After sitting for the third period Wednesday night, Cam York sat for the entire game Thursday night.
John Tortorella benched his top-pair defenseman for the team's home game against the Kings. The Flyers lost, 7-3. Emil Andrae drew into the lineup after being a healthy scratch the last three games.
York played only 12:49 minutes in the Flyers' 6-4 loss Wednesday night to the Red Wings. He had a turnover that led to a goal. Over the last two games, both losses, York was a minus-3 and had four giveaways.
"I'm not going to get into all the details," Tortorella said pregame Thursday. "He has struggled since he has come back. I just think he is kind of stuck in neutral a little bit."
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After missing 13 games because of an upper-body injury, York has a goal, an assist and a minus-1 mark through 12 games.
"This is a player that hasn't played well that's out of the lineup," Tortorella said. "You guys try to read into it; he hasn't played well, I'm taking him out and I'm putting Andrae in. There's nothing else to it."
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Last season, York was benched for the third period of the Flyers' 5-0 loss to the Kings in November.
"I've got tough skin," York said after that one.
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