Rutta is week-to-week after suffering a lower-body injury during Tuesday's win over the Golden Knights, Joe Smith of The Athletic reports.

EDGE Analysis

It looks like Rutta will sit out for at least two games, and his next chance to crack the lineup will be Monday's road matchup versus the Blue Jackets. Mikhail Sergachev is expected to bump up to the top pairing in Rutta's place.

Rutta won't return to Tuesday's game versus the Golden Knights after suffering a lower-body injury.

EDGE Analysis

Rutta logged just 2:40 before exiting in the first period. There should be an update on the 29-year-old before Thursday's matchup versus the Penguins. After the game, coach Jon Cooper said Rutta will be out longer than day-to-day, Bryan Burns of the Lightning's official site reports. That puts his availability Thursday in serious doubt.

Rutta posted an assist in Friday's 4-3 win over the Ducks.

EDGE Analysis

The defenseman set up Anthony Cirelli's tally in the second period. Rutta was limited to three assists in 12 games in January. The 29-year-old plays a mostly defensive role, which has seen him produce only seven points, 42 shots and a plus-6 rating in 31 contests.

Rutta (undisclosed) will be in the lineup for Thursday's matchup with Montreal, NHL.com's Sean Farrell reports.

EDGE Analysis

Coach Jon Cooper deemed Rutta a little "banged up" Tuesday, but he's evidently feeling well enough to suit up against the Canadiens. The 29-year-old, who's picked up four points in 19 games this campaign, will skate on Tampa Bay's top pairing Thursday.

According to coach Jon Cooper, Rutta is a little "banged up" and may miss the entirety of Tampa Bay's four-game road trip, Caley Chelios of the Lightning's official site reports.

EDGE Analysis

It isn't clear when Rutta will be ready to return, but he's only picked up four points in 19 games this campaign anyway, so there's no reason for fantasy owners to track his status. The Lightning should release another update on the blueliner's status once he's cleared to rejoin the lineup.

Rutta scored his first goal of the season Saturday in a 5-2 loss to Washington.

EDGE Analysis

It was nice for Rutta to get that monkey off his back, but the facts remain clear. He just doesn't get enough ice time in Tampa to warrant fantasy ownership.

Rutta notched an assist in 18:49 of ice time during his season debut Wednesday against New Jersey.

EDGE Analysis

Rutta finally cracked the lineup due to injuries to Victor Hedman (lower body) and Erik Cernak (lower body) and didn't waste the opportunity. Nonetheless, the 29-year-old will be relegated to his role as the Lightning's eighth defenseman as soon as Hedman and Cernak are healthy, so he won't have any value in season-long fantasy formats in 2019-20.

Rutta has not dressed for the Lightning this season.

EDGE Analysis

Rutta is the Lightning's eighth defenseman, and while it's only been three games, the trend is pretty clear - Rutta is the odd man out as long as the rest are healthy. Over the course of the year, that's not likely to continue, so he will slot in. But that part-time work will make any fantasy value he has almost negligible.

Rutta re-signed with the Lightning on a one-year, $1.3 million deal Friday.

EDGE Analysis

Rutta totaled eight points in 37 games between the Blackhawks and Lightning this past season, adding two assists in Tampa Bay's four-game first-round sweep at the hands of the Blue Jackets. He'll provide affordable blue line depth for a Lightning team that has a number of hefty salary obligations on the books elsewhere in the lineup.

Rutta picked up an assist in Tuesday's 7-3 loss in Game 4 against the Blue Jackets.

EDGE Analysis

Rutta actually played in all four postseason games and he delivered two assists and a plus-2 rating. Rutta skated in just 37 games this season and most were with Chicago. But he could be in line for a bottom-pairing role in 2019-20 with Brayden Coburn, Dan Girardi and Anton Stralman's contracts all expiring.