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Vítězům základní části skončila po prohře 1:2 sezona, i když podali nejlepší výkon na cizím ledě během letošního play off. Tak moc chtěli dotáhnout sérii do sedmého utkání, které by hráli v domácí aréně v Manitobě. Osud byl ale tvrdě proti.

Možná že si někteří hokejoví fanoušci vzpomněli na Martina St. Louise, kterému během play off v roce 2014 zemřela matka v 63 letech na srdeční infarkt. Útočník Rangers ale nevynechal jediný zápas a přispěl k obratu z 1:3 na 4:3 v sérii druhého kola s Pittsburghem. Ve finále ale newyorský tým přemohlo Los Angeles.

V sobotu dopoledne zavládla v táboře Jets panika. Kouč Scott Arniel se vracel z haly na hotel, aby byl s klíčovým hráčem týmu, jenž se právě dozvěděl o smrti svého 68letého táty. Nikdo nemohl čekat, že zdrcený Scheifele bude hrát. Dvě hodiny před utkáním ale figuroval v zápasové sestavě Jets.

„Po tom, čím si prošel a co pak předvedl, jsem na něj ohromně pyšný. A jeho táta by na něj byl pyšný taky,“ řekl Arniel.

Scheifele po ráně dallaského beka Thomase Harleyho ve druhé minutě prodloužení zkroušeně vyjel na led, kde ho hned objímali spoluhráči. Dojemně mu kondolovali i soupeři z Dallasu v čele s kapitánem Jamiem Bennem. A fanoušci Stars rozjeli akci ‚55 dolarů číslu 55‘ pro charitu, kterou útočník Winnipegu podporuje…

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Mark Scheifele má za sebou náročné hodiny

„Mark chtěl strašně moc vyhrát. I za tak těžkých okolností,“ prohlásil Arniel. „Být v takové situaci si nedokážu představit. Ale je to profesionál, lídr… “

Kanadský centr ve 26. minutě po několika šancích Jets dorážel puk mezi betony gólmana Dallasu Jakea Oettingera. Po necelých šesti minutách ale srovnal naprosto dokonalou střelou do horního rohu Sam Steel. Stejného hráče pak Scheifele 15 sekund před koncem základní hrací doby podrazil v úniku a šel za katr. Harleyho střela v domácí přesilovce pak definitivně ucvakla sérii.

Scheifele strávil na ledě 18:51 minuty, kromě gólu vyhrál 7 z 12 vhazování a předvedl devět bodyčeků. Celkem v play off nasbíral v 11 zápasech 11 bodů (5+6) a byl druhým nejproduktivnějším hráčem Jets za Kylem Connorem (5+12). Dvě utkání úvodní série se St. Louis vynechal po tvrdých srážkách s Braydenem Schennem a Radkem Faksou.

„Udělali jsme všechno, co jsme mohli, abychom Marka povzbudili. To, že hrál a hrál výborně, je jedna z nejodvážnějších věcí, jakou jsem kdy viděl. Patří mu všechna čest,“ prohlásil obránce Neal Pionk.

I v kabině Dallasu mělo Scheifeleho odhodlání mimořádný ohlas. „Nejsem si jistý, jestli bych dokázal to, co on. Bylo to od něj velice statečné. Hrál srdcem,“ přikývl Steel.

„Je těžké vyjádřit slovy, čím si Mark prošel. Dal obrovský gól, sehrál parádní zápas a skončilo to takhle. Opravdu srdcervoucí,“ zoufal si kapitán Jets Adam Lowry.

Ve finále Západní konference bude hrát potřetí v řadě Dallas. V noci na čtvrtek doma přivítá hokejisty Edmontonu.

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