Following Saturday night’s 4-2 preseason win over the Calgary Flames, Winnipeg Jets head coach Scott Arniel described Dylan Samberg having to leave the game early in the second period as a result of a “freak injury.”

On Monday afternoon, the Jets bench boss added some clarity to the situation by confirming Samberg suffered a broken wrist in a collision with Flames forward Ryan Lomberg, and will be sidelined for the next six to eight weeks.

“Man oh man, it’s like the first day of camp last year when we lost two D,” Arniel told reporters at the Jets Hockey For All Centre practice facility on Monday afternoon. “Unfortunately, he’s a big part of our hockey team but we’ve asked guys to step up before and this is all part of that battle.”

A season ago, Samberg suffered a fractured bone in

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