Overview
- Head coach Glen Gulutzan projects a 2 to 2.5 week window from March 10 for Rantanen’s return, and a radio update pegs him as at least 10 to 14 days out with the possibility of slipping into the first week of April.
- Rantanen will not travel on the current road trip, with a home date around March 24 cited as a target should progress stay on track.
- Dallas has surged to a 14-0-1 run since the Olympic break, powered by breakout production from Wyatt Johnston and a power play that has scored in 12 straight games.
- Roope Hintz remains out with a lower-body injury that did not require surgery and is considered further away than Rantanen, with hope he returns before the playoffs.
- Radek Faksa is unlikely to play again in the regular season, and injuries spurred GM Jim Nill’s deadline moves for Michael Bunting and Tyler Myers after talks about Blake Coleman stalled over cap considerations.