Bruce Boudreau
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I think that was sixth game in a row he sat out.
I mean, from before the break and after the break.
Like, I mean, it's doing him no good as a 20-year-old sitting in the stands.
He's got to play.
And whether it's after the break and you decide โ
that you're not going to win, you play him a lot, or you send him to the Marlies and let him play 25 minutes a game and get better so that when it comes this time next year, he's a star on the team or at least a regular top nine forward.
But it does no good for a 20-year-old to sit in the stands.
There's no development there.
And listen...
You can tell me all about that.
He's playing with better guys in practice and that, but it's not like the game.
So, I mean, I think he's got to at some point play.
Well, I mean, he's probably worried about it all.
Like, I mean, as a coach, you worry 24 hours a day on what you're going to do the next day to get them going because you have to change their mindset if they're losing.
And if they're winning, they've got to keep it going.
But, I mean, this year has sort of gone everything that went right
last year in the regular season has gone wrong this year.
The goalies aren't making the saves that they made last year.
The team is not coming from behind and winning like they did last year.
So Craig's trying everything he knows.