SAN JOSE — Bob Boughner thought about sending a message and sitting some players for Saturday’s game against the Philadelphia Flyers after their lackluster performance against the Los Angeles Kings the night before.
Instead, Boughner wants to see how those players — Timo Meier and Kevin Labanc — respond after they were benched for large portions of the third period Friday in what became a 3-2 overtime loss to the Kings.
“We watched the game last night and we had a good meeting this morning,” Boughner said before Saturday’s game. “Called each other on the carpet a little bit and were very honest and transparent about things.