FRISCO -- Stars forward Tyler Pitlick will miss at least the next eight weeks following surgery on his left wrist to repair tendon damage, potentially ruling him out for the rest of the regular season.
"It lessens our depth," Stars coach Jim Montgomery said. "He's a tenacious player that we use on penalty kill, we've used him on power play. Obviously, his ability to play well with [Radek Faksa] on a checking line is going to be missed. Opportunity for others to step up and they have recently."
Pitlick has missed the last five games with the injury and the earliest he would return under the current timeline is April 2 against Philadelphia, the third-to-last regular season game for Dallas.