Little won't play as Jets face Panthers

SUNRISE, Fla. — Centre Bryan Little will miss tonight’s game for the Winnipeg Jets at BB&T Center against the Florida Panthers.

Little was knocked out of Thursday’s game in Tampa by a predatory hit to the head from Lightning defenceman Anton Stralman.

WAYNE GLOWACKI / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILES"We’ll list him as day-to-day," Jets coach Paul Maurice announced after the team’s game-day skate. "If we were at home I’d be a little more optimistic for the next game. But he’s got a four-hour flight to deal with so we’ll see how he comes out of that.

"We’ll just leave him at day-to-day but he won’t play tonight."

The Jets finish a four-game road trip tonight and fly home right after the game to play one…