Michael Russo

He wanted to play 82 games, but they made them both sit.

They were playing heavy minutes.

Obviously, both were at the Olympics.

And I just think that they look both reinvigorated here so far in the series.

And I just think as Quinn gets his energy back, it's just going to continue to get better for him.

I think he's been really good defending in this series.

And Faber has been one of their best players on the ice.

Well, I don't even know if he's skating.

I mean, they're going day by day, but he's not here in Minnesota.

And obviously, you know, you could get him here quite easily.

But I, you know, everything that we're hearing, it's going to be hard for him to come back in this series.

He had a setback that Glenn Goldson admitted before the series started.

So that is, I mean, to your point, Justin, I mean, that looms hard.

You know what it reminds me of is in 2023 when the Wild went into the series without Joel Eriksson-Eck.

I mean, they're very similar types of players.

I think Ropey is more skilled and can drive lines a little better, but

But, you know, he's invaluable to that team where Jewel Erickson-Eck, that was a death knell going into that series.

And Erickson-Eck so far in this series has definitely made his presence known, and he's been terrific.

So it's been a huge loss for them.

Obviously, Dallas still has plenty of really quality players.