MONTREAL — David Quinn and Kevin Shattenkirk have kissed and made up after the coach benched the veteran defenseman for the third period of Thursday night’s 3-0 whimper of a defeat at Ottawa.
“We all have families and we all have disagreements,” Quinn said following Friday’s practice in preparation for Saturday’s match against the Canadiens. “We still love each other.
“It’s just the way sports work. Sometimes actions calls for those reactions.”
Neither the coach nor player would explain what action prompted the reactive benching that Quinn, immediately following the game, made clear was other than for performance reasons.