Tribute The Official "Fire Tortorella" Thread

[Striiker]

Can we also have an appreciation thread for the horse that kicked him in the face?

 

[freakydallas13]

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?

Closest I can think of was when we fired Lavi 5 games into the season or whatever it was. Ed Snider tried to defend it by saying it was really more games than that on account of preseason games IIRC.

 

[Magua]

Who’s firing Tortorella? Keith Jones? Dan Hilferty? They’ve made it clear they’ll clean house in personnel over getting rid of the has-been coach. They’ve hired an entire front office based on willingness to accommodate the coach. He’s savvily positioned himself as the Coca-Cola formula keeper of hockey culture, and every single person in power is adamant that sweater vests are actually cool.

If the Flyers lose, he can blame the talent and/or use the rebuilding excuse. He also has prevented certain trades that would signal a true rebuild, so any over-performing is due to his brilliance and not just half-assing the rebuild. It’s a win-win. I feel confident he’s coaching his entire 4 year contract. It’s what happens after that’s up for debate.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

Someone asked Hilferty if he was concerned that they had to pay to have two expensive players leave them alone. I thought his answer was interesting.

Can you add an IBX logo to the release announcement? Please make it blue if it’s not too much trouble.

It’s so nice having a fan in charge for once.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Tortorella is a political animal that found the biggest sucker of them all in the Philadelphia Flyers organization.

 

[Striiker]

Don’t worry guys, apparently Hilferty is a big fan so we can definitely trust him to be competent and forward thinking.

That’s all it takes. We’re in good hands.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Don’t worry guys, apparently Hilferty is a big fan so we can definitely trust him to be competent and forward thinking.

That’s all it takes. We’re in good hands.

That guy is another empty suit.

 

[Embiid]

That guy is another empty suit.

And talking haircut ....

 

[Striiker]

That guy is another empty suit.

Well gosh dangit, now I won’t know who to believe… you or the extremely reliable people who vouched for him.

 

[Flyerfan4life]

Who’s firing Tortorella? Keith Jones? Dan Hilferty? They’ve made it clear they’ll clean house in personnel over getting rid of the has-been coach. They’ve hired an entire front office based on willingness to accommodate the coach. He’s savvily positioned himself as the Coca-Cola formula keeper of hockey culture, and every single person in power is adamant that sweater vests are actually cool.

If the Flyers lose, he can blame the talent and/or use the rebuilding excuse. He also has prevented certain trades that would signal a true rebuild, so any over-performing is due to his brilliance and not just half-assing the rebuild. It’s a win-win. I feel confident he’s coaching his entire 4 year contract. It’s what happens after that’s up for debate.

exactly... Torts dino views on hockey are literaly perfectly made for this assbackwards Org.

hes not getting fired... hes going up the ladder and gunna gain more and more say over everything.

 

[Wangstar]

It’s gonna take some time for Jones and crew to line up a new coach, to coach Michkov and co, to get their playoff run started. I will suffer through it, but our new coach will arrive, just before Michkov

 

[usahockey22flyers]

Torts’ words are very different than Torts’ actions. I’m all for what he preaches, he doesn’t hold himself to that same accountability that he expects from his players.

 

[BillDineen]

Dumped Hayes and TDA because because Torts didn't like them.

Didn't trade Seeler, Laughton or TK because Torts likes them.

Signed Hathaway and Staal because Torts likes them.

How needy is this mofo and how is this a rebuild?

 

[Beef Invictus]

Who’s firing Tortorella? Keith Jones? Dan Hilferty? They’ve made it clear they’ll clean house in personnel over getting rid of the has-been coach. They’ve hired an entire front office based on willingness to accommodate the coach. He’s savvily positioned himself as the Coca-Cola formula keeper of hockey culture, and every single person in power is adamant that sweater vests are actually cool.

If the Flyers lose, he can blame the talent and/or use the rebuilding excuse. He also has prevented certain trades that would signal a true rebuild, so any over-performing is due to his brilliance and not just half-assing the rebuild. It’s a win-win. I feel confident he’s coaching his entire 4 year contract. It’s what happens after that’s up for debate.

Since 2013 I have had to watch Lavi trying to follow orders to be defensive, Berube following orders to be as defensive as possible, Hakstol, AV trying to be defensive, and Tortorella being told to just be as true to himself as he can be.

We are through rock bottom and careening through the scorching mantle towards the hellish liquid metal core of "Head Coach Dallas Eakins, Assistants Bylsma and Stevens"

 

[Deadpool8812]

Fire his ass ASAP as possible

But we all know he'll move into a nice executive role because "culture"

 

[wankstifier]

Flyers culture would be more entertaining to observe on agar plates than an ice surface.

 

[Adam Warlock]

Th real danger of Torts is if he clashes with actual young talent and forces Briere to sell them off at low value like we just saw with TDA and Hayes. Thats my biggest concern.

Ny biggest fear is guys like Farabee, York, Brink, Gauthier, etc are moved out before they realize Torts is the problem.

 

[eramosat]

As I search for more meaningful threads to post on...this one merits a bump, from summer doldrums into initial opening season rages.

I do not think Tortorella needs to be fired. He does have a seemingly outsized grip on management roster and trade decisions. And he operates on some player evaluation scale that is hard to understand. But the team's play collectively owes some of his success to him...MHO.

 

[freakydallas13]

As I search for more meaningful threads to post on...this one merits a bump, from summer doldrums into initial opening season rages.

I do not think Tortorella needs to be fired. He does have a seemingly outsized grip on management roster and trade decisions. And he operates on some player evaluation scale that is hard to understand. But the team's play collectively owes some of his success to him...MHO.

This team started last season 5-2-1 before completely collapsing.

They started the season before that 5-2-1 before completely collapsing even more.

Why would this year be any different?

 

[Fire Tortorella]

You called?

 

[Curufinwe]

Th real danger of Torts is if he clashes with actual young talent and forces Briere to sell them off at low value like we just saw with TDA and Hayes. Thats my biggest concern.

Ny biggest fear is guys like Farabee, York, Brink, Gauthier, etc are moved out before they realize Torts is the problem.

Torts almost forced them to make a sucker trade of Sanheim for Krug, but it looks like the first young talent to be forced out for pennies on the dollar will be Frost.

 

[Striiker]

Torts has done absolutely nothing of value since coming here.

He’s a garbage human being, a horribly outdated coach, and a lazy employee.

The people who value and respect him do so in spite of his words and actions, not because of them

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Torts has done absolutely nothing of value since coming here.

He’s a garbage human being, a horribly outdated coach, and a lazy employee.

The people who value and respect him do so in spite of his words and actions, not because of them

Preach.

 

[Chinatown88]

Torts has done absolutely nothing of value since coming here.

He’s a garbage human being, a horribly outdated coach, and a lazy employee.

The people who value and respect him do so in spite of his words and actions, not because of them

 

[wankstifier]

I almost miss Hakstol