Last week, center Stephen Weiss said on a live TV interview before the Panthers' game at Toronto that he "definitely" expected to be back in the lineup by Tuesday.

Weiss took the ice for about an hour Tuesday morning, but Martin said he won't play before Friday night's home game against Montreal.

"He's not fully recovered yet," Martin said. "There's some movements where he's limited. It's the kind of injury where you don't want to expose him to be out longer."

"When it first happened, I wasn't expecting this," said Weiss, who injured his shoulder when he collided with Anaheim defenseman Sean O'Donnell on Dec. 12. "It's not as serious as it could be, but it's bad enough that you have to be careful and take your time.

"It's getting close. I'm excited."