Florida Panthers center Nick Bjugstad will miss at least the first month of the regular season and up to six weeks because of a broken hand, a team source confirmed Thursday.Bjugstad was injured in a pileup at the net during a preseason game against the?Dallas Stars?on Tuesday.?The 24-year-old former first-round draft pick has struggled early in his career to avoid injury, having missed 15 games last season and 10 games the season before. He also missed the final game of the Panthers first-round playoff series against the New York Islanders in April with a head injury. The Islanders won the series in six games.Bjugstad was the 19th overall pick in 2010 and had a career-best 24 goals in 2014-15 for Florida, although that total dropped to 15 last season in part because of severe migraines. Bjugstad missed much of the teams record-setting 12-game winning streak in January while dealing with the headaches.The 6-foot-5 Bjugstad is a top faceoff man and is considered a key part of the Panthers lineup as they try to defend their Atlantic Division crown.The team opens the 2016-17 season at home Oct. 13 versus the New Jersey Devils. Sam Perkins Jersey . You can watch the game live on TSN at 7:30pm et/4:30pm pt. The Flyers had won seven of eight before dropping their last two outings on consecutive days over the weekend. Philadelphia was handed a 6-3 loss by the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday afternoon before dropping a 4-1 decision to the Rangers the following night in New York City. Hersey Hawkins Jersey . -- Canadian Andrew Wiggins got the ball on the wing, made a nifty spin move and then let go with a soft floater from about 10 feet that swished through the net in Allen Fieldhouse. https://www.cheapthunder.com/181h-art-harris-jersey-thunder.html .com) - The Montreal Canadiens embark on their first road trip of the season as they head out west to battle the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night. Shawn Kemp Jersey . The nimble-footed quarterback got his wish, dashing through the snow and a weary defence all the way into the NCAA record book. Marvin Webster Jersey . LOUIS -- Heading into the final stretch of the season, the issues for the Chicago Bears banged-up defence only seem to be getting worse. SEPANG, Malaysia -- Daniel Ricciardo says being teammates with Max Verstappen at Red Bull has forced him to reach a new level to stay on top.Verstappen joined the team at the Spanish Grand Prix, replacing Daniil Kvyat who was demoted to Toro Rosso. The Dutch teenager won on his debut with Red Bull and including that result has scored 116 points to Ricciardos 143 over the same period since then.[Verstappens arrival] was probably another step up in my personal career or in my driving, Ricciardo said. I always felt obviously that I was at the limit and I think up until that point when Max arrived that was what probably sparked the driver change that I was performing quite well compared to Daniil, from testing through till Russia, then Max came on board.I thought I was already driving at my limit, I guess there was something a little bit more and I feel that weve both given each other that, I feel Max has lifted his game even more and I have so its cool to know that weve got a bit more in the tank, I think weve both lifted without knowing we had it, weve found a bit more.Ricciardo said he haad been interested to see whether Verstappen lived up to the hype around him when he arrived at Red Bull.dddddddddddd.Sure, if he came into the team and kicked my ass 10 races in a row, then my career would go from up here to down here. Sure theres always some curiosity [when a new teammate joins], I wouldnt say nerves but I would say pressure and curiosity probably, for me as well its exciting. I knew how hyped Max was and I hadnt seen his data so I didnt know what he was bringing to the table, but I knew that he was not afraid to give it a go basically, and I saw already from first practice in Barcelona that he was on the limit of the car.I was like OK this is going to be exciting. So another one was when I had Seb I knew if I could get the best of Seb, a four-time champ, its only going to do well for my career. If I can go well against Max, the new kid on the block, then again if I get on top of them its only going to help me out. Not afraid, just excited. ' ' '