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Wilderness Walk: Evason changing lineup for Game 6

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By Thomas P. Williams@tpwilliams__ May 12, 2022, 6:00am CDT

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St. Louis Blues v Minnesota Wild - Game Two

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At practice on Wednesday, Minnesota Wild head coach Dean Evason made one thing clear: There will be a change to the lineup for the elimination game on Thursday. The only thing is, he is not letting anyone know exactly what players will be swapped for those currently sitting in the press box. If we had to guess, it could be either or all of Nick Bjugstad, Connor Dewar, and Dmitry Kulikov coming back into the fold.

#mnwild coach Dean Evason said “for sure” the team will make some changes for Game 6 vs. #stlblues. Evason didn’t reveal what those adjustments will be but said, “Hopefully we’ll choose the right ones.”
— Sarah McLellan (@sarah__mclellan) May 11, 2022

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