Was this the Vancouver Canucks‘ plan all along?
Lose nine games in a row, score barely any goals, and lull teams into complacency? Trick the other guys into sitting Vezina trophy finalists on the bench in favour of the backup goalie?
Well, tonight that plan worked beautifully.
The Minnesota Wild gave starter Devan Dubnyk the night off. Dubnyk has only allowed 28 goals in 17 games this season. In his place came Darcy Kuemper, who has below-average numbers.
Both Kuemper and Ryan Miller‘s numbers will be a little bit worse after tonight.