Jets activate Blake Wheeler, place Nikolaj Ehlers on long-term injured reserve

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The Jets have activated captain Blake Wheeler, and placed forward Nikolaj Ehlers on long-term injured reserve.

Wheeler has been out of action since Dec. 10 when he sustained a lower-body injury during a collision with teammate Nathan Beaulieu and Vancouver Canucks forward Vasili Podkolzin.Ehlers was injured this past Tuesday during a knee-on-knee collision with Dmitry Orlov of the Washington Capitals.

Although no penalty was called on the play, Orlov received a two-game suspension following a hearing with the NHL's Department of Player Safety.Kristian ReichelThe Jets visit the Boston Bruins on Saturday afternoon. You can watch the game on Sportsnet or Sportsnet NOW starting at 3 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. CT., and avoid posting profanity, personal attacks or harassment. Should you violate our submissions guidelines, we reserve the right to remove your comments and block your account.

 

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Booooooo!!! Wish we could trade him but no one is willing too take that contract unless we ate half of it. Nice guy and maybe decent captain. But his time is done!

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