Flyers’ Head Coach John Tortorella had a tough weekend, well the Flyers did in general. They struggled In both of their games, following the trade deadline, that saw a flurry of trades, to include the likes of a leader in Scott Laughton.
Tortorella barely answered any questions on Saturday, following a 4-1 drubbing to the Seattle Kraken, then he got upset when he was pressed about benching Matvei Michkov for the last nine minutes of the first period in a 3-1 loss to the New Jersey Devils, “Let me tell you guys something. There are a number of things that come into play, not one specific play,” Flyers’ Head Coach said on the first period benching of Michkov yesterday. “And you are at a disadvantage because I’m not going to give you that information. It’s not always the play on the ice that I’m trying to teach.”
Tortorella continues, “So use that as a context before you start all your bulls..t. There are so many things that go on, and with me trying to develop that player. And we are going to continue to do it the way I think it should be done.”
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One of the main problems that Tortorella has with the fan base in this context is Michkov actually sells tickets in Philadelphia. Most fans are buying tickets to see Michkov play, as most understand that the playoffs are no longer in reach. Flyers fans have been very patient with this rebuild, but they want to see Michkov play, It is simple as that, while Tortorella is thinking long-term for the development of this player and doing what is right so he won’t make the same mistake again.
At the end of the day, the Flyers lost.3-1 to the Devils, and are 0-4 on this current seven game home stand.
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