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  • Gamethread: Wild vs. Jets (7:00 p.m.)

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    Thomas Williams

    By Thomas Williams -

    It's the last home game of the regular season. Hopefully there are many more.

    It's the penultimate game of the regular season for the Minnesota Wild and they are getting battle-tested and playoff-ready against another playoff-bound team in the Winnipeg Jets.

    Wild vs. Jets

    When: 7:00 p.m. CT
    Where: Xcel Energy Center
    TV: BSNX, BSWIX, TSN3
    Radio: KFAN 100.3

    What do the Wild have going for them in this game? Well, the standings are not really working for them. Despite beating the Chicago Blackhawks by a hair on Monday, they are still two points behind first place in the Central and have third place pretty much locked up, no matter how many more points they get this season.

    So, it's all about getting as ready as they can. Tonight, head coach Dean Evason is icing about 95 percent of what we could expect in Game 1 next week. Gustav Nyquist is taking his time returning to full health, and he is expected to be dressed in the playoffs, and it will be one of Sam Steel or Marco Rossi making their way for the Swedish winger. Those two young forwards now have to battle it out for that opportunity.

    Both players had some good moments on Monday, but playing on the same line will probably be easier for Evason to make his mind.

    Projected Wild lineup

    Kirill Kaprizov -- Ryan Hartman -- Mats Zuccarello
    Marcus Johansson -- Frederick Gaudreau -- Matt Boldy
    Marcus Foligno -- Marco Rossi -- Sam Steel
    Brandon Duhaime -- Connor Dewar -- Ryan Reaves

    Jake Middleton -- Jared Spurgeon
    Jonas Brodin -- Matt Dumba
    Jon Merrill -- John Klingberg

    Marc-Andre Fleury
    Filip Gustavsson

    Projected Jets lineup

    Kyle Connor -- Pierre-Luc Dubois -- Mark Scheifele
    Nikolaj Ehlers -- Vladislav Namestnikov -- Blake Wheeler
    Nino Niederreiter -- Adam Lowry  -- Mason Appleton
    Morgan Barron -- Kevin Stenlund -- Saku Maenalanen

    Josh Morrissey -- Dylan DeMelo
    Brenden Dillon -- Neal Pionk
    Dylan Samberg -- Nate Schmidt

    Connor Hellebuyck
    David Rittich

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    By Thomas Williams  

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    WheelSnipeCelly
    3 minutes ago, UK_Soldier said:

    This will likely be the lineup game 1 of the playoffs minus whomever Nyquist goes in for. Be nice if they'd figure some stuff out this game, because I'm sure they'll rest a bunch of guys against the Preds. 

    Fair enough — I wonder if they're focused more on the playoffs and are playing conservatively because of it? Or maybe that's just an excuse.

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    UK_Soldier
    1 minute ago, jgodwin17 said:

    At the game. Rossi has looked good. The call on him was BS, the guy was already falling.

    Yell shoot and/or bang on the glass so we know where you are...or start the wave.  

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    UK_Soldier
    Just now, Protec said:

    I thought we'd see somebody deliver the whomp'n of a lifetime on Stanley but the Jets scratched him.

    Wish it could have happened. He's pretty regularly scratched I think though. 

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    UK_Soldier
    1 minute ago, jgodwin17 said:

    Also Klingberg looks abysmal. Never saw a guy that big so soft on the puck.

    Dude's playing for a contract...I can't believe he's this bad. His shot and puck movement is ok, but defense is the worst. 

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    joebou15
    1 minute ago, jgodwin17 said:

    Also Klingberg looks abysmal. Never saw a guy that big so soft on the puck.

    Can I interest you in a rode hard and put up wet Jon Merrill?

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    kapislife
    6 minutes ago, UK_Soldier said:

    Dude's playing for a contract...I can't believe he's this bad. His shot and puck movement is ok, but defense is the worst. 

    Put in Brock the rock

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    UK_Soldier
    6 minutes ago, kapislife said:

    Put in Brock the rock

    I'd be game now. Didn't think this would be realistic until watching him yesterday and thought he'd be an emergency fill in. I still don't think the coaching staff will play him in the playoffs unless there are significant injuries. 

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    kapislife
    1 minute ago, UK_Soldier said:

    I'd be game now. Didn't think this would be realistic until watching him yesterday and thought he'd be an emergency fill in. I still don't think the coaching staff will play him in the playoffs unless there are significant injuries. 

    Which is too bad, if somebody sucks sit em

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