2023-24 Roster Thread #8: A Cam York State of Mind

[freakydallas13]

I wonder if Couts is starting to regret toeing the company line this hard.

 

[BiggE]

Torts did that all by himself by all accounts. Torts just decided one day to everyone's surprise that it was time to name a captain.

JFC, in a way that’s even worse. Just more of his childish mind games. Does this ballbag actually think scratching a player like Couts will have a beneficial effect on the team? Is he really that stupid?

Never mind, I know the answer to the last question. It’s truly sad that his horse didn’t kick him much, much harder.

 

[Curufinwe]

Came here to post what you posed as well. It's certainly a thing to name someone a captain and then only a month later play mind games with him/healthy scratch him.

The Flyers put the FU in dsyfunctional.

Torts did that all by himself by all accounts. Torts just decided one day to everyone's surprise that it was time to name a captain.

He wanted to healthy scratch Coots a month ago in order to get the team's attention, but he thought it would make a bigger impact if he made him captain first.

 

[Flyerfan4life]

captain is below Emporer..

signed Torts..

 

[Beef Invictus]

I suspect it's as simple as they handled him badly with too much usage and now he's hurt. On the positive side, it isn't a mind game!

 

[ponder719]

Well, f*** a duck, sounds like I better get my Couturier jersey before they trade him or he retires in frustration. Now if only they had the damn things in sizes other than "poodle" at the WFC shop.

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

I suspect it's as simple as they handled him badly with too much usage and now he's hurt. On the positive side, it isn't a mind game!

This is what I am thinking. They didn’t even try to manage his minutes earlier in the season and now he’s getting worn down. I don’t recall too many maintenance days earlier in the season

 

[trostol]

Coots, Brink and Frost are all gonna ask for trades lol

 

[Appleyard]

To me, I think it is the classic old-school coach method... and one Torts has said he likes:

"when things are really bad make yourself the enemy to make the locker-room come together"

And scratching Couts is probably the quickest way to do that knowing how he is perceived in the room.

 

[BringBackHakstol]

Came here to post what you posed as well. It's certainly a thing to name someone a captain and then only a month later play mind games with him/healthy scratch him.

Yikes

 

[Winston Wolf]

If he does healthy scratch him, that has to be an unofficial NHL record for shortest time to being named captain to being a healthy scratch.

 

[GKJ]

Feel like this has a chance to blow up like the Sanheim benching last year. If Couturier is being open about it as that quote suggests, others are thinking it.

 

[renberg]

To me, I think it is the classic old-school coach method... and one Torts has said he likes:

"when things are really bad make yourself the enemy to make the locker-room come together"

And scratching Couts is probably the quickest way to do that knowing how he is perceived in the room.

That is a stupid tactic. Fire his ass.

 

[GKJ]

 

[BrindamoursNose]

To me, I think it is the classic old-school coach method... and one Torts has said he likes:

"when things are really bad make yourself the enemy to make the locker-room come together"

And scratching Couts is probably the quickest way to do that knowing how he is perceived in the room.

Well if Tortorella is any example, Couturier should refuse to leave the ice and keep playing anyway

 

[Cody Webster]

Feel like this is a common theme with these morons. Not the first time they've exhausted these options with so many games still left

 

[GKJ]

Feel like this is a common theme with these morons. Not the first time they've exhausted these options with so many games still left

Who are you gonna voluntarily recall though?

 

[Cody Webster]

Who are you gonna voluntarily recall though?

That means you're stuck with Sandstrom as your backup for the rest of the season

 

[GKJ]

That means you're stuck with Sandstrom as your backup for the rest of the season

Well there’s no one else to recall

 

[BiggE]

That means you're stuck with Sandstrom as your backup for the rest of the season

Would Cal be really any better?

 

[Cody Webster]

Would Cal be really any better?

The gummy talking, but once they're out of it, they should have given Kolosov the last couple games

 

[GKJ]

The gummy talking, but once they're out of it, they should have given Kolosov the last couple games

They’re too close to making it to plan for that.

 

[BiggE]

The gummy talking, but once they're out of it, they should have given Kolosov the last couple games

I wouldn’t subject the kid to playing behind this train wreck of a D. Let Sandstrom play every game once they’re eliminated and get the highest pick possible.

 

[Cody Webster]

They’re too close to making it to plan for that.

Well, we know they have no chance... unfortunately they still believe. It'll be clear by the end of this stretch they have no chance

I wouldn’t subject the kid to playing behind this train wreck of a D. Let Sandstrom play every game once they’re eliminated and get the highest pick possible.

Fair enough

 

[GKJ]

Well, we know they have no chance... unfortunately they still believe. It'll be clear by the end of this stretch they have no chance


Fair enough

They should believe, nobody will take it from them.