Bruce Boudreau calls out and benches one of his top young players.

The new head coach isn't messing around.

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Bruce Boudreau calls out and benches one of his top young players.
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The Minnesota Wild have a new head coach, and despite his reputation as a players coach, he has wasted no time calling out one of his top young players.

According to a report from the Minnesota Wild's top insider Mike Russo of the Star Tribune, head coach Bruce Boudreau has made the decision to make Matt Dumba a healthy scratch, and it's been done with the clear intent of sending a message to Dumba.

"Dumba is going to be a really good player," said Boudreau. "He is right now. He's trying to do too much. We just want him to calm it down" 

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Dumba has been criticized throughout his career for his defensive liabilities at the NHL level, and it seems like Boudreau is looking to correct that flaw in the young defender, a move that fans who have followed the team closely will probably largely agree with.

The question now becomes how will Matt Dumba react to the decision from his new coach?

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