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Originally Posted by djsFlames
Sit johnny for one.
Its not that outlandish. Bob sat him and Monahan and they won that game.
He may even thank the coaching staff later if it helps to refocus him.
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I'm not against sitting him but it can't be sold as him being a healthy scratch. That's embarassing, and also potentially relationship damaging, more so in this day and age than it was in the 80s and early 90s. You basically have to warm him up to the idea of taking a night off, and then selling it as an illness.
Worked with him when he was a rookie and didn't score in his first 5 or 6 games, but he was a rookie and it was easy to just make him a healthy scratch. Now that he's the heart and soul of the offense it gets tricky to sit him.