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tocchet has such a stellar career coaching record. pure winner
He’s got two Cup rings as an assistant coach and won the Adams in 2024 as a head coach. Try again or would you rather have Torts back?
Also as mentioned, Torts coaching was such a blessing. How can the Flyers hope to improve on that after the media ate it all up for 3 years?
Somebody get this guy a calendar. Torts was fired six months ago and the Flyers have upgraded their coaching since.
tocchet has such a stellar career coaching record. pure winner
Also as mentioned, Torts coaching was such a blessing. How can the Flyers hope to improve on that after the media ate it all up for 3 years?
Somebody get this guy a calendar. Torts was fired six months ago and the Flyers have upgraded their coaching since.
The coach-player relationship between Tippett and the fickle, irascible Tortorella took a downturn over the course of Tortorella’s final calendar year behind the Philadelphia bench. This was true of many Flyers players, not just Tippett. Few players were sorry to see “Torts” go.
Many media members defended Torts player interactions/relationships. York says hi. Over the years there were many discussions on whether players would or did avoid Philly because of Torts and we were assured that it was all overblown, the Players loved Torts. Torts was great! Since Torts declared he didn’t want to be responsible anymore for a poopy roster which he was main force in shaping, the media is like a jilted girl’s best friend telling her all the things she kept quiet about her ex so as not to offend her friend.
Torts was a disaster as a coach/triumvirate GM but he had Comcast shielding him before.
Entering the 2024-25 season, there were high hopes that Tippett could attain his first 30-plus goal season in the National Hockey League. He had job security, starting a new eight-year contract ($6.2 million average annual value). He turned 26 on February 16, and seemed primed for a career-best season.
Tortorella was sometimes to blame for this himself by sending mixed messages: “safe is death” and “I want my offensive players to be aggressive up the ice” until they made an ill-timed turnover or a bad puck support read that ended up in the Philadelphia net.
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Mike Keenan needed the late EJ McGuire to “clean the blood off the walls” (McGuire’s own description), and Tortorella had Shaw do it. Tocchet will say what he feels he needs to be said to a player. However, he won’t do it in front of teammates and he won’t tell the media that today’s players are “young and dumb”.Tip is a one trick pony who needs the perfect situation to do well. He is a limited hockey player and may have already reached his ceiling, if so that contract was premature. Maybe DB should stop handing out 8 year contracts to limited players on a team that is years from contention. Not saying they shouldn’t have resigned Tip but much like Fletch, gave the player Term, Money, and clause.
Also as mentioned, Torts coaching was such a blessing. How can the Flyers hope to improve on that after the media ate it all up for 3 years? It must feel like you are finally free.
In your opinion are the Flyers hard to play against? Torts thought he built a hard to play against team. What is your definition for that cliche?
not a bad listen.
– lots of tocchet felating. wash rinse repeat as many of the same thigns were said about torts and AV
– what would be considered a success for failure for tocchet this season.
– talking about vladar upside lol. how he could have gone back to calgary. always leave out the 6 million part calgary didn’t offer. really laying it on thick.
– charlie spot on saying Erson cant handle a heavy workload.
Danny Briere’s offseason as the rebuild rolls on – good lord.
“In terms of hockey beliefs, Tocchet is not that far removed from Tortorella.” – cant see that being a good thing
do you see him as a core player? odd not to answer.
He’s not only a core player, he’s a needle mover! Happy now?
didnt think it was a difficult question. yes or no?
It’s a pointless question built around vague terms and subjective opinion.
do you see him as a core player? odd not to answer.
