Wild hockey is officially back after a long offseason. The team is set to hit the ice tonight in Winnipeg after a morning skate in St. Paul.
Wild head coach John Hynes said yesterday that Jesper Wallstedt will start tonight against the Jets with Marc-Andre Fleury backing him up.
"I think just being in their presence and definitely in Marc-Andre’s presence, just being around, seeing how he competes during his 21st NHL season and that’s how old I am," Wallstedt said about being around Fleury. "Just thinking about that is pretty crazy."
Wild Projected Lines
Devin Shore - Travis Boyd - Graeme Clarke
Jakub Lauko - Brendan Gaunce - Freddy Gaudreau
Ryder Ritchie - Ben Jones - Luke Toporowski
Adam Raska - Caedan Bankier - Pavel Novak
Defense:
Jon Merrill - Cameron Crotty
Carson Lambos - Declan Chisholm
Daemon Hunt - Kalem Parker
Starting Goaltender: Jesper Wallstedt
Scratched: Stevie Leskovar, Ryan Sandelin, Kyle Masters
Jets Projected Lineup
Alex Iafallo - Brad Lambert - Gabe Vilardi
Nikita Chibrikov - Vladislav Namestnikov - Mason Appleton
Coby Barlow - Brayden Yager - Morgan Barron
Jacob Julien - Mason Shaw - Connor Levis
Defense:
Dylan Samberg - Elias Salomonsson
Dylan Anhorn - Colin Miller
Dmitry Kuzmin - Tyrel Bauer
Starting Goaltender: Kaapo Kahkonen
Scratched: Haydn Fleury, Dawson Barteaux
