According to Tim Panaccio of CSNPhilly.com, Philadelphia Flyers head coach Craig Berube will sit forward Steve Downie Sunday versus the New York Rangers for performance reasons.
OBerube unhappy with Downie play. He will sit tonite. Rosehill in. Emery starts
— Tim Panaccio (@tpanotchCSN) January 12, 2014
Downie's intensity is reportedly the issue, and will be replaced in the lineup by forward Jay Rosehill.