Stars' Martin Hanzal: Placed on IR

Hanzal (back) has been placed on injured reserve retroactive to Dec. 23.

Hanzal's placement on injured reserve effectively rules him out for Saturday's contest against the Red Wings. The veteran pivot will be eligible to return whenever he's deemed healthy enough to do so, though his back injury is likely a recurrence of the issue that forced him to miss the first two months of the season.