need to force overtime. Just like his star centre, Maurice said he felt that the length of suspension was excessive, and he was similarly surprised, having expected it to be for two games.
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