Ok. Why isn't anybody else being benched? Why not Streit, MacDonald, or Manning? They're just as guilty of habitual mistakes that cost the team.
IMO, it's because Ghost has the capability to be better than that whereas those others are pretty much the best they'll be. I think MDZ is playing to showcase him for trades.
I don't think he should be scratched any longer (and maybe it was a mistake in the first place, who knows), but I appreciate the attempt to challenge Ghost mentally. Doing the same thing probably won't help him, but maybe if you challenge him mentally, his approach will also change and he'll perform better.
We all know Ghost is better than most of our D, but I think Hak has been trying to push him to be better than just the others (minus Provy).
Again: I'm not saying I support it, but I'm saying I understand it. It's not an insane concept to try different motivating tactics for different players. Hopefully, the Flyers have gambled well and accomplished what they wanted to.