Vincent Lecavalier responds to decision to make him healthy scratch.

The Philadelphia Flyers made the decision to make Lecavalier a healthy scratch after he made comments expressing the fact he was unhappy with his ice time. Flyers head coach Craig Berube spoke to Frank Seravalli from Philly.com and explained the decision.

"I think it's a competitive thing with him. I just don't see enough of it out there. I've got to see more. Guys that are playing in the lineup need to find urgency quicker. That's their job. We definitely need to play with more urgency, and we need to play with more structure in our game."

Lecavalier responded to those comments earlier today and he seems to have had a very quick change of heart, I think getting healthy scratched was a real wake up call for the veteran forward.

"It's very hard to take," he said. "It was a tough night, when you're told something like that. I talked to (Berube). We had a conversation, but I'm out of the lineup. It's as simple as that."

Don't get me wrong, I think Lecavalier is arguably one of the worst players in the NHL when we factor in cost vs performance. But if this kind of message from Berube can get a spark out of the former NHL star then what do the Flyers have to lose? If it doesn't work then the Flyers are none the worse for it.