NASHVILLE — Bryan Little is tired of watching and waiting.
The veteran Winnipeg Jets centre has missed 21 games with a serious lower-body injury and his recovery and rehab are almost complete. He could be back in the lineup next week.
"I feel good," he said following an extra on-ice workout at the Bridgestone Arena Friday. "It's gotten a lot better in the last couple weeks. A lot stronger. There's not much more that I can do besides getting into a full-contact practice and then I think I'm ready to come back. It's just a matter of the doc taking a look at it in Winnipeg and trying to get through a practice with some bumps.