The Winnipeg Jets are entering the regular season with a major setback to their forward group.
Cole Perfetti is out on a week-to-week basis with an ankle injury, head coach Scott Arniel told reporters on Sunday.
Perfetti exited the team's pre-season finale on Friday against the Calgary Flames at the end of the second period.
The 23-year-old is entering his fifth season with the club after being selected him 10th overall in the 2020 draft. He owns 125 points (47 goals, 78 assists) in 222 career games.
Meanwhile, veteran Jonathan Toews was back at practice Sunday. He was listed as day-to-day after suffering a minor undisclosed injury during Tuesday's pre-season game against the Minnesota Wild.
The 37-year-old logged just over 10 minutes of ice time and won six of 10 face-offs before leaving midway in the second period.
Toews landed with his hometown Jets on a one-year, $2 million, incentive-laden contract in the off-season, returning to the NHL after missing significant time due to long COVID and a chronic immune response syndrome diagnosis.
He last played in April 2023, then took two seasons off to focus on his health before indicating that he would make the decision to return to hockey earlier this year.
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