"Couldn't agree more. Sit Bouch, Bovqvist, Formo and Keane each for the first period of the next 4 games"
Ya kinda did say bench them ALL for the next 4 games 1st periods
Regardless of changing the tune to 1 player each game for 10 min to start, it would still be ineffective.
Whats the goal? Why are you where you are? How do you get the buy in?
If you are thinking an NHL drafted 1st rd player will care about missing 3/4 shifts of 1 period in a reg season game.......OK.
Ya gotta communicate the message in a different way. Lots of ways, and each player is different on ehat message delivery may work. For some players nothing will work.
I know it is an extreme example but has Merkley being a healthy scratch and or being benched on more than one team helped his attitude?