Mark Schiefele is getting closer to get back on the ice, so luckily for him and his team they won’t be going into the playoffs without one of their leaders.
With an off day today, Schiefele, Jacob Trouba and Andrew Copp (Along with Shciefele’s best friend and brother) took a trip to Minneapolis to watch the Super Bowl. It is a game that’s being revered as one of the best games in Super Bowl history, so for someone like Schiefele who has proven himself as a student of the game, you may have expected him to gain some inspiration from the Eagles playoff performance.
That was not the case. When asked if the game gave him any inspiration, he was blunt but playful with his answer.
“No, because the Pats lost. So, I wasn’t too happy about that. Y’know seeing my boy Tom lose, that was… I’m not going to think about that anymore.”
Funny enough, like we alluded to at the beginning of this story, the Jets recent performance has kind of followed the path of the Eagles. Everyone thought the Eagles were done for after Carson Wentz was lost for the season, but obviously that was not the case.
Many fans and analysts worried the same for the Jets when they lost their number-one center late in December.
In the 15 games since his injury, the Jets have maintained their pace atop the Central division, going 10-2-3. So perhaps after all, it makes sense that he won’t take any inspiration from the Eagles because he plans to re-join his team – who are far from underdogs at this point – and make a run at the Stanley Cup.
All in all, he still said it was a good trip, though.
“Definitely something you cross off the bucket list and something that I’ll never forget.”
