NHL player's wife appears to demand her husband be traded.

Greg Pateryn hasn't been on the ice lately, and that may be getting to him.

The Montreal Canadiens' defenseman has been a healthy scratch as of late, and has been replaced by newcomer Nikita Nesterov.

The situation seems to be getting on his wife's nerves, as Stefani Pateryn retweeted a message that indicates her displeasure at her husband's playing time.

She retweeted a message that went as follows:

"If I was Pateryn I would ask for a trade before March 1st, he has no respect while Nestrov is playing awful."

After the retweet, Stefani appeared to delete her Twitter account and the message inaccessible. This could be a reflection of how Greg feels regarding the situation and may ask Habs' GM Marc Bergevin for a trade if his playing time doesn't increase.

In any case, his wife pretty much did the deed for him at this point.