Winnipeg Jets head coach demands good season from Nikolaj Ehlers

There was a lot of trade chatter surrrounding Nikolaj Ehlers leading up to the most recent NHL Entry Draft in June, however it now seems that those rumors are dwindling and it's expected that Ehlers will begin the season with the Winnipeg Jets. His head coach Scott Arniel needs him to perform at a very high level this season as his team will be counting on him to help push them to the next level.

Scott Arniel had a lot of good things to say about Nikolaj Ehlers, and people know its an indirect message for him that he needs to keep producing at that level and won't tolerate any setbacks next season.

Nikolaj Ehlers will be playing for Denmark in an Olympic qualifier later this month and Scott Arniel believes this could be a great opportunity for Ehlers to have a good jump-start to the season. Arniel continued to stress that the team needs goals from Ehlers as well as his speed and agility in order to really carve out a nice spot for himself in the Jets top-six forward group.

While it is still possible that Nikolaj Ehlers gets traded, the chances of him starting the season with Winnipeg continue to increase with each passing day, especially after the comments his coach just made. Ehlers did have a solid season with the Jets last year, scoring 25 goals and 61 points in all of the team's 82 games.

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