Butterflies? You could say David Gustafsson had a few on Monday as he prepared to make his Winnipeg Jets NHL debut.
Sure, it was just a pre-season tilt in Edmonton against the Oilers. But in these early days of his pro career, it may as well have been Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals for the 19-year-old Swedish centre.
As Gustafsson met with a few media members following the morning skate at Bell MTS Iceplex, he was a big, nervous ball of energy. At one point, his fidgety hands accidentally karate-chopped the iPhone I was holding to record our chat, sending it crashing to the ground.