Winnipeg Jets’ forward Morgan Barron is out week to week with an undisclosed injury, as per head coach Scott Arniel.
Barron was “banged up in the third period” in Saturday’s 5-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, Arniel said Monday.
The 26 year old was off to a nice start with three goals and three assists for six points in 12 games. While he was fourth-line right-wing mainstay for the past few seasons, Arniel moved him to centre and elevated him to the third line this season.
Morgan Barron, Winnipeg Jets (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers)
Barron joins Adam Lowry (hip surgery recovery), Gustav Nyquist (undisclosed), Cole Perfetti (high-ankle sprain), and Dylan Samberg (broken wrist) in the infirmary. Lowry, Perfetti, and Samberg are all nearing returns.
The Jets, 9-3-0 and coming off solid back-to-back wins, are back in action tomorrow when they face the Los Angeles Kings in the first game of a six-game western road trip.
