Video: PHT Extra — To healthy scratch, or not to healthy scratch?
Feb 12, 2013, 5:34 PM EDT
What do NHL veterans Dustin Penner, Joe Corvo, Alex Goligoski, Brian Boyle, Ryan Whitney, Alex Kovalev, Shane O’Brien and Ryan Smyth have in common?
All have been made healthy scratches in the early part of the 2013 regular season.
In the latest PHT Extra, Brough and I discuss how these guys have dealt with being dropped from the lineup, and how it might affect them moving forward.
Do coaches and management risk losing their players by making these moves? Sure.
But is the risk any greater than keeping an under-performing player in the lineup during a shortened season?
Watch the video to find out.
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Finally.
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At least he’s still rich and handsome.
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Jarome Iginla’s name might come up.
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Torey Krug might eat for free in Boston.
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He took a puck and maybe a stick to the kisser.
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Impressive flash of the glove by Hank.
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New York Rangers forward was stirring the pot for a while.
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Looks like Dougie Hamilton is the odd man out.
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He’s been out with a broken hand.
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He avoided a fight in Game 4.
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Desperation calls for tinkering.
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This saga isn’t quite over yet.
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Kids will learn how to hit later.
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This sounds a bit familiar.
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He was Philly’s coach for four years.
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Chicago and New York look to live another day.
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His blue line experience was missed.
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One loss away from elimination.
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