Ryan Hartman's 10-game suspension comes as the Minnesota Wild are without their top player and are tight in cap space. It could alter their playoff picture, says Adam Proteau.

Hartman, who was assessed a match penalty for roughing Tim Stutzle right after a faceoff, will forfeit $487,804.90 in salary and won't be eligible to play until March 9. The suspension will last for more than a month because the Four Nations Face-Off break will put the league on hiatus for two weeks from Feb. 13 through Feb. 20.

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