Not sure if that's the one but Tortorella was the HC for the 2016 World Cup of Hockey team with Dean Lombardi being the GM.Too lazy to look it up, but wasn't the last international showcase Torts coached the one where he left Phil Kessel off the team?
Not sure if that's the one but Tortorella was the HC for the 2016 World Cup of Hockey team with Dean Lombardi being the GM.
The US embarrassed themselves in that tournament.
Kessel was not on that roster.
Not sure if that's the one but Tortorella was the HC for the 2016 World Cup of Hockey team with Dean Lombardi being the GM.
The US embarrassed themselves in that tournament.
Kessel was not on that roster.
In today's edition of HockeyBuzz, Meltzer mentions that Tortorella will probably be around the Flyers for the f future in some role or another. A strong possibility is that he goes into an advisory role when his current contract runs out.
Further he sees Mike Sullivan taking Tortorella's place behind the bench. Sullivan is Tortorella's protege and friend. Sullivan could be on the open market for a coaching gig after this season.
Unless Sullivan is fired, he is under contract to the Penguins for a few years (I think 2027). So the only other option to get him in Philadelphia would be a trade. Sullivan for Morgan Frost? (Just joking).Horrible
Unless Sullivan is fired, he is under contract to the Penguins for a few years (I think 2027). So the only other option to get him in Philadelphia would be a trade. Sullivan for Morgan Frost? (Just joking).
To be fair up front, I would expect Sullivan to already come in coaching that style. He started off playing the young guys in Pittsburgh (who he coached in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton). However, like most NHL coaches he seems to have become more conservative over time. Whether that is because of complacency, job security, or a lack of prospects in the Penguins' farm system is open to debate.Related to this, I have become sure it no longer matters who they hire as coach. I've seen enough coaches come and go for a long enough time to notice that every coach ends up embracing conservative offense and focuses heavily on defense. Common denominator is the characters in management. They even turned AV into a defense-first coach, which sealed the deal on this pattern for me. No matter who they hire, management will beat it into their heads to crank down risk and crank up safety.
All this to say it would be very Flyers to trade our only 2Cish player for a coach and then order that coach to be someone else.
Stealing from me again!In today's edition of HockeyBuzz, Meltzer mentions that Tortorella will probably be around the Flyers for the f future in some role or another. A strong possibility is that he goes into an advisory role when his current contract runs out.
Further he sees Mike Sullivan taking Tortorella's place behind the bench. Sullivan is Tortorella's protege and friend. Sullivan could be on the open market for a coaching gig after this season.
Lack of prospects, Pens have been in "win now" mode for a while.To be fair up front, I would expect Sullivan to already come in coaching that style. He started off playing the young guys in Pittsburgh (who he coached in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton). However, like most NHL coaches he seems to have become more conservative over time. Whether that is because of complacency, job security, or a lack of prospects in the Penguins' farm system is open to debate.