Wild Possibly Going With Different Lineup For Game 5

That’s Wild

The Minnesota Wild are kind of in a do-or-die attitude right now. With a very important Game 5 that could really decide the result of the series against the Vegas Golden Knights, head coach John Hynes is possibly going with a different lineup. Primarily, he is swapping out Zeev Buium for Jon Merrill.

It certainly doesn’t give you that dynamism that Buium can potentially bring, but it is a much more stable blue line defensively and that if the top forwards are producing, that’s all the Wild need.

• Filip Gustavsson’s playoff performances are creating a complicated future in the crease. [Hockey Wilderness]
• Marcus Foligno has been at his best in these playoffs. [Pioneer Press]
• Having Marco Rossi as the fourth-line center is mad, and it must come to an end. [Hockey Wilderness]

Off the trail…

• The Pittsburgh Penguins and head coach Mike Sullivan mutually agreed to part ways, so now several jobs are available for the taking all across the NHL. Who will get a job this cycle? [ESPN]
• “Total disbelief”: The hockey world reacts to the Edmonton Oilers coming back to even the series against the Los Angeles Kings, when they really haven’t been playing well. [Edmonton Journal]
• Panthers stun Lightning to take a 3-1 lead in the series. [TheScore]