US EditionStars center Roope Hintz to miss start of playoffs; Miro Heiskanen expected to return, coach says
Coach Glen Gulutzan said Hintz is not ready, while Sam Steel returned and Radek Faksa rejoined the lineup as Dallas gets healthier.
- On Wednesday, Dallas Stars coach Glen Gulutzan announced that top-line center Roope Hintz will miss the start of the playoffs following a setback in his recovery from a lower-body injury.
- Hintz has been sidelined since sustaining the injury during a 5-4 shootout loss to the Colorado Avalanche on March 6.
- Before the team's regular-season finale against the Buffalo Sabres, Gulutzan said, "We thought we could have him maybe for the beginning of the series, and it doesn't look that way."
- Center Sam Steel is set to return against Buffalo in his first game, while center Radek Faksa recently rejoined the lineup after missing 24 games with injuries.
- The Central Division's No. 2 seed Stars open the playoffs this weekend against Minnesota, with coach Gulutzan hopeful that defenseman Miro Heiskanen will be ready to return.
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Stars' Hintz to miss start of playoffs after setback
Stars top-line center Roope Hintz will miss the start of the playoffs after experiencing a setback in his recovery from a lower-body injury, while the team is getting healthier at other positions, coach Glen Gulutzan said Wednesday.
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Stars center Roope Hintz to miss start of playoffs; Miro Heiskanen expected to return, coach says
Dallas Stars top-line center Roope Hintz will miss the start of the playoffs after experiencing a setback in his recovery from a lower-body injury, while coach Glen Gulutzan says the team is getting healthier at other positions.
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While they have been one of the best teams during the regular season, the Dallas Stars are facing the possibility of losing two of their most important pieces at the start of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Stars are going to be shorthanded heading into their first-round series against the Minnesota Wild, a team that didn’t finish all that far behind them in the Central Division standings. Head coach Glen Gulutzan announced that center Roope Hintz…
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