{"id":269097,"date":"2025-01-19T05:18:19","date_gmt":"2025-01-19T05:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/19\/pisses-me-off-flyers-hc-john-tortorella-doesnt-mince-his-words-about-key-aspects-of-teams-lackluster-play\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:09:40","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:09:40","slug":"pisses-me-off-flyers-hc-john-tortorella-doesnt-mince-his-words-about-key-aspects-of-teams-lackluster-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/19\/pisses-me-off-flyers-hc-john-tortorella-doesnt-mince-his-words-about-key-aspects-of-teams-lackluster-play\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Pisses me off&#8221; &#8211; Flyers HC John Tortorella doesn&#8217;t mince his words about key aspects of team&#8217;s lackluster play"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4733976\" data-slug-id=\"2326664\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Philadelphia Flyers coach John Tortorella is not happy with all aspects of his team&#8217;s play. At 19-20-6, they have some things that still need to be cleaned up. One such aspect involves the power play, and the head coach didn&#8217;t mince words about the struggles.<\/p>\n<p>Tortorella was asked ahead of Thursday&#8217;s game about his team having trouble coming in and out of power plays this year. He responded (2:50) by detailing a situation where this happened.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a huge part,&#8221; the coach said. &#8220;I just showed you a clip. We get scored on, when we don&#8217;t score on the power play, or up two to one, we get scored on, and I put Couturiere, Laughton and Travus Konecny, well, it was kind of an extended shift, and we get scored on with TK, Laughts and Coots on the ice.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;And that&#8217;s what pisses me off the most about the last game, is that shift after our power play, when we didn&#8217;t score, we didn&#8217;t do the job, we started thinking a little bit too much about the offense, and we give them a two on one, and that ends up in the back of our net.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Tortorella said those are &#8220;huge shifts&#8221; during a game, especially when they happen with less than five minutes left in the contest. The Flyers ended up losing their last contest 3-2 in a shootout with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/us\/nhl\/columbus-blue-jackets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Columbus Blue Jackets<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>John Tortorella came to player&#8217;s defense in a fiery rant<\/h2>\n<p>John Tortorella doesn&#8217;t hide his emotions from anyone, especially not media personnel. They will know exactly how he feels about a given topic. In the case of Rasmus Ristolainen, Tortorella said earlier this week (via Newsweek):<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;You [media] guys hate him. Write all this s**t. I shouldn&#8217;t say hate. Not the proper word to use in today&#8217;s world. I just feel he&#8217;s been under a microscope since I got here.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sk-app-thumbnail\" alt=\"John Tortorella defended Rasmus Ristolainen (Imagn)\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/01\/24870610-1737050083.jpeg\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"lazy-img\" width=\"2042\" height=\"1361\" data-img=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/01\/24870610-1737050083.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/01\/24870610-1737050083.jpeg?w=190 190w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/01\/24870610-1737050083.jpeg?w=720 720w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/01\/24870610-1737050083.jpeg?w=640 640w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/01\/24870610-1737050083.jpeg?w=1045 1045w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/01\/24870610-1737050083.jpeg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/01\/24870610-1737050083.jpeg?w=1460 1460w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/01\/24870610-1737050083.jpeg?w=1600 1600w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/01\/24870610-1737050083.jpeg 1920w\" alt=\"John Tortorella defended Rasmus Ristolainen (Imagn)\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/01\/24870610-1737050083.jpeg?w=640\" bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,&lt;svg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%202042%201361%22&gt;&lt;\/svg&gt;\"\/><figcaption>John Tortorella defended Rasmus Ristolainen (Imagn)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He said that Ristolainen has turned into a &#8220;pretty good&#8221; Flyer, and he&#8217;s not happy with how the media treated him in the past.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tag-cloud\">\n<div class=\"tags-text\">\n<div class=\"scrollable-content-holder  article-padding\">\n<p class=\"article-p  \">Quick Links<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"pnAdvancerLeft\" class=\"pn-Advancer pn-Advancer_Left \" type=\"button\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-left.svg\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button><\/p>\n<nav id=\"pnProductNav\" class=\"pn-ProductNav\">\n<\/nav>\n<p><button id=\"pnAdvancerRight\" class=\"pn-Advancer pn-Advancer_Right \" type=\"button\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-right.svg\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<p>More from Sportskeeda<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"publisher-name\">Edited by Krutik Jain<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script> \nvar fbPixelFired = false;\nvar pixelID = \"952063904834769\";\ndocument.addEventListener(\"scroll\", loadFBPixel, { once: true, passive: true });\ndocument.addEventListener(\"mousemove\", loadFBPixel, { once: true, passive: true });\nfunction loadFBPixel() {\nif(fbPixelFired) {\nreturn;\n}\nfbPixelFired = true;\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? 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