After back-to-back blowout losses, Paul Maurice shakes up his roster by elevating Sandis Vilmanis and reuniting veteran defenders to spark a turnaround against the Blackhawks.
Florida Panthers head coach Paul Maurice altered his middle-six forward lines during Saturday's skate ahead of Sunday's matchup against the Chicago Blackhawks. Coming off consecutive blowout losses to the Ottawa Senators and Pittsburgh Penguins, Maurice sought a response by moving young forward Sandis Vilmanis onto the second line alongside Sam Reinhart and Carter Verhaeghe.
Veteran forward Lars Eller shifted to the third line to skate with Anton Lundell and Eetu Luostarinen. On defense, Radko Gudas rejoined Dmitry Kulikov on the third pairing after being scratched on Thursday, while goaltender Akira Schmid was slated to start in net.
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