Tribute The Official "Fire Tortorella" Thread

[Beef Invictus]

We might as well get this started. I think I showed immense restraint by not making this the second he was hired.

The coach who is too lazy to coach, and blames the players for it. Who has no understanding of modern offense, and consequently no idea how to defend it either. Who has tanked player values and sabotaged the re-whatever that is anything but a rebuild. Who knows how many moves we haven't heard of that got shot down because no self-respecting player would want to play for such a tool.

The first year, firing was never an option. They adore this idiot too much. But he's being given the exact roster he wants. When he continues to fail, it will be exactly his fault. Hook that seat up to a blast furnace.

 

[Audible Velvet]

Amen!

 

[Fire Tortorella]

Yes.

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

I think Torts only last another season or two before our old-boys club bullshit makes him a VP or something.

 

[TheKingPin]

Absolutely. Fire him and promote Lappy for a tank. With instructions to tank and flip assets.

 

[CutOnDime97]

Just no reason to have this guy around

 

[Amorgus]

Torts was born to fail upwards into Flyers management.

 

[Redpath]

The good news is that, not being a Briere hire, I think Torts is an even easier sacrificial lamb than a coach typically is.

The bad news is that, with zero expectations for any success moving forward, I don't know how hot his seat can reasonably get.

 

[Magua]

Do cult leaders get “fired”?

 

[Embiid]

Fire Jorts!'

 

[BiggE]

Firing squad would work

 

[Rebels57]

This guy is a stupid piece of shit.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

I wonder what they could trade him for right now.

 

[pooch]

Terrible hire.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

This guy is a stupid piece of shit.

He’s a piece of shit but I would argue that he’s not stupid.

He found his spot where his schtick would be bought into so much that he could reign freely.

 

[Rebels57]

He’s a piece of shit but I would argue that he’s not stupid.

He found his spot where his schtick would be bought into so much that he could reign freely.

Nah I maintain that he is stupid. He just found the last organization in the league susceptible to his bullshit.

 

[Embiid]

How can this org view Torts as their figurehead "culture" leader when he has the emotional intelligence of Benito Mussolini?

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

Guy needs to go back to his horse farm for good.

 

[Beef Invictus]

Do cult leaders get “fired”?

John of Leiden - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Beef Invictus]

The good news is that, not being a Briere hire, I think Torts is an even easier sacrificial lamb than a coach typically is.

The bad news is that, with zero expectations for any success moving forward, I don't know how hot his seat can reasonably get.

It's bizarre that Flahr survived. I can see them gifting his VP spot to him so that we can maintain the Idiot Quota.

 

[Taijuan Fedotov]

As the very first person to say "fire tortorella" on this forum, I proudly support this thread.

Edit: @Embiid beat me

Edit 2: In a shocking turn of events, @Rebels57 said it in 2018.

 

[Embiid]

As the very first person to say "fire tortorella" on this forum, I proudly support this thread.

Edit: @Embiid beat me

Edit 2: In a shocking turn of events, @Rebels57 said it in 2018.

Yeah first immediately after he was hired...and hopefully the last comment when he is finally canned.

Post in thread 'The new coach of the Philadelphia Flyers is John Tortorella' Confirmed with Link: - The new coach of the Philadelphia Flyers is John Tortorella

 

[Flyerfan4life]

He’s a piece of shit but I would argue that he’s not stupid.

He found his spot where his schtick would be bought into so much that he could reign freely.

100% ^^^^ this...

 

[freakydallas13]

Do cult leaders get “fired”?

He'll be named "Glorious President for Life" or whatever Kim Il Sung's posthumous title is in North Korea shortly after he steps down from coaching.

 

[gritdash60]

Imagine if they actually fired him before the season even starts, that would be a nail in the coffin for him coaching no? Has any team ever done it, just fire the coach before the season starts?