Rich Nixon
No Prior Knowledge of "Flyers"
In this particular case, Laine probably didn't want to play for Tortorella again, which is understandable if they didn't get along in Columbus. Would you accept a job working for a former boss with which you previously had a bad experience? I certainly would not.
And that makes Laine the 4th or 5th NHL player or prospect to refuse to play in the Flyers organization in the last year, which probably says a lot more about how Flyers management is perceived around the league than it says about Laine.