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Benching Didn’t Work
by Paul on 12/08/07 at 07:00 AM ET
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from Terry Jones of the Edmonton Sun,
MacTavish said he didn’t make the moves to take Torres and Stoll out of the lineup to achieve some sort of ripple effect on the team.
“I didn’t give it too much thought when the game was starting,” was how he put it.
MacTavish made Torres a healthy scratch for his well documented inconsistencies. He said way back in training camp that Torres was going to be on a short leash this season. And he gave that leash a good strong tug by pulling him out of the lineup after playing 215 consecutive games.
Stoll was provided a seat in the press box to deliver the message that he’s had 30 games to come anywhere near his form prior to missing all those games at the end of last season with a concussion and hasn’t come close.
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