Jimmy Hayes will be a healthy scratch Wednesday versus the Hurricanes, George Richards of the Miami Herald reports.

Hayes will be a healthy scratch Wednesday versus the Hurricanes, George Richards of the Miami Herald reports.

Analysis:

Hayes has made it difficult to justify his removal from the lineup by producing four goals and five assists over 11 games, but it appears coach Gerard Gallant wants to get Tomas Fleischmann some work after he was scratched Monday. Don't expect the scoring-starved Panthers to keep Hayes in the press box for too long while he remains hot.