Wallaceburg’s Seth Griffith has been placed on injured reserve by the Florida Panthers.
Griffith was injured on Wednesday after being hit by Jets forward Nik Ehlers.
Reports say Griffith will be out for at least one week and could be eligible to return to the lineup on January 13 at home against the New York Islanders.
The timetable for the 24-year-old forwards return has not been confirmed by the Panthers.
Griffith’s injury came at the 13:17 mark of the first period on Wednesday against Winnipeg, watch it here courtesy of Sportsnet:
Panthers head Tom Rowe called the hit “dirty” and a “deliberate hit to go for the head.”
@FlaPanthers head coach Tom Rowe calls the hit by @NHLJets Nikolaj Ehlers on Seth Griffith ‘dirty’ & a ‘deliberate hit to go for the head’ pic.twitter.com/cP7PqO0Ar1
— Sydenham Current (@SydenhamCurrent) 5 January 2017
Griffith has 5 assists in 23 games this season.
– Photo credit: Florida Panthers
