Dallas Stars' Hintz Out, Steel Back for Playoffs

It's April 15th. El Paso News. Today starts now. AI powered and ready. I'm

Cory with the story. Dallas Stars fans got some tough news on their top

center RuPins. He's going to miss the start of the playoffs after a setback

with his lower body injury. Coach Glenn Galutsan shared this before their final

regular season game against the Buffalo Sabers. Hints has been sideline since

March 6th when the stars lost in a shootout to Colorado. The team hoped he

might sneak in for the series opener, but they're playing it safe now as he

keeps progressing. Galutsan sounded disappointed but cautious, saying they

thought he'd be ready early on. The stars locked in as the central division's

never-too-seed and faced Minnesota this weekend. Hints is a huge piece for

their top line, so this hurts their lineup depth right away. On the flip side,

the team's getting healthier elsewhere. Top defenseman Miral Heiskannon looks

day-to-day after his lower body tweak on April 9th against Minnesota, and Galutsan

is optimistic he'll be good. To go. Center Sam Steele is back in action

tonight versus Buffalo after sitting out nine games with an undisclosed issue,

and Ratic Faxa just returned last. Game following 24 missed with upper and lower

body ailments. It's a mixed bag heading into the postseason, but the stars are

stacking up bodies where accounts.