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Originally Posted by wolfgaze
So does benching him for 2 periods help facilitate getting "more from him"? If you've of that philosophy, then maybe they should start making him healthy scratches from games then? I'm of the philosophy that he needs to play through his struggles out on the ice. Not watching the game from the bench or press box.
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My own view is that a lot of patience has been shown with Dubinsky. I've never coached any players beyond peewee, so I cannot really relate to players beyond that age.
What has unlimited icetime and patience done for Dubi's game? I actually believe that this incident may be neither a negative nor a positive in changing anything. It may very well be making a mountain out of a molehill in terms of the import we give it. So, I give my nod to Tortorella. I come down on his side, and I do point my finger at Dubinsky. I do not see Torts underperforming, while I do see Brandon underperforming.
That is how I see it, and I have been a big booster of Dubinsky since the day he came up to the Rangers pretty much alongside Callahan. Recently, I have modified my view of him and no longer see him as a necessity.