Let us take a moment to enjoy the final cool breeze of a game that sent 64 pucks flying off goalies or into the net, required no fisticuffs to settle and kept phones down and eyes peeled. Savor it, because now we can also take a moment to squint hard at the lineup decisions made ahead of tonight’s game.
Before the game, coach Pete DeBoer vaguely said that a few guys were dealing with injuries, according to local beat writers. If the lineup decisions were due to something like wanting to keep Erik Karlsson’s minutes down to avoid aggravation, then, hey, listen.