J.R. benched, future with Coyotes uncertain
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"I treat players like men and they should act like men," Gretzky told reporters Wednesday. "J.R., all and all, has been pretty positive. But the reality is, last night he made a mistake. ... There will be ramifications for what happened."
The Arizona Republic reported that Gretzky would inform Roenick of his benching and discuss his future with the team Thursday morning.
"I'm not disappointed with him because J.R. is a very emotional young man, and he's a good person, but what he did last night wasn't right," Gretzky told the Tribune on Wednesday.
Asked when Roenick might play again, Gretzky said, "I don't know, but it won't be [Thursday]. I' ve got one of two guys to put in: him or Mike Ricci. I'm going to put Ricci in. ... I think I would lose respect from my players if I played one guy over the other. I really do."