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Originally Posted by heep223
There's got to be a better way to punish them that doesn't affect the team's playoff chances at such a critical time.
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I have to say -- if there's fire behind this smoke, then this decision can only HELP the team's playoff chances. There'll never be a better opportunity to give the team a wake-up call and STILL have a good chance to get a "big 2 points." And based on how the team has played to date, maybe it's time for that wake-up.
If there are dressing-room issues or accountability issues...it's affecting more than just the 3 guys we're talking about here. It affects team chemistry and morale.
Could we look back on this game in a few weeks and say "that's when it turned around!" ...? Maybe. Probably not, but I think that's as likely as the alternative -- which would be suddenly turning into a 0.700 hockey team out of the blue and making the playoffs.