Ah, yes, the trade deadline, where change is inevitable. The trades are starting to trickle out a little early instead of being all in one fell swoop on deadline day, and both the Kings and the Wild come into today’s tilt with different faces in the lineup.
The Wild are welcoming Martin Hanzal and Ryan White to the lineup. While Hanzal is eventually expected to take the third line center role, he’ll most likely be eased into the lineup tonight on the fourth line, with fellow former Coyote Ryan White. Both are familiar faces to the Kings; White just scored against the Kings in their most recent matchup and Hanzal has 12 goals and 28 points total against the Kings in his career.