Jets' Cole Perfetti happy to embrace leadership role at prospects tournament

2 years ago  /  Sportsnet

WINNIPEG — One wouldn’t blame if he looked around and privately muttered something to the effect of, "What in the world am I doing here?" Quite frankly, Perfetti is the only guy among the 13 forwards, eight defencemen and three goalies with a legitimate shot at cracking the NHL roster next month. So why isn’t Perfetti staying back in Winnipeg and skating with the veterans who are already in town preparing for the main camp? “I haven’t played a game since February, so that’s obviously going to be a little bit of an adjustment. That’s one of the things that stands out about Perfetti since the day he was drafted by the Jets....

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