Aaron Ekblad will be out of the Florida Panthers lineup for at least the next week after suffering a concussion during Saturday’s loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Coach Tom Rowe said both Ekblad and center Denis Malgin will be out seven to 10 days after both suffered concussions on separate hits during the early goings of Saturday’s second period.
Rookie MacKenzie Weegar was brought up from Florida’s AHL affiliate in Massachusetts although Rowe said veteran Jakub Kindl would be in the lineup against the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs.
“We just have to take it day-by-day,” Rowe said of Ekblad.