Players like Mark Scheifele have come up big early on this year. It’s a promising start after some of the moves made in the offseason, such as the Rutger McGroarty trade with the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Winnipeg Jets fans taunt former top prospect Rutger McGroarty with chant during game against Pittsburgh Penguins

Winnipeg Jets supporters have earned a reputation as being one of the boisterous and sometimes creative fanbases in the NHL, using a great memory to create some entertaining chants.

The Jets received forward Brayden Yager from the Penguins in the trade that sent McGroarty to Pittsburgh, and this was mentioned in the chants as well. Following one of the " Where is Rutger" chants, fans in Winnipeg also chanted "Yager's better" to really drive their point home. NHL Jets fans are ruthless.

McGroarty felt as if he got that excited energy out of his system by the third or fourth shift, then he was able to settle in and feel more comfortable. It helped having a center like Eller, a veteran who is exceptionally smart and good at explaining the game.

Cracking the Pittsburgh Penguins’ opening night roster represents a massive accomplishment for Rutger McGroarty. General manager Kyle Dubas, in trading Brayden Yager, considered the Penguins’ top prospect,

Pittsburgh Penguins' top prospect Rutger McGroarty was assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Pittsburgh's AHL affiliate, the team announced Wednesday.

Rutger McGroarty found out from the Penguins' PR team on Monday that he had made the season-opening roster. They gave him the heads up prior to sending the press release so they could be there and film McGroarty telling his family he made the team before the rest of the world found out.