Nikolaj Ehlers’ final game at the Young Stars Classic over the weekend certainly won’t hurt his chances of making the Winnipeg Jets.
As a 19-year-old, Ehlers options appeared to be make the Jets or be returned to junior hockey. But to borrow a line from Lee Corso, not so fast my friend.
TSN’s Bob McKenzie shed some light on Ehlers’ situation on Monday’s edition of Insider Trading. Here’s the full transcript of what McKenzie had to say, with the emphasis all mine:
“I talked to his agent, Andre Rufener from Switzerland, and right now the goal for Ehlers is single-minded, to make the Winnipeg Jets roster.