Jets activate captain Blake Wheeler from LTIR
The Winnipeg Jets activated captain Blake Wheeler from long-term injured reserve prior to Saturday's game at Boston.
Wheeler, 35, had been on LTIR since Dec. 19 after sustaining a lower-body injury on Dec. 10 against the Vancouver Canucks.
Wheeler has one goal and 16 assists in 22 games this season. He skated in his 1,000th NHL game on Dec. 5.
Fellow forward Nikolaj Ehlers took Wheeler's place on LTIR, however, due to