It was only a matter of time before Wild head coach Dean Evason saw the light (or read the tweets). Because today at morning skate ahead of yet another game with the Los Angeles Kings, leading scorer and third-liner Joel Eriksson Ek will be movin’ on up to the east side a second line pairing with Marcus Johansson and Kirill Kaprizov. The line change unites Minnesota’s top goal scorer and point getter on the same line in order to jump start a stagnant top six.
Evason’s newest pairings also give Nico Sturm more minutes at his more natural center position, and buries Victory rask on the fourth line with Nick Bonino.