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Erick Estrada · 12-17-2013, 12:14 PM

I don't have an problem with Stempniak being scratched. He's been pretty bad since coming back from injury. Really there's not a forward on the team outside of Hudler and maybe Cammalleri that are above being healthy scratches. Guys like Stempniak, David Jones, Galiardi would all be spare parts on contending teams and need to be held accountable for poor play just as Baertschi, Backlund and others have.

My only fear for Hartley is that when you start scratching vets you run the risk of losing the locker room but Hartley probably feels he's coaching for his job here so I can't fault him here.

12-17-2013, 12:14 PM	#59
Erick Estrada Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Fernando Valley Exp:	I don't have an problem with Stempniak being scratched. He's been pretty bad since coming back from injury. Really there's not a forward on the team outside of Hudler and maybe Cammalleri that are above being healthy scratches. Guys like Stempniak, David Jones, Galiardi would all be spare parts on contending teams and need to be held accountable for poor play just as Baertschi, Backlund and others have. My only fear for Hartley is that when you start scratching vets you run the risk of losing the locker room but Hartley probably feels he's coaching for his job here so I can't fault him here. Last edited by Erick Estrada; 12-17-2013 at 12:17 PM.