There are no more double standards anymore.
Since the acquisition of Jarret Stoll in December, there has been a revolving door of fourth liners being taken out of the lineup, from Justin Fontaine to Erik Haula to Chris Porter.
The skilled veterans, the skilled youngsters have gotten off the hook.
Remember in L.A. just a few weeks ago, I asked Yeo after Thomas Vanek's tough game in Anaheim if he'd ever send a loud and clear message by scratching Vanek or Jason Pominville (although Pominville was coming off a strong game against the Ducks): "Listen, no, I'm not going to take one of our key guys or one of our leaders or one of the guys that we count on to score out."
The Wild beat the Kings that night (the only win in the past 10 games since Jan. 9), but four losses later, things have changed dramatically.
Yeo admitted today that he's doing "the right thing right now.
"Just looking at the games we've been playing, looking at the performances – the reality is some of the guys that have been coming out of the lineup have been probably performing better and playing better than some other guys," Yeo said.
Tonight in St. Louis, Yeo is sending probably his loudest and clearest message since the first time he scratched veteran Dany Heatley.