Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - A cikin bin kakar 2018/19, tare da Blackhawks na ci gaba da gwagwarmaya daga ƙofar, an sanya Rutta a kan ƙetare bayan ya ba da gudummawa tare da kwallaye 2 da maki 6 a wasanni 23 a ranar 23 ga Disamba, 2018. Bayan an share shi an sanya shi ga AHL affiliate, Rockford IceHogs. A ranar 11 ga Janairu, 2019, Blackhawks sun yi ciniki da Rutta, tare da 2019
Zaɓin zagaye na bakwai zuwa Tampa Bay Lightning a musayar Slater Koekkoek da zaɓaɓɓen zagaye na biyar na 2019. An tsara shi don ci gaba a cikin AHL tare da haɗin gwiwar Lightning, Syracuse Crunch. A ranar 3 ga Maris, 2019, Rutta ya fara bugawa Lightning kwallo a wasan da suka yi da Detroit Red Wings a Amalie Arena. Ya buga wasan karshen kakar wasa ta yau da kullun tare da Jagoran Jagora na Jagora, yana ba da taimako 2 a wasanni 14. Ya ci gaba da zama a cikin jerin ta hanyar wasan kwaikwayo, yana yin rikodin 2 yana taimakawa a cikin wasanni 4 da aka ci nasara da Columbus Blue Jackets.