Bjugstad’s season debut continues to be pushed back as it looks like he won’t be able to return until Saturday at the earliest. Bjugstad’s return adds a ton of depth to the Panthers’ lineup. Monitor his status leading into the weekend.
Bjugstad was expected to return this week, but head coach Gerard Gallant said that he will likely miss seven more days. Continue to monitor Bjugstad’s status as the week progresses, but don’t expect him to make his season debut until next Tuesday at the earliest.
Bjugstad has missed the first 10 games of the season with a broken hand and will miss at least two more games. Head coach Gerard Gallant said Bjugstad is getting close and should return to the lineup next week.
Bjugstad broke his hand during Tuesday’s preseason game against the Stars. The 24-year-old is a key face-off man and third line centre for the Panthers, but will miss at least the first month of the season.
Namestnikov will miss his second straight game with an upper-body injury. Ondrej Palat is listed as a game-time decision and if he can’t play like Namestnikov, look for the Lightning to go with seven defensemen again. Namestnikov practiced on Tuesday and took part in today’s morning skate, so he isn’t far from returning to the lineup.
Namestnikov was banged up on Sunday, but took part in Tuesday’s morning skate and is listed as a game-time decision. Namestnikov skated on the fourth line this morning and is expected to be replaced by Erik Condra if he is unable to play.
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.