The Jets center signed a seven-year, $59.5 million contract to remain in Winnipeg after a summer of speculation over where he'd land.
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“You go through the summer and you just don’t know what’s going to happen,” Scheifele said, appearing on the Get Yer Back podcast that I host with Ryan Rishaug. “Once I actually signed, I think I actually slept like 10 hours.
“You don’t understand the weight that is actually on you until it’s actually done. The amount of stress, the amount of anxiety — just every little thought that goes through your brain. … It is a weight taken off your shoulders. But at the same time, it’s extra motivation. You want to be worth your deal. You want to be an impact player each and every night.”