Post-Game Talk: #45 | Ducks at Flyers | January 17, 2023

[sauce88]

“Ivan didn’t want to wear the Jersey. We support him in his choice. NHL rules require all players be dressed alike for warmups, so Ivan didn’t participate in warmups.”

Simple.

Lol that would be an absolute PR nightmare.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

That's not what he said, Sam.

 

[JXC]

That's not a thing.

What’s not a thing?

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

@JXC

The states absent from my completion of all 50: Alaska, Hawaii, Nebraska, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama. And Arkansas is on the docket with a trip to Oaklawn Park. Time is getting short.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

What’s not a thing?

All players don't have to wear the same jersey.

 

[Beef Invictus]

I said this in the Provorov thread:


Just colossally dumb on their part.

Find a franchise better at bottoming out asset value. Hell, in any sport. Good luck.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Fair enough, now move on

They went from optional tape on a stick to requirement wearing a jersey. Let's see how "requirement" is defined.

 

[Flyerfan4life]

“Ivan didn’t want to wear the Jersey. We support him in his choice. NHL rules require all players be dressed alike for warmups, so Ivan didn’t participate in warmups.”

Simple.

cept the rest of the league wont see it so simple.

That's not what he said, Sam.

simple sam strikes again

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Tortorella’s gonna get dragged for his hypocrisy.

 

[Deadpool8812]

They went from optional tape on a stick to requirement wearing a jersey. Let's see how "requirement" is defined.

This is how things are done now

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

It was so very simple for the Flyers to just not play him tonight. That was the smartest decision to make here for all sides involved. No one would have asked any questions besides "we've heard trade rumors, is anything in motion?"

Now you get this. The organization is going to get DRAGGED.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

That's not what he said, Sam.

One of Sam's worst ever tweets... and there's plenty to choose from...

 

[bennysflyers16]

Tortorella’s gonna get dragged for his hypocrisy.

Is this real ????

 

[usahockey22flyers]

If he didn’t want to wear it, he should have been scratched

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Is this real ????

Yeah it was back around the World Cup when he was coaching Team USA.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Is this real ????

Yes but he changed his stance after making that statement.

 

[GKJ]

He didn't refuse to take part in warmups though in my scenario. He refused to wear a jersey and the Flyers told him he can't warm up.

Whether that is actually what happened, who knows.

Well, there’s a lot of what-ifs to go down, the easiest thing though is if you don’t warm up, you don’t play. If the team tells him he can’t warm up, then I imagine that becomes a PA greiveance. So that’s where I reason that not warming up is done under his own volition.

 

[bennysflyers16]

Yeah it was back around the World Cup when he was coaching Team USA.

He gonna get shredded.

 

[Flyerfan4life]

remember that sign above the lockerroom door! no one is above the logo regardless of your name

*except for Provy

hahaaa

 

[Deadpool8812]

If he didn’t want to wear it, he should have been scratched

Ovechkin is a known Putin supporter. Should he be benched until he condemns his actions?

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

He gonna get shredded.

I think he walked it back later on but yeah that was his initial comments on it.

 

[Beef Invictus]

Cancel him because he doesn’t wear a rainbow

Cancel culture isn't real. It's a made up buzzword for certain media groups to gin up outrage.

For as long as humans have had even rudimentary societal norms, breaking those norms carries consequences. It is now the norm in our society to at least not push back against the idea that everyone should have equal rights. Going out of your way to push back against that notion is his own doing. He chose his path. He's no victim.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Well, there’s a lot of what-ifs to go down, the easiest thing though is if you don’t warm up, you don’t play. If the team tells him he can’t warm up, then I imagine that becomes a PA greiveance. So that’s where I reason that not warming up is done under his own volition.

Your original statement was that he could have warmed up in a regular jersey and I said that the Flyers likely didn’t ok that as it would be an immediate spectacle.

We’re arguing semantics here. No matter what the organization looks bad.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Also, just a reminder, Torts isn’t concerned about wins.

 

[FlyerNutter]

Cancel culture isn't real. It's a made up buzzword for certain media groups to gin up outrage.

For as long as humans have had even rudimentary societal norms, breaking those norms carries consequences. It is now the norm in our society to at least not push back against the idea that everyone should have equal rights. Going out of your way to push back against that notion is his own doing. He chose his path. He's no victim.

I’m going to chuckle from a distance either way.

The dude chose to not wear a rainbow for a pregame or whatever. Let’s see if the consequences are equal to the violation.