WINNIPEG — For a split second back in November, it felt like Ville Heinola might actually get some leash.
The 23-year-old had recovered from a training camp ankle injury — his second in as many years — and Scott Arniel made it seem like Heinola was very much part of the team’s plans.
“It’s been a tough two years for him. I’m probably his biggest fan here. I wanna see him,” Arniel said after the Winnipeg Jets’ Nov. 19 morning skate.
Arniel’s endorsement came four days before Dylan Samberg broke his foot.
Naturally, when a coach praises a player like that, you’d think he’d get a Grade-A opportunity to prove his worth. But of course, as it’s been the case throughout the 2019 first-round pick’s…