Jets 2021-22 Season Player Profile: Blake Wheeler

Heading into the 2021-22 season, everyone knew Blake Wheeler was on the back nine of his career. This season was especially hard on the Jets’ captain, who lost 17 games due to knee injury and upper-body injuries along with COVID-19. Even though Wheeler missed a ton of time, he showed at 35-years-old that his playing days at the NHL level aren’t finished just yet. It’s going to take more than what he encountered during this past season to force him to call it quits.  Granted, there was plenty of discussion surrounding Winnipeg’s locker-room culture and whether or not the veteran forward had lost his touch. It remains to be seen if he was one of the main culprits behind those struggles. Nonetheless, it remains a very interesting situation to monitor moving forward. To recap, let’s dive deep into Wheeler’s performance from the 2021-22 season. On the season, Wheeler finished with the fourth-highest time on ice per game among all Jets forwards, averaging 19:32 minutes. 2021-22 All-Star Kyle Connor led the team in