GDT: #69 | Leafs at Flyers | March 19, 2024 | 7:00 PM | NBCSP

[Fight4yourRight]

Tippett (left) and Frost (center) enjoying the night at the Sixers game, excited to play with Konecny as their third linemate today.

Farabee (right) contemplating why he signed such a long deal here and what he has done wrong in life to deserve playing with Laughton.

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god damn does Frost have skills.. but such a punchable face

 

[bobbythebrain]

Hartnells story about Torts benching him sums it up. Pure ego

 

[Fight4yourRight]

I mean...

Lecavalier, Gaborik, Kreider, Kesler, Edler, Dubois...

not like he does not have a track record of picking fights with players.

And with Sather and Gillis... GMs.

There is part of me that thinks maybe some of this is related to not getting his way fully a the deadline, with Couts being close to Briere off ice too.

Torts the other day was blabbing about how the Flyers would be looking at bringing back Walker in the off-season... he is not the GM.

Can only hope that Torts goes full Haktard and pisses everyone off including Briere leading to him getting canned this off-season.

 

[Cody Webster]

I bet the authentics on Twitter are absolutely loving the Coots scratching

 

[Fight4yourRight]

I bet the authentics on Twitter are absolutely loving the Coots scratching

I for one… am looking forward to seeing Deslauriers shut down Matthews tonight.

 

[Curufinwe]

Losing grip on playoff spot, Philadelphia Flyers set to scratch new captain Sean Couturier | TSN

Just over a month after being named captain, Sean Couturier will be sitting out Tuesday as a healthy scratch for the Philadelphia Flyers as they take on the Toronto Maple Leafs.

www.tsn.ca

The interview with Couturier is infuriating. It's so clear that Torts gives no actual help or direction to the players he's scratching. The healthy scratching is just a stick that he beats them with.

 

[bennysflyers16]

I bet the authentics on Twitter are absolutely loving the Coots scratching

Eating it up, Torts will scratch anyone, Couts sucks, blah blah blah

 

[ajgoal]

I bet the authentics on Twitter are absolutely loving the Coots scratching

They are.

Losing grip on playoff spot, Philadelphia Flyers set to scratch new captain Sean Couturier | TSN

Just over a month after being named captain, Sean Couturier will be sitting out Tuesday as a healthy scratch for the Philadelphia Flyers as they take on the Toronto Maple Leafs.

www.tsn.ca

The interview with Couturier is infuriating. It's so clear that Torts gives no actual help or direction to the players he's scratching. The healthy scratching is just a stick that he beats them with.

He's said that he doesn't, and he's proud of it.

 

[freakydallas13]

Losing grip on playoff spot, Philadelphia Flyers set to scratch new captain Sean Couturier | TSN

Just over a month after being named captain, Sean Couturier will be sitting out Tuesday as a healthy scratch for the Philadelphia Flyers as they take on the Toronto Maple Leafs.

www.tsn.ca

The interview with Couturier is infuriating. It's so clear that Torts gives no actual help or direction to the players he's scratching. The healthy scratching is just a stick that he beats them with.

I guess we can change the "No one is above the team" motto, to "No one is above the coach" at this point.

I bet the authentics on Twitter are absolutely loving the Coots scratching

The authentics on twitter also love eating yellow snow, so you know, judge accordingly.

 

[flyersnorth]

Scratching the captain for what is one of the most significant games of the season in your playoff drive sure is something.

Torts is an uncompromising coach in either direction.

 

[freakydallas13]

Because this is the worst timeline, I fully expect the team to win tonight, and the mouth breather authentics will heap praise on Torts for being such a masterful tactician.

 

[Hextallent63]

This is really confusing. He's probably the only player on the team, that during his entire career with the flyers, never gave anyone a reason to bench him. I've criticized him before but I've never jumped on the fire torts or decapitate torts bandwagons, but as of right now he can go kick rocks and lick my butt.

 

[gto64dr]

Couts is burned out. After being hurt and out all the past years. He has hit a wall like several of the players. Losing Hart along with most of the defense and dumping the load on Ersson its no wonder they're fading fast. I really don't believe Couts is being punished
.

 

[GKJ]

Couts is burned out. After being hurt and out all the past years. He has hit a wall like several of the players. Losing Hart along with most of the defense and dumping the load on Ersson its no wonder they're fading fast. I really don't believe Couts is being punished
.

Torts didn't let Farabee off the hook last year for coming back having had ADR surgery, when it was still brand new, and he nearly asked for a trade, so they know what this is.

 

[gto64dr]

Couts & Atkinson are older players. When you get older recovery is a lot tougher. With the lack of talent we have most of ourm players are at the edge of burnout. It's surprising they have held on this long.

 

[Tripod]

Couts is burned out. After being hurt and out all the past years. He has hit a wall like several of the players. Losing Hart along with most of the defense and dumping the load on Ersson its no wonder they're fading fast. I really don't believe Couts is being punished
.

To publicly criticize and scratch your newly named captain is 100% punishment.

If Torts PRIVATELY took Couts aside and said "listen, we both know your play has been below your norm and I overplayed you early in the year. Let's take the next game off due to injury and see if that helps reset things"

That is how you handle it with class.

 

[gto64dr]

C'mon we all know Torts doesn't sugarcoat things.

 

[Magua]

Atkinson and Couturier aren’t remotely the same. Atkinson is 3 years older and totally cooked. He’s been cooked since day 1 of camp. We know Couturier isn’t cooked — he had a very good few month start. Meltzer has hinted at a lingering January injury, coinciding with his games missed. Combined with high usage and his back surgeries, you have a worn down player.

 

[Flyerfan4life]

Eating it up, Torts will scratch anyone, Couts sucks, blah blah blah

this fanbase truely deserves this shit Org..

they go hand to mouth

 

[Magua]

C'mon we all know Torts doesn't sugarcoat things.

He was such a wimp he had Rocky Thompson do pre-game interviews instead of facing questions. He didn’t even discuss anything with Couturier privately. Hard to sugarcoat when you duck conversations.

 

[Curufinwe]

Being healthy scratched for Deslauriers is what makes it a true joke.

No way a line of Cates-Couturier-whoever isn't better than any line with Nic D on it.

 

[DancingPanther]

Tortorella scratched Coots lolllll

I love it. Let it all burn.

 

[GKJ]

Atkinson and Couturier aren’t remotely the same. Atkinson is 3 years older and totally cooked. He’s been cooked since day 1 of camp. We know Couturier isn’t cooked — he had a very good few month start. Meltzer has hinted at a lingering January injury, coinciding with his games missed. Combined with high usage and his back surgeries, you have a worn down player.

It's certainly rational that after a year and a half of being off, that he's hitting a wall, especially if he's not fully healthy, which almost nobody is this time of year, but just needing a night off because of it would be fine. however that's not what this is.

 

[DancingPanther]

When do we find out Couturier's family is at the game?

 

[Tripod]

TSN is roasting Torts

Saying Torts looked like a buffoon in Tampa
Team didn't respond with him out
Name Couts captain 34 days ago
Scratching Couts is a garbage move
List Torts seasons last 20 years.....garbage
This is all to destract from his record, and the team reeling
Torts always says he doesn't want to make it about him, but he makes it about him
Words and behavior don't match up