John Torterella says “Today’s players have the attention span of an amoeba”

[I Hate Blake Coleman]

Torts just salty

 

[hamzarocks]

Back in my day tik tok used to be a song by Kesha

 

[quat]

He's not wrong. And because he said something truthful, he will be shamed for it.

Well, it's not so much that he's wrong when shouts, sorry, shares his opinions. It's more the lack of self awareness surrounding his own weird behavior. It seems wildly incongruent for a person who hosts so many character flaws to be so comfortable pointing out others.

Yes, I know he's given a platform, so it's far from obtuse for him to be making these kinds of statements. I guess if he were more open about his own, it would be a whole lot more palatable. Of course he's under no obligation to do so, but neither are any of us obliged to appreciate his opinions.

I do agree that there's a lot of reflexive shaming towards any opinions that come across these days as bullying, which sucks.

 

[93gilmour93]

He’s not wrong

 

[GAGLine]

I'm looking forward to the inevitable fight between Torts and ADA.

 

[Panteras]

Back in my daaaay!!!

 

[PunchImlach is Alive]

Boomer Torterella having trouble keeping a room, huh?

 

[DieSendungmitderMaus]

Torts done nothing but make preemptive excuses since taking the job. It's not on him that the Flyers will suck tbf but everyone will be miserable

 

[Prairie Habs]

Well you're implying that it's not true, but it is. Scientific research has shown that the average person's attention span's getting lower and lower

Anyone who dumps on him for making a generalized and true statement about the erosion of attention span is a baby.

Yeah, I'm sure torts was just sharing a nice science factoid he had learned, it doesn't have anything to do with his usual boomer diva shtick. Maybe tomorrow he'll talk about the research that shows people on average are getting smarter by about 3 IQ points every decade.

The Flynn Effect: A Meta-analysis - PMC

The “Flynn effect” refers to the observed rise in IQ scores over time, resulting in norms obsolescence. Although the Flynn effect is widely accepted, most approaches to estimating it have relied upon “scorecard” approaches that make estimates of its ...

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Or, maybe one of the players will bring up how weird it is that someone probably dumber them is making all the choices for their team. Probably not though, I think we all know how much of a baby torts would be about that even though it's just a true science statement.

 

[tarheelhockey]

The quote makes him sound bad, and rightfully so because it’s a doddering-old-man perspective, but the point he’s making about systems is totally valid.

 

[Cursed Lemon]

He's coached four teams over nineteen years.

The NHL average coach tenure is closer to three years. I'll let you do the math.

We're talking about the guy who was unemployed last year, right? If he is so good at his job and such a worthwhile investment, why didn't Steve Yzerman given him a job?

 

[Off Sides]

Underrated comment

Thanks, I thought it was good.

As a Ranger fan, Flyers fans deserve better than their management can provide, I've been there. Not against Torts, he's just not the answer to their problems. Management needs a complete overhaul.

 

[Bender66]

Why does this narcissist keep getting hired for jobs. Another tired old re-tread hiring

 

[ThankGord]

wait, who?

 

[crowi]

Makes a lot of sense with the surge of TikTok.

 

[Goptor]

Risto hasn't seen a locker room structure that he hasn't been able to knock over with a big hit.

 

[Hasbro]

Gonna be a miserable ass year for everyone in Philly.

 

[Aurinko]

Torturella is like the old stock you bought when you graduated, that always keep giving amazing dividends.

 

[PostBradMalone]

Scalding hot take: sometimes, John Tortorella is a big mean poopy head.

 

[FrozenJagrt]

Coach famous for losing his rooms thinks young people have poor attention spans.

 

[BrokenFace]

Glad I never had to root for a Torts coached team. Must be unbearable for a coach to demand sacrifice and putting the team above all from the players while being the biggest spotlight hound in the NHL. The guy can't resist the chance to give a clever sound bite, but would keep a good player in the dog house for saying anything interesting to the media if it rubbed him the wrong way. Coaches are supposed to manage prima donna egos, not have them.

 

[MikeyMike01]

Yeah, I'm sure torts was just sharing a nice science factoid he had learned, it doesn't have anything to do with his usual boomer diva shtick. Maybe tomorrow he'll talk about the research that shows people on average are getting smarter by about 3 IQ points every decade.

The Flynn Effect: A Meta-analysis - PMC

The “Flynn effect” refers to the observed rise in IQ scores over time, resulting in norms obsolescence. Although the Flynn effect is widely accepted, most approaches to estimating it have relied upon “scorecard” approaches that make estimates of its ...

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Or, maybe one of the players will bring up how weird it is that someone probably dumber them is making all the choices for their team. Probably not though, I think we all know how much of a baby torts would be about that even though it's just a true science statement.

The irony in this post is spectacular.

 

[Price is Wright]

A player he coached in Martin St. Louis doesn't seem to have much trouble talking to players today. Sounds like a Torts problem.

 

[BenchBrawl]

He's right, but what he forgot to tell is that we older adults have become that way too.

 

[Tkachuk4MVP]

Everyone’s attention spans are shorter now because of the internet, social media, and smart phones. And every generation thinks the one after it is lazy/unfocused/etc. Somehow the world keeps on spinning and productivity continues to increase.