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Bennett is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.

Bennett will not be available for Monday's game vs. the Stars. This is terrible timing for Bennett, who has been red-hot since being traded to Florida. Alex Wennberg will move up to the second line and Mason Marchment will draw back into the lineup to replace him.

Sam Bennett
Rodrigues (lower-body) will not play on Saturday.

Rodrigues was hobbled after being hit by a Mike Matheson shoot on Thursday and will not be available for Saturday's game in Washington. Luckily for the Penguins, they may get Evgeni Malkin and/or Brandon Tanev back. Both are listed as game-time decisions.

Evan Rodrigues
Nosek (undisclosed) will be "out longer than day-to-day."

Nosek suffered an undisclosed injury early in Saturday's game vs. the Ducks and is expected to miss some time. This is bad timing for Nosek, who has enjoyed the best stretch of his career, scoring seven goals with 10 assists (17 points) in his last 23 games.

Tomas Nosek
Verhaeghe (upper-body) is expected to be out until early May.

Verhaeghe is set to miss his sixth straight game on Thursday and he's not expected to play until the Panthers' next homestand, which doesn't start until May 3rd. On Thursday, Patric Hornqvist will skate on the top line to be the latest player to replace Verhaeghe in that role.

Carter Verhaeghe
Bennett will make his Panthers debut on Saturday.

Bennett was acquired from Calgary on Monday and will make his Panthers debut tonight in Tampa. Bennett will centre the second line with Jonathan Huberdeau and Anthony Duclair on his wings. Bennett has 12 points (4G / 8A) in 38 games this season.

Sam Bennett