"I thought we played quite well; probably two games I thought we should have won," Torchetti said. "So you're always going to miss his leadership and his tenacity, and his workmanship; just everything. He's one of our leaders for the team. But you can't worry about what you don't have. You have to work with what you have. So that's what we're focused on."
Haula will miss Game 1 but traveled to Dallas and could play in Game 2. He skated on his own before practice at Xcel Energy Center on Wednesday, his first time on the ice since a 2-1 loss to the Calgary Flames in the regular-season finale here Saturday.
With Haula out, Mikael Granlund skated between Nino Niederreiter and Jason Pominville, a line that could be trusted with going against Dallas' top line featuring Jamie Benn.
"Obviously we know they have a lot of skill on their team," Granlund said. "But I've been playing with Nino and [Pominville] before, and whatever the matchups are, let's just go out there and enjoy it, and play hard."