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Awful coaching by Tortorella (most overrated coach in the NHL). Should be investigated for gambling-related activities and banned from pro sports henceforth.
Without a Detroit loss in regulation they couldn't make it no matter what happened in this game.The Flyers needed a regulation win regardless of what the score in the Wings/Habs game was. If they let the game go to OT the Capitals getting a point would have eliminated the Flyers. The other games didn't matter.
Yeah in overtime when they were still in the playoff hunt. 0 for 2
If Torts treated it like a normal tie game the Flyers would have been eliminated at the end of the 3rd, even if Detroit didn't tie their game.It was definitely closer to 30 seconds, probably about a minute. I believe Torts when he says he didn't know when he pulled Ersson that Detroit had tied it. Can't imagine the Flyers bench was anything but hyperfocused on trying to win that game to keep their own slim hopes alive. That's going to delay any news coming in from Montreal. I should also tell everyone that had Torts treated this like a normal tie game, it would've gone to OT, and Washington still would have won, maybe even more easily.
Scores are posted in many arenas live on a ticker or on a screen.Do you think the Flyers are watching the box scores while in the middle of a f***ing game?
As cited in Torts postgame
- Torts gets report that Detroit is down
- Torts pulls goalie like he needs to
- Caps score
- Torts gets update that Detroit tied it
- Torts keeps pushing for W
He did nothing wrong.
People are missing my point that I'm skeptical someone in 2024 didn't know for a minute they were cooked but if you want to argue the above you are objectively wrong. There was a minute difference and it's even noted in the freakin' game recap lol:As cited in Torts postgame
- Torts gets report that Detroit is down
- Torts pulls goalie like he needs to
- Caps score
- Torts gets update that Detroit tied it
- Torts keeps pushing for W
He did nothing wrong.
The surreal scene played out after the Flyers and Capitals slogged out much of the third period 5 on 5 — and perhaps a minute after Detroit went to overtime in Montreal, eliminating Philadelphia. Tortorella may not have known his team had no chance of winning when he sent Ersson to the bench and opened the net for Oshie.
Sorry, but McDavid and Mackinnon are the superstars now. And Kucherov.Way to close to say all that, Flyers had to win in regulation. If anything, the lack of Detroit getting any calls is more worrisome. With TV rating, TV money, and other factors in all of sports today, Seems to be to many fingers are on scales, and want certain outcomes within sports today. Does NHL want a last playoff run by either of their two superstars left alive? Ovi or Crosby?
My thoughts exactly , if you want to make the playoffs don’t leave it up to someone else to help you in.I mean, they were playing for a regulation win. I'm sure everyone knew they would before the game.
If Red Wings are salty about getting eliminated, they probably should have played better in the 81 games prior to this.
Well no, what I'm saying is, it WASN'T a normal tied game. I'm saying if it was, like say the Flyers could've won in OT, they wouldn't have anyway.If Torts treated it like a normal tie game the Flyers would have been eliminated at the end of the 3rd, even if Detroit didn't tie their game.
People are missing my point that I'm skeptical someone in 2024 didn't know for a minute they were cooked but if you want to argue the above you are objectively wrong. There was a minute difference and it's even noted in the freakin' game recap lol:
Washington Capitals vs. Philadelphia Flyers | April 16, 2024 | NHL | Hockey | Recap
National Hockey League - Scores, Stats, News, Rumors, Videos, Standings, Teamswww.thescore.com
I agree. There's a delay depending on the broadcast. Espn was updating scores (the two quick goals in the Habs/Wings game and I didn't see them live until about 30 seconds later on TV.TV feed are not necessarily pure real time and there time between removing the goaltender decision and the goal get scored (thus hearing honk from people listening to it on the radio in their cars or the neighbor on a different service spoiling goals in the playoff situation).
I could see people in charge of decision telling their people to not tell them/listen to the game on the radio to know anyway to remove distraction, they were not relevant there no scenario that not winning in regular time was an option anyway and giving empty net goal has zero consequence for the Flyers franchise.
He almost certainly didn't know but it's not like this means anything, he's not going to say yeah I just wanted to make sure we f*** over the Pens lolWatch the video. At 1:55, he literally says he found out about Detroit going to OT right after the Caps scored the empty netter.
All for the argument of eliminating a single OTL point in the standing. That is the reason why it doesn't work. Eliminate the 3 on 3 OT and bring back ties and that is the purist form of earning their points.This is dumb
Flyers needed a regulation win to even have a chance. They don’t give a f*** what was going on in Montreal
Haha sorry your team couldn’t convincingly beat a poor Habs team in the biggest game of the season. If they had taken care of business and been ahead by 2+ goals the goalie pull wouldn’t have happened. Your team deserves to not be in the playoffs.Awful coaching by Tortorella (most overrated coach in the NHL). Should be investigated for gambling-related activities and banned from pro sports henceforth.
Scores are posted in many arenas live on a ticker or on a screen.
It actually doesn't because the Pens needed for both of Washington and Detroit to lose (and to win their final game) to make it. Washington losing and Detroit winning still means the Pens miss.LMAO, I love it because it eliminates the Pens