Cassidy sits five regulars for tonight’s game against Wild

Boston Bruins head coach Bruce Cassidy has elected to sit five of his regular players for tonight’s contest against the Minnesota Wild. Cassidy is making this move obviously with an eye toward next week’s opening round Stanley Cup Playoffs matchup against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Sitting out tonight’s game are Zdeno Chara, Brad Marchand, David Krejci, Charlie McAvoy and Chris Wagner.

Per Bruce Cassidy: Zdeno Chara, David Krejci, Brad Marchand, Charlie McAvoy, and Chris Wagner will not play tonight in Minnesota. #NHLBruins
— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) April 4, 2019

Because of this, Cassidy is forced to do some serious line juggling. Here’s how the B’s are expected to line up tonight:

Tonight’s #NHLBruins lineup:

DeBrusk - Bergeron - Pastrnak
Johansson - Coyle - Senyshyn
Heinen - Frederic - Kuhlman
Nordstrom - Acciari - Backes

Krug - Carlo
Grzelcyk - Miller
Clifton - Kampfer

Halak
— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) April 4, 2019