Rantanen is not on the ice for warmups; will not play on Thursday.
Dallas Stars News
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Steel will draw back into the Ducks lineup on Thursday.
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Bastian will draw back into the Kraken lineup on Thursday.
Rantanen (undisclosed) is questionable to play Thursday in St. Louis.
Rantanen was banged up in Colorado's morning skate and head coach Jared Bednar was not sure of his status for tonight's game in St. Louis. Consider him a game-time decision and monitor his status when the Avalanche hit the ice for warmups at 7:30 PM ET.
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DeSmith will start Thursday vs. the Flames.
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DeSmith was the first goalie off of the ice at the Penguins morning skate.
Robertson (shoulder) will make his season debut on Wednesday.
Robertson hurt his shoulder in a preseason game vs. the Avalanche but will return to the lineup on Wednesday. Robertson had a terrific rookie campaign and will return to a line with Joe Pavelski and Roope Hintz on Wednesday.
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Steel will draw into the Ducks lineup on Tuesday.
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Lind will make his Kraken debut on Monday.
Lind appeared in seven games with the Canucks last season but has been scratched for the first three games of the 2021-22 season with Seattle. Lind will replace Alex Barre-Boulet in the lineup and is expected to skate on the second line. The 23-year-old has compiled 52 points (19G/ 33A) in 69 AHL games over the last two seasons.
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Lundkvist will make his NHL debut on Thursday.
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DeSmith will start Thursday in Florida.
Robertson (upper-body) did not travel to New York and will not play Thursday.
Robertson suffered an upper-body injury late in the preseason and will miss the Stars' season opener on Thursday. With Robertson out, Jacob Peterson is expected to make his NHL debut on a line with Roope Hintz and Joe Pavelski.
The Stars have signed Wyatt Johnson to a three-year, entry-level contract.
The Ducks have re-signed Sam Steel to a one-year, two-way contract.
The Stars have signed Alex Petrovic to a one-year, two-way contract.
The Coyotes have acquired Vladislav Kolyachonok, Anton Stralman and a 2024 second-round pick from the Panthers for a 2023 seventh-round pick.
Kolyachonok was a second-round pick (No.52 overall) in 2019and split his 2021 campaign between the KHL and AHL. He started the year with Minsk (KHL) and collected six points (1G / 5A) in 46 games before returning to Syracuse (AHL). He had two assists in 10 AHL games and will likely report to the Coyotes AHL affiliate to start the 2021-22 season.
The Stars have signed Miro Heiskanen to an eight-year, $67.6 million contract extension.
After three years in the NHL, Heiskanen ranks 33rd among blueliners with 95 points (28G / 67A) in 205 games. His raise will make him the sixth-highest paid defenseman (as of now) in 2021-22 with an $8.45M AAV cap-hit. Heiskanen is an absolute workhorse for the Stars, ranking ninth in the NHL in TOI/gm (24:58) last season.
The Devils have signed Nathan Bastian to a two-year contract extension.
The Rangers have signed Nils Lundkvist to a three-year, entry-level contract.
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Oettinger led the Stars onto the ice for warmups.
