Fans Outraged On Twitter After Shayne Gostisbehere Named Healthy Scratch
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Flyers defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere will be a healthy scratch and will not play on Thursday night vs. the Winnipeg Jets, head coach Dave Hakstol confirmed.
Hakstol confirms Ghost a healthy scratch tonight: cites growth, development and accountability.
— Bill Meltzer (@billmeltzer) November 17, 2016
Hakstol said it's not offensive risk taking why Ghost sitting. Didn't say his play w/o puck but hinted it.
— Bill Meltzer (@billmeltzer) November 17, 2016
Gostisbehere, 23, has three goals and seven assists in 17 games and is a minus-four this season.
Flyers defenseman Andrew MacDonald has been activated and is expected to take Gostisbehere's place in the lineup.
Also, Andrew MacDonald is activated from IR and seems like he is going to play.
— Bill Meltzer (@billmeltzer) November 17, 2016
Hakstol said Ghost absence won't be for long -- first said his task is to get himself ready to play on Sat, then backed off that just a bit.
— Bill Meltzer (@billmeltzer) November 17, 2016
Folks took to Twitter to express their displeasure of the decision to bench "Ghost."
can hakstol also confirm that he's just killed 7/8ths of Philadelphia?
— ryan ???? (@sauceboykush) November 17, 2016
coach is starting to aggravate me. How is Chris vandevelde untouchable?
— keith colosimo (@hitman610) November 17, 2016
Hak is drunk, right?
— Kelly Da Bunny (@KellyDaBunny) November 17, 2016
Shayne Gostisbehere a healthy scratch for Andrew MacDonald tonight, unbelievably dumb. #Flyers
— Flyers Nation (@FlyersNation) November 17, 2016
Seems like a good time to post this from @dklausner which got his press credential yanked https://t.co/G85VI4I9ea
— Crossing Broad (@CrossingBroad) November 17, 2016
Remember: scratching Ghost is not normal. The media will try to normalize this. Do not let them. Do not get comfortable with this decision
— Longtime Phillies Phan (@FlyGoalScoredBy) November 17, 2016
— Eric Turtle Golden (@EricSGolden) November 17, 2016
absolutely no one should watch this game tonight. please join me in watching Houston/Louisville
— joe м (@dr_pizza_MD) November 17, 2016
RIP .@s_ghost14
— david ???????? (@dstroyboi) November 17, 2016