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  • Game 2 Gamethread: Wild at Stars (8:30 p.m.)

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    Thomas Williams

    By Thomas Williams -

    The Minnesota Wild have an incredible opportunity. After everyone predicted the Dallas Stars to walk away with this first-round series as the winner, but if the Wild win tonight it means heading back home up 2-0 on the favorites.

    Game 1 was a doozy and a game that went on for way too long, but the result was fine. If we are asking the team of anything, it is to make this a win and less than 90 full minutes of hockey.

    It is the playoffs, so we never have a clue who is actually playing until warm-ups happen just 30 minutes before puck drop. But, we did get the information that Oskar Sundqvist has healed from his injury and will be in the lineup for Game 2. As well, John Klingberg remains out, so the blue line will most likely stay the same as it was on Monday.

    Projected Wild lineup

    Kirill Kaprizov -- Ryan Hartman -- Mats Zuccarello
    Marcus Johansson -- Frederick Gaudreau -- Matt Boldy
    Gustav Nyquist -- Sam Steel -- Marcus Foligno (Sundqvist?)
    Brandon Duhaime -- Connor Dewar -- Ryan Reaves

    Jake Middleton -- Jared Spurgeon
    Jonas Brodin -- Matt Dumba
    Jon Merrill -- Brock Faber

    Filip Gustavsson played 90 minutes of hockey on Monday but head coach Dean Evason said picking Game 2's starter wasn't going to be influenced by that. But, Marc-Andre Fleury has been rumored to be getting the start tonight, so we'll have to see.

    Projected Stars lineup

    Jason Robertson -- Roope Hintz -- Tyler Seguin
    Jamie Benn -- Wyatt Johnston -- Evgenii Dadonov
    Mason Marchment -- Max Domi -- Ty Dellandrea
    Joel Kiviranta -- Radek Faksa -- Luke Glendening

    Ryan Suter -- Miro Heiskanen
    Esa Lindell -- Jani Hakanpaa
    Thomas Harley -- Colin Miller

    Jake Oettinger
    Scott Wedgewood

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    By Thomas Williams  

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    UK_Soldier
    21 minutes ago, Pewterschmidt said:

    Boldy centering 2nd line.  Fleury starting

     I guess Deano learned from last year’s static lineup throughout series.   He’s going to get nuts this year

    (Hartman out)

    I don't agree with MAF starting after what Gus did in game 1, but don't mind I guess. Hope he has one of those MAF games where he plays out of his mind and not a stinker. 

    Not sure about the move of Boldly to center though...

    Anyone know what the issue with Hartman is?

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    Protec

    Dallas is gonna be hungry. Wild need to be disciplined. Road game mentality. Play good defense and wait for the bounces or chances to develop. Stay out of the box!

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    Pewterschmidt
    2 minutes ago, UK_Soldier said:

    I don't agree with MAF starting after what Gus did in game 1, but don't mind I guess. Hope he has one of those MAF games where he plays out of his mind and not a stinker. 

    Not sure about the move of Boldly to center though...

    Anyone know what the issue with Hartman is?

    I’m guessing that Evason feels like he’s playing with house money, having won game one and then betting on the chance that Fleury plays out of his mind tonight to steal a second game

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    Imyourhuckleberry
    2 minutes ago, UK_Soldier said:

    don't agree with MAF starting after what Gus did in game 1

    As someone who was adamant that Gus deserved game 1, I like this move. The last game was extra long and this one is going to be a tough one.

    Going to need both goalies, so keep Fleury involved for this high pressure game, but definitely bring Gus back for game 3.

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    mnfaninnc
    2 minutes ago, UK_Soldier said:

    I don't agree with MAF starting after what Gus did in game 1, but don't mind I guess. Hope he has one of those MAF games where he plays out of his mind and not a stinker. 

    Not sure about the move of Boldly to center though...

    Anyone know what the issue with Hartman is?

    Guessing it's Hartman's knee. Boldy is the emergency C. MAF call is a good call.

    Goalies typically lose a lot of water each start. Imagine a 2 OT game! MAF is fresh, and he gets to see the sight lines in Dallas (it's different in the playoffs with all the towels the fans wave). 

    If you're going to have depth in goal, then use it or it isn't depth!

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    Beast

    Absolutely unacceptable play right there.  Disastrous.  Gives them all sorts of momentum, get the crowd going crazy….

    That’s how you lose a playoff hockey game right there.

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    jgodwin17

    Yeah, that carry in, and then trying to throw it back to Spurgeon when there was three Stars players between them........Also Fleury needed to come out to challenge that more.

    Pretty shocked they decided to start Fleury. Don't think we are going to win one with him in net against Oettinger.

    Wild have had the better of chances so far though if that counts for anything.

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    Beast
    3 minutes ago, jgodwin17 said:

    Yeah, that carry in, and then trying to throw it back to Spurgeon when there was three Stars players between them........Also Fleury needed to come out to challenge that more.

    Pretty shocked they decided to start Fleury. Don't think we are going to win one with him in net against Oettinger.

    Wild have had the better of chances so far though if that counts for anything.

    Agree.  I get what they’re trying to do.  But, that only works if Fleury were still a good goalie.  He’s not.

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