Overview
- Coach Paul Maurice, speaking after a 3-2 loss to Minnesota, confirmed Rodrigues broke a finger with a surgery decision due Monday.
- Rodrigues hurt his right hand on his second shift, left after 49 seconds, and was ruled out early in the second period with what the team first called an upper-body injury.
- The team estimates a 4–6 week recovery, which likely sidelines him for the rest of a schedule that has 11 games in under three weeks.
- He joins a lengthy injured group that includes Aleksander Barkov, Sam Reinhart, Brad Marchand, Anton Lundell, Niko Mikkola, Uvis Balinskis, Jonah Gadjovich, Cole Schwindt, and Mackie Samoskevich.
- Florida may need an AHL call-up for the weekend back-to-back in New York, with Daily Faceoff noting the club could also dress 11 forwards and seven defensemen using Uvis Balinskis.