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‘He hasn't played well' — Tortorella benches York for Flyers vs. Kings

The 23-year-old defenseman didn't play in the third period of the Flyers' loss Wednesday night

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The Flyers are now 2-5-1 in December after falling to the Kings, 7-3, Thursday night.

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."

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."

Last season, York was benched for the third period of the Flyers' 5-0 loss to the Kings in November.

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