Elliotte Friedman sticks the knife in the wound regarding Ivan Provorov

His performances, to say the least, are underwhelming. And Mike Yeo began to take action to show Provorov that he has to be better. The defenseman wasn't on the powerplay against Florida on Thursday.

Elliotte Friedman, Sportsnet insider, went even further by saying that if Provorov didn't have the pedigree of being a high draft pick, he already would've been a healthy scratch.

At some point, if you want to set a new culture, you have to send some messages to your players. If Provorov continues his poor performances, Yeo will not have another choice than scratching him.