Michael Hutchinson no longer will start Saturday against the Kings since he came down with an illness, Ken Wiebe of the Winnipeg Sun reports, adding that Hutchinson will still dress as the backup to Ondrej Pavelec.

Hutchinson no longer will start Saturday against the Kings since he came down with an illness, Ken Wiebe of the Winnipeg Sun reports, adding that Hutchinson will still dress as the backup to Ondrej Pavelec.

Analysis:

Barring an emergency entrance into Saturday's tilt, Hutchinson's season comes to a close, having posted a 9-15-3 record and 2.84 GAA through 30 appearances. That's a heavy workload for a backup tender, and he's expected to compete for an even larger role next season.