Trouba was handed a two-game suspension for his hit on the Senators' Michael Stone on Sunday.

EDGE Analysis

Trouba's check to the head of Stone caused him to leave the game, leaving the forward's status in question moving forward. The defenseman will sit out the team's last game before its bye week Tuesday and the first game out of the break, dating his return March 3 against the Blues. Julian Melchiori seems the likely candidate to take his place in the defensive pairings, His absence will also force the team to shuffle its man advantage again for a couple games.