BOSTON -- Ken Hitchcock sent a message Monday, and it wasn't a subtle one.
The Stars coach made forward Jason Spezza a healthy scratch and said it was to help motivate the struggling veteran.
"We need to hit the reset, enough with the talks," Hitchcock said. "Let's get going and let's start playing the way we're capable of. He can do this stuff, he's shown the ability to do this stuff, but we can't keep having conversations and no results. We've had the conversations, there is consequences with it, now let's play."
Hitchcock said Spezza will be back in the lineup Tuesday against Detroit, and he expects him to be better.