Toews is battling an illness that kept him out of the All Star game and Monday’s practice. He will automatically miss Tuesday’s game due to a one-game suspension for missing the All-Star game but his status remains up in the air for the remainder of the week.
Scheifele has missed the last seven games with a concussion, but will return to the Jets lineup tonight in Arizona. Scheifele is expected to centre the second line with Joel Armia and Drew Stafford on his wings. Scheifele has 23 points (12G / 11A) in 37 games this season.
Lowry, who missed Friday’s game in Minnesota was placed on IR on Sunday to create a roster spot to call up J.C. Lipon from Manitoba (AHL). Lowry will miss at least the next two games.
Scheifele was a scratch in Sunday’s game vs. the Sabres and will miss five-to-seven days with an undisclosed injury. With Scheifele out, Anthony Peluso is expected to remain in the lineup. Don’t expect to see Scheifele for the rest of the week.
Scheifele was listed as a game-time decision, but is not on the ice for warmups, so he will be scratched for the fifth time in the last eight games. With Scheifele out, look for Anthony Peluso to be back in the lineup. Consider Scheifele as day-to-day.
Scheifele was not at Saturday’s practice because of an undisclosed injury and because the Jets have an afternoon game, they will not have a morning skate, so Schiefele will be a game-time decision. Monitor his status around 1 p.m ET when Paul Maurice meets with the media or at 2:30 p.m ET when the Jets hit the ice for warmups.
Scheifele has missed the last four games with a concussion, but he was activated on Sunday and is expected to play in Anaheim. The Jets did not hold a morning skate, so there is no indication who Scheifele will play with, but it is expected to be Mathieu Perreault and Nikolaj Ehlers.
Bjugstad missed the entire month of December because of migraines, but has been practicing and his activation from IR today suggests that he will play for the first time since November 29th. Bjugsad has 12 points (7G / 5A) in 23 games this season.
Lowry was expected to blossom into a top-6 forward this season, but has struggled to just eight points (1G / 7A) in 31 games this season. He heads to Manitoba and the Jets are expected to recall a forward in the next 24 hours.
Bjugstad has missed the last eight games with what was an undisclosed injury, but on Tuesday the Panthers announced that he is dealing with migraines. Bjugstad is undergoing a battery of tests to determine what the cause of the migraines is.
Bjugstad still is not practice and will miss his fifth straight game with an upper-body injury on Tuesday. His lack of practice suggests that he will not be back this week.
DeMelo, 22, has not registered a point with the Sharks this season, but has recorded five assists in 13 AHL games.
DeMelo served as a healthy scratch in two games during his call-up. He has been sent down with the Sharks recalling Karl Stollery. DeMelo has no points in three AHL games.