Tribute The Official John Tortorella Appreciation Thread

[dragonoffrost]

 

[kudymen]

I appreciate Tortorella going down.

 

[MJL66]

I appreciate his tactical knowledge more now that before he joined the Flyers. For all his flaws I cant see much of an argument against his systems working even with low talent.

But I did not appreciate his overall time as Flyers HC!

While his systems can make a poor team more competitive, in the big picture. His systems and style of play are archaic and obsolete in the modern day NHL. Any players that remain if they ever get to a contending level will have to completely change how they play. The NHL is not a defense first league. It is an attacking league. You stifle offense if you constantly require all players to stay on the defensive side of the puck. A low zone collapse checking system can be and is effective if it has aggressive elements to it. Such as using it to out number an opponent to get the puck back. There is zero offensive creativity or vision in any of his coaching. Absent of innovative attack offensive strategies. Tortorella is basically now a high paid interim coach to add defensive structure to a team. The NHL game has clearly passed him buy and has so for a significant period of time. He is not a good coach and hasn't been one for quite a while.

 

[Danko]

 

[Danko]

i appreciate this:

 

[GKJ]

Just an incredible flame out

 

[Strawberry Fields]

I appreciate him bucking the trend and not wearing a suit behind the bench

 

[phillyjawn]

I thought torts did a great job last season, probably should stop there though.

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

Fart noises

 

[ybnvs]

The Darkest Timeline gained a twinkle of light today.

 

[Nizzle]

 

[bennysflyers16]

Pack your shit.

We are worse off now than we were before he arrived. Other than MM, we are an embarrassment.

 

[Strawberry Fields]

He won the Academy Award... for best coach ever made.

 

[Rebels57]

When I really sit down and analyze Torts' execution...........I am in favor of it.

 

[Audible Velvet]

I did not, do not, nor ever will appreciate that bastard.

 

[Beef Invictus]

 

[MayonnaiseOreo]

Fun little tidbit - my luthier played guitar on the studio recording of this song and let me play said guitar at his house. He was in an old band in the '60s called Peppermint Rainbow.

Oh and btw f*** Torts

 

[Chicken N Raffls]

 

[Striiker]

The only thing I unironically appreciate about him is his open contempt for the media.

More of that please.