Mark Scheifele has put himself in prime position to realize his Olympic dreams. Now he just needs to maintain his high level for another seven weeks or so.

The Winnipeg Jets centre is off to one of the strongest starts of his NHL career, leading his team in scoring and providing strong two-way play going into Friday’s date with the San Jose Sharks.

After dealing with the disappointment of being left off the roster for the 4 Nations Face-Off last February, Scheifele has made it his mission to be included with the group heading to Milan-Cortina, Italy, in a couple months.

Given the fact he was on call as an injury replacement in case one of Sidney Crosby or Anthony Cirelli couldn’t play due to injury last February, we’ll put Scheifele in the pole position when it comes to players helping

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