Torts coaching in a hoodie

[TheBeerNerd]

Question for Flyers fans, is this a normal thing he's been doing regularly and I've just never noticed. Is he trying to be the NHL's Belichick? I thought there was a dress code for coaches, guess not, but it just looks weird

Always has been, given his standoffishness with the press

 

[Barsky]

Always has been, given his standoffishness with the press

He's improved in that regard ever so slightly since spending some time working with the boys at TSN at least. Still hates Larry Brooks though no doubt, lol

 

[TheBeerNerd]

He's improved in that regard ever so slightly since spending some time working with the boys at TSN at least. Still hates Larry Brooks though no doubt, lol

There was that incident where he dragged that one columnist in Philly for trashtalking a player and then never called on him again. In fairness, that was a deserved punishment.

Honestly, I've learned to respect Torts with his latest tenure as coach. He's a hardass but he'll give you respect if it's earned.

 

[Barsky]

There was that incident where he dragged that one columnist in Philly for trashtalking a player and then never called on him again. In fairness, that was a deserved punishment.

Honestly, I've learned to respect Torts with his latest tenure as coach. He's a hardass but he'll give you respect if it's earned.

Exactly, I feel the same way about him. He's polarizing for sure, but there's a reason he keeps getting hired

 

[Dingo]

For a guy who wants his players to always fall in line, he sure has an appetite for the spotlight himself.

yep, good call. Typical big ego coach, its about him more than the players. He reminds me a lot of Mike Keenan (although, i doubt Mike ever wore a hoodie)

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

We don't need the NHL to turn into the NBA.

NHL players disrespect the suit anyways when they come in like this

I'd rather them come in with a tshirt and jeans than whatever this is

 

[Patmac40]

The hoodie suits him. I like the look.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

He should rip the sleeves off the hoodie.

 

[Beerz]

Torts is a legend.

 

[ponder719]

I understand it more than baseball managers wearing uniforms. A lot more.

Managers wearing uniforms makes sense to me, because it's just a tradition passed down from the period when it was as likely as not that the manager was also an active player. They don't much do that anymore, obviously, but the rules still support it, and as most managers are former players anyway and are more comfortable dressing in a uniform than a suit, the attire remained as it was through inertia.

On the subject of Torts, this doesn't bother me in the slightest. Many things about him do, primarily the hypocrisy and capriciousness, but this is less than nothing. No aspect of his attire impacts his ability to do his job, he can wear whatever he wants on the bench, within reason.

 

[BrokenFace]

Does he though?

Imagine thinking that a guy wearing a hoody is "having an appetite for the spotlight".

This is what I thought before the hoodie thing. Can you name a head coach who likes the spotlight more than Torts?

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

He's been doing it since Columbus. Iirc, he got sick or had some sort of medical problem, and that's what started it.

 

[Voight]

Ive never understood why players and coaches come to the rink in suits. They're going to a game, not a wedding. Coaches should be allowed to wear pajamas to games if they wish.

Most people making millions of dollars (such as lawyers and C-Suite types) are required to wear suits to work, so I dont see a problem with it. I prefer it to letting players wear whatever the hell they want like the NBA does.

 

[lawrence]

meh. happens. sounds like canucks during some of their playoff games last year.

We had 5 shots through 2 periods against the islanders

 

[Voight]

It's a sport, it's perfectly fine. They coach baseball dressed up in players.

Him still coaching is a whole different story

Thats because it's tradition. In the early days of baseball, teams didn't have a dedicated coach/manager. A player would double as the manager, or at the time was simply called the captain. As the years went by, a guy was hired to specifically manage the team (i.e. no more player-coaches) and they just kept with the tradition.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

I hate it when the league allows the players to be themselves.

Who said they can't be themselves? Players like Matthews and Lundqvist have no issues dressing to impress in a business attire. We don't need them dressing like clowns though. I assume you don't work in a professional environment.

 

[Barsky]

I find it hilarious, seeing big fat 70 year old men dressed in full uniform for baseball. They need a pinwheel for the top of their hats though.


Especially the Fanatics see-through pants

Nothing was worse than seeing Chris Christie in one

 

[PaulD]

To each his own.
Aves coach going for old school greasy gangster look some nights.

 

[Barsky]

To each his own.
Aves coach going for old school greasy gangster look some nights.

Bednar does have quite the flow going!

 

[LOFIN]

I think the coaches should be able to wear whatever they want behind the bench (using common sense, of course). Brings out more personality on them when you see someone in just a tracksuit vs someone who really puts an effort on a suit. Wearing a suit just because you have to wear a suit doesn't make you look good wearing it.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

He should do a hoodie and tie combo

He should rock a bolo tie

 

[PaulD]

I think the coaches should be able to wear whatever they want behind the bench (using common sense, of course). Brings out more personality on them when you see someone in just a tracksuit vs someone who really puts an effort on a suit. Wearing a suit just because you have to wear a suit doesn't make you look good wearing it.

Beats the hell out of baseball managers. Wearing a full uniform as if they might be needed to play. Ha!
Imagine if Torts ( or Boudreau) came out to coach suited up like players.

 

[Jacob]

Very very disrespectful.

 

[ponder719]

Beats the gell out of baseball managers. Wearing a full uniform as if they might be needed to play.
Ha! Imagine if Torts ( or Boudreau) came out to coach suited up like players.

I would genuinely enjoy seeing that for a game, though it'd be way, way funnier if it was Boudreau (also, I think he's got the right sense of humor to actually do it.) Maybe we can find a team that has a good sense of humor on April Fools' Day.

 

[Kane One]

I understand it more than baseball managers wearing uniforms. A lot more.

Tradition. It came from when player-managers were a lot more common.

Wearing suits makes less sense to me. It’s a hockey game, not a gala.