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They have some really high-end guys with some fine skill, and then they’ve got some hard players that are going to grind.”" } }, { "type": "image", "data": { "file": { "url": "https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAxNjQxMjA5NjI4NzMxMDIz/unnamed.jpg" }, "caption": "" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Here are the Panthers projected lines and pairings for Tuesday’s tilt with the Wild:" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Eetu Luostarinen – Anton Lundell – Sam Reinhart" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Carter Verhaeghe – Sam Bennett – Matthew Tkachuk" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Evan Rodrigues – Jesper Boqvist – Mackie Samoskevich" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "A.J. 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Panthers getting healthier as they host Wild in last home game for a while