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It's still bullshit he sat at all, don't try to justify it lol.
I realize I’m gonna feel dirty for agreeing with Bobby but the Flyer announcers on air were vocal that something needed to happen.
He was worse than pedestrian in his own zone. Kind of playing the half wall covering nobody waiting for his mates to win the puck for him.

Claiming (I rarely see flyer games) Tortorella after sitting him a few shifts even tried getting him to cover a point man … which is exactly what Q did with Patrick Kane after sitting him a few shifts. The difference is Kane accepted the role.
If you don’t make any effort at all defensively it means your linemates are always playing shorthanded.
 
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And for the record I’m no torts fans and was a Lightning STH when Craig Ramsey (asst coach) and Dave Andreychuk (grizzled veteran) stepped in to keep Lecavalier, Richards, St.Louis and Modin from quitting on him and going to ownership and demand he be fired.
 

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I realize I’m gonna feel dirty for agreeing with Bobby but the Flyer announcers on air were vocal that something needed to happen.
He was worse than pedestrian in his own zone. Kind of playing the half wall covering nobody waiting for his mates to win the puck for him.

Claiming (I rarely see flyer games) Tortorella after sitting him a few shifts even tried getting him to cover a point man … which is exactly what Q did with Patrick Kane after sitting him a few shifts. The difference is Kane accepted the role.
If you don’t make any effort at all defensively it means your linemates are always playing shorthanded.
So Q did the right thing, benching Kane for a few shifts, and not taking one of (or one of few in the Flyers case) your high offensive players completely out of the line up, but just letting him learn a lesson, in game? Talk to the kid, let him have a seat for a few shifts or even a period. Taking him out of 2 games is a ridiculous power trip by a power hungry coach.
 
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So Q did the right thing, benching Kane for a few shifts, and not taking one of (or one of few in the Flyers case) your high offensive players completely out of the line up, but just letting him learn a lesson, in game? Talk to the kid, let him have a seat for a few shifts or even a period. Taking him out of 2 games is a ridiculous power trip by a power hungry coach.
I wrote they said he tried that. Didn’t work, not dressing had to be the next step and while some are pointing out the dumb penalty he was actually coming all the way back and playing his position. … not very well but honest effort is what he gave.
 

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So Q did the right thing, benching Kane for a few shifts, and not taking one of (or one of few in the Flyers case) your high offensive players completely out of the line up, but just letting him learn a lesson, in game? Talk to the kid, let him have a seat for a few shifts or even a period. Taking him out of 2 games is a ridiculous power trip by a power hungry coach.
Hence, the country club was formed.
 

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I wrote they said he tried that. Didn’t work, not dressing had to be the next step and while some are pointing out the dumb penalty he was actually coming all the way back and playing his position. … not very well but honest effort is what he gave.
Lol didn't work. Not one Flyer fan agrees with the move, that tells you all you need to know. Just because an announcer said that they agreed with it means diddly squat. He did the same shit with their captain last year, didn't make a difference.
 

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