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Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist
He also stopped being scratched after he stayed playing better. I'm not sure there's real value in scratching other than to humble a player
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Depends on the player and situation. I always go back to a story Toni Lydman shared one time. He was really struggling early in his career here in Calgary, eventually he was sat out for a stretch of games, he said it really made him focus on the games as he watched from the pressbox.
I can see the benefit, depending on the situation. Hartley seems like a communicatior so when he sits a guy he'll explain why, don't mind that.