If there's one thing that Larry Robinson really didn't enjoy as a head coach, it was having to bench players and sit them out of the lineup.
"I hate doing that kind of stuff. Maybe hates not the word," Robinson told the Speak of the Devils Podcast, before hesitating. "No - I hate it in a way."
The comment was prompted by a story Robinson was telling hosts Matt Loughlin and Amanda Stein. Robinson was recalling wanting to bench Scott Gomez in the 2001 Eastern Conference semi-final against Toronto. It was Game 2 of the series, after the Leafs had taken a 1-0 series lead.
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Robinson recalls when he considered benching Gomez for the Eastern Conference Semifinal and the result of letting him play