Tbh he was allowed a lot in Sochi, basically MM and Tyanulin were doing whatever they wanted, and there was basically no defensive system in the team anyway, not in a long run. So I was worried that he might've picked bad habits during his time there. Or more like reverted to Junior habits and didn't learn much about defensive awareness in a pro game. Still, I didn't think Torts would scratch him. I knew defensive game and not great skating were gonna be a problem but still hoping that Torts would give him opportunities to learn. I guess he was tired of waiting on improvements. I'm not a big Torts' fan but I don't think he's doing anything bad or turning Mich into a grinder. He needs to learn a little defensive awareness, it's not 90's anymore you can't just say 'screw defence, not my problem'. Or earlier 00's I guess, like Kovalchuk. But he was fast and big unlike Mich. But gotta say I'm not gonna watch next Flyers game, the way they play is sad even with Mich in roster. And he was definitely not the only one who played poorly, whole team looks depressing.
