Weegar (concussion) will sit out his team's next two games, George Richards of The Athletic reports.

EDGE Analysis

Weegar is in concussion protocol, and as a result, will miss Friday's home game versus Toronto and also will be absent Saturday in Nashville. He'll hope to be medically cleared in time to play San Jose on Monday, but that, for now, feels like wishful thinking given the nature of Weegar's injury.

Weegar (upper body) left and will not return Tuesday versus the Canadiens.

EDGE Analysis

Weegar played 6:08 and was a plus-1 before departing. Another update on the 25-year-old's status should come following Tuesday's game. The Panthers don't play again until Friday.

Weegar was responsible for two assists during Sunday's 6-3 win over the Blackhawks.

EDGE Analysis

It was actually the first multi-point effort of Weegar's 95-game NHL career. He is only one point away from tying his career-high in points of eight that he set last season. While he was initially scratched from the opening-day roster, he seems to have secured a spot over Alex Petrovic and Bogdan Kiselevich.

Weegar scored his first goal of the season on Tuesday as the Panthers dropped a 4-3 decision to the Blues.

EDGE Analysis

The goal opened up a small comeback from the Panthers who wound up tying the game at 3-3 after being down 3-1 midway through the third period, although they ended up losing. Weegar now has four points on the season through 26 games.

Weegar threw five hits against the Hurricanes in a 4-1 loss on Friday.

EDGE Analysis

Weegar also added three shots as he ended the game a minus-two. He is still in a battle with Alex Petrovic and Bogdan Kiselevich for a spot in the bottom pairing, although he has seen over 16 minutes of ice time in his last five games. The 24-year-old has one assist as his only point in 17 games on the season.

Weegar received 17 penalty minutes in Friday's 4-2 victory over the Jets after fighting Brendan Lemieux in the second period.

EDGE Analysis

Lemieux cracked Vincent Trocheck with a fly-by elbow to the head before Weegar stood up for his teammate in a one-sided beatdown by the Florida blueliner. He received a two minutes instigator, a five-minute fighting major, and an additional 10-minute major for not having his jersey tied down. Weegar may not contribute consistently in the offensive zone, but head coach Bob Boughner will be happy to know that the defender is ready to drop his gloves to protect his team.

Weegar picked up a secondary assist in Wednesday's 3-2 overtime road victory against the Islanders.

EDGE Analysis

Weegar has seen sporadic playing time since his season debut eight days ago. The defenseman was iced for 14:50 in this latest contest, but he didn't see any action in overtime, as he's not a viable 3-on-3 option and Mike Hoffman scored 33 seconds into the bonus round anyway.

With Mike Matheson suspended for two games, Weegar will see his first action of the season Tuesday against the Flyers, Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site reports.

EDGE Analysis

Weegar will skate alongside the first-year Russian Bogdan Kiselevich on the third pairing, while Alex Petrovic moves up on the second pairing with Mark Pysyk. Weegar skated in 60 games last season, tallying two goals and eight points.

Weegar (shoulder) missed the final preseason game but is back at practice and good-to-go for Saturday's opener, Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site reports.

EDGE Analysis

Weegar's injury wasn't expected to be serious in the first place, so it is no surprise to see him back on the ice this soon. The 24-year-old will be challenged for ice time this season by preseason breakouts Jacob McDonald and Bogdan Kiselevich after suiting up for 60 games last season, so he needs to have a strong start in the Panthers first few weeks.

Weegar (shoulder) isn't in the projected lineup for Saturday's preseason finale against Tampa Bay.

EDGE Analysis

Weegar's dealing with a shoulder injury, but it isn't believed to be overly serious, so he should be back to 100 percent in time for next Saturday's season opener against the Lightning. The 24-year-old blueliner notched two goals and eight points in 60 appearances with the Panthers last campaign.