Olympic injuries to Rantanen and Faksa affected how Dallas Stars approached NHL trade deadline

A couple of injuries during the Olympics affected how Dallas Stars general manager Jim Nill approached the NHL trade deadline. Nill wanted to add some depth, and some more good players, with standout forward Mikko Rantanen and center Radek Faksa both on injured reserve after they were hurt in the Olympics. “Because of the injuries, that's why we had make the moves we made,” Nill said before the Stars played NHL-best Colorado on Friday night.

By STEPHEN HAWKINS