Who gets the crease and the lineup for Florida Panthers vs Winnipeg Jets

Paul Maurice is going to Daniil Tarasov between the pipes, with no other lineup changes expected for Thursday against the Winnipeg Jets.

Eetu Luostarinen Anton Lundell Sam Reinhart
Carter Verhaeghe Sam Bennett Matthew Tkachuk
Mackie Samoskevich Evan Rodrigues A.J. Greer
Sandis Vilmanis Luke Kunin Jesper Boqvist

Gustav Forsling Aaron Ekblad
Niko Mikkola Uvis Balinskis
Tobias Bjornfot Jeff Petry

It feels like a classic maintenance move, but it also reads like a message to the room, tighten up the details in front of your goalie.

Sergei Bobrovsky has looked like a guy carrying a little extra lately, and the rebounds are the giveaway more than the highlight saves.

When your starter is fighting pucks into the slot, your D has to stop staring and start sealing sticks, fast.

Winnipeg will gladly live around the blue paint, especially if Florida's coverage gets loose and lanes stay open.

Even with the rough patches, Bobrovsky's season line still shows how much the Panthers have leaned on him, 19-13-1 with a 3.09 GAA and an .875 SV%.

Tarasov's numbers, when he's been called on, are steadier than people assume, with a .905 SV% and a 2.76 GAA across 15 games.

He's not here for a victory lap, he's here to be predictable, freeze the puck when it's there, and kill the chaos that feeds second chances.

If his rebound control is calm, Florida's breakouts get cleaner, and the Panthers can actually spend shifts in the offensive zone instead of scrambling.

Panthers fans can feel the crease wobble lately, so this start comes with that nervous, please just be solid energy.

The skaters can help immediately by boxing out early, letting Tarasov see the first shot, and clearing the slot like it matters on every rush.

This is also the kind of move that can sharpen Bobrovsky, a real breather now can turn into a better version next week.

If Tarasov gives Florida quiet minutes on Thursday, the whole road feel can flip, and that's the reset Maurice is hunting.