If Jarmo Kekalainen was hoping to handle Pierre-Luc Dubois’ trade request quietly, last night’s benching makes that almost impossible.
The Blue Jackets top center played a grand total of 3:55 of the first period and never saw another shift. John Tortorella is a simple coach. Give an effort and you play, don’t and you won’t.
A look at Dubois’ last shift clearly shows that he looked lost and disengaged.
John Tortorella benches Pierre-Luc Dubois
After the game, Torts made it clear that it wasn’t just Dubois that took a seat.