Confirmed with Link: The new coach of the Philadelphia Flyers is John Tortorella

[Ghosts Beer]

And Richard Nixon wasn't a crook.

The forcefulness of a denial has no bearing on its veracity. Regardless, the disaster isn't that they cornered themselves into trading Giroux for peanuts because they wouldn't agree to bring him back, but that they cornered themselves into having to trade him at all.

Doesn't mean he's telling the truth, but Briere's flat rejection is still the best evidence we have so the rumor is certainly not an undisputed fact.

There's no reasonable place on this team for a 35 year old Giroux eating up a major chunk of cap space, so it's a moot point, anyway.

 

[BiggE]

Just the Flyers negotiating against themselves and getting bent over. Tale as old as time.

It will be five years at 5.5 million per and Davey will on the phone crowing to the bean counters of how they saved 1.5 million by not hiring Trotz

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

Flyers betting against themselves. It’s a master class taught by Paul Holmgren

 

[flyersnorth]

Just the Flyers negotiating against themselves and getting bent over. Tale as old as time.

Is it common for teams to announce who they want as coach, then update negotiation statuses through the media, and take several days to get it done?

Asking for a lame-duck GM.

 

[Jumptheshark]

Personally I think TOrts is too much of an old school coach in all the worst ways. Not as bad as Keenen but he tends to get to that level when things do not go his way

 

[TB87]

This is hilarious IF true

 

[Adtar02]

This is hilarious IF true

seems confirm the problems

 

[Danko]

This is hilarious IF true

I draw the line of BS at listening to someone posting from Marcus Hook.

 

[Ghosts Beer]

I do believe yesterday’s stories were probably exaggerations based on a few breadcrumbs about internal debates.

EDIT: I should clarify that I think the sources probably exaggerated these breadcrumbs.

 

[Magua]

And Richard Nixon wasn't a crook.

The forcefulness of a denial has no bearing on its veracity. Regardless, the disaster isn't that they cornered themselves into trading Giroux for peanuts because they wouldn't agree to bring him back, but that they cornered themselves into having to trade him at all.

The idea handshake agreements don’t happen in sports is one of the most tap your nose and wink things. Everyone knows they happen. Leagues don’t even have negotiating windows and players get signed instantly. They just can’t happen publicly so as to violate policy. So, no one would ever publicly say anything to the contrary. Surely, someone with, say, a legal background would understand self-incrimination. Arguing against this isn’t contrarianism; it’s flaunting how gullible and naive you are.

I don’t know if it’s true, but something has always smelled fishy with Giroux’s exit. Notice someone like LeBrun (Giroux’s go-to media guy) didn’t even broach the subject of a Flyers return. Just asking if it was possible. It’s like it’s known.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Friedman said the Flyers interviewed Jack Capuano.

 

[Beef Invictus]

Friedman said the Flyers interviewed Jack Capuano.

They do idolize the Islanders

 

[CerpinTaxt]

seems confirm the problems

Did they mean Brent Flahr?

 

[BiggE]

They do idolize the Islanders

Has anyone checked on Al Arbour’s grave lately?

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Why would a guy nicknamed “Cuck Fletcher” allow himself to get cuck’d?

 

[Magua]

Friedman said the Flyers interviewed Jack Capuano.

Such a wide net, thank god they did their diligence. I didn’t even know he was still in the league. You’d never guess, but he was an Assistant Coach on the World Cup USA team.

 

[Beef Invictus]

Not believing something because you think Fletcher wouldn't roll over and be a doormat is like shoving your head into a fire because you think it won't burn.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Such a wide net, thank god they did their diligence. I didn’t even know he was still in the league. You’d never guess, but he was an Assistant Coach on the World Cup USA team.

A guy that looks like Fred Flintstone would fit in well with the organization’s prehistoric theme.

 

[Redpath]

Whether of not there actually is a rift in hockey ops, a source in hockey ops denying it really doesn't carry any weight.

Also, "One source related to Hockey ops said, “I can promise you he’s (Tortorella) our No.1 choice.”" reeks of when GMs insist after the draft how the player they picked was the guy they wanted all along.

 

[mja]

There's no reasonable place on this team for a 35 year old Giroux eating up a major chunk of cap space, so it's a moot point, anyway.

Yes, because this team missed its shot by doubling and tripling down on the wrong things. A complete disaster.

 

[Curufinwe]

So where is Trotz going?

 

[BiggE]

Whether of not there actually is a rift in hockey ops, a source in hockey ops denying it really doesn't carry any weight.

Also, "One source related to Hockey ops said, “I can promise you he’s (Tortorella) our No.1 choice.”" reeks of when GMs insist after the draft how the player they picked was the guy they wanted all along.

I’m guessing the full sentence was: “I can promise you he’s our #1 choice, that is among the coaches desperate enough to come here and work for this utter shitshow of an organization”

 

[Beef Invictus]

"Well a guy in management has officially stated they didn't do a bad job, so all the evidence they've done a bad job is bunk!"

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

So where is Trotz going?

Boston

 

[Rich Nixon]

And Richard Nixon wasn't a crook.

True.