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Flyers bench Del Zotto for game against Panthers

SUNRISE, Fla. - Flyers coach Dave Hakstol continued to show he is not against benching a big-name player.

The latest player to be a healthy scratch: defenseman Michael Del Zotto, who was not in the lineup Tuesday in Florida.

Two games earlier, Hakstol made defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere - who finished second in the rookie-of-the-year voting last season - a healthy scratch.

Andrew MacDonald was back in the lineup Tuesday and paired with Gostisbehere.

The Flyers are carrying eight defensemen. Veterans Nick Schultz and Del Zotto did not play Tuesday.

"I don't think anybody likes to be out of the lineup .