Mark Scheifele has earned a lot of slaps on the back of late. There’s been praise from Winnipeg Jets management, there are more and more 55 jerseys popping up at MTS Centre and — just a guess — he might get a few appetizers comped whenever he sticks his head into a restaurant in this town.
His game is also grabbing attention across the National Hockey League of late. And, little wonder, considering that since Bryan Little was injured on Feb. 18 in Tampa, no player in the league has had more points than the Jets centre.
