Ryan Hartman will be out of action for the next month-plus after the NHL Department of Player Safety issued its stiffest punishment of the season. The Wild forward was suspended 10 games for roughing — “using his forearm to violently slam the head of Senators forward Tim Stützle into the ice” — during the Wild’s 6-0 loss Saturday.

Ben Jones and Travis Dermott are the current extra players on the roster. With Hartman being part of the 23-player roster, the Wild will likely have to place Dermott on waivers to create a roster spot for Johansson once he’s ready to return. This, of course, is assuming nobody else is hurt before then.

Ryan Hartman of the Minnesota Wild has been suspended 10 games for slamming an opponent's head to the ice with his right arm on a faceoff.