Post-Game Talk: #23 | Devils at Flyers | November 30, 2023 | Loss 3-4 (OT)

[Beef Invictus]

Yeah I'm sure the problem is with one of the many players who can't stand him, and not with the coach who bragged about being shit at communication

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Knowing Torts he didn’t even actually say anything to Farabee. He just thought that he did.

The Great Communicator.

 

[gto64dr]

Post game thread with only 21 comments. That is all you need to know.

That's because these boards are too negative. Every poster wants to outdo the last poster.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

 

[Chicken N Raffls]

The first hint that he's given up was during the draft and all he had to talk about was size.

Again, sad. I was pretty distracted by Matvei Dreamboat during that whole thing, but I remember mentions of this phenomenon. The saddest part is how obvious it is to the outside world. What's the cult hotline number?

 

[Kelmitchell2]

Briere and company need to be fired for allowing torts to continue this bullshit way of coaching

 

[ponder719]

Briere and company need to be fired for allowing torts to continue this bullshit way of coaching

Good luck with that, since that's what they were hired for.

 

[kudymen]

This happened before December 7th. Let's wait

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

I guess there's some hockey karma for Luke bagging the winner after the Hathaway hit.

Hathaway's a predatory asshole, but that was 100% on the linesman who should be reprimanded severely for stupidly putting a player in an unsafe position. That type of mistake could end a player's career.

Glad Luke is okay. Still the most fun Hughes.

 

[Ironmanrulez]

On STG, Briere reiterated that he is not going to sell assets in order to push for a PO run. So what is here is what Tortorella has to work with. Probably less some guys as trade outs go down. So this club will sink in the standings. How far down it will go will depend on how badly some of these teams in the West continue to play.

in my memory he said something along those lines: ....at the moment it isnt planned to buy at the deadline......but on the other hand you need to honor the work the players have done and right now we are near the playoff......

I´am not exactly sure how the wording was, but its in this area in my memory. Maybe someone has a better memory than me?

And so it begins continues...................

 

[Flyer lurker]

So when does Staal had a 56 second game>

 

[Curufinwe]

So when does Staal had a 56 second game>

At least Staal finally got healthy scratched.

Atkinson's barely been tryin on D all season, but there's no way Torts wouls make him work the door for a whole game.

 

[zizbuka]

lose in regulation you bloody idiots..

12th OA pick coming our way babee..

yah a nobody who doesnt move the needle.

Michkov is 100% gunna have his career wasted here

Can Michkov be a free agent if he plays 4 years in Russia? Like college kids? Hope someone advises him to avoid this shit org. Fully expect Cutter to do his 4 years, after seeing the mistake Brink made.

 

[Chinatown88]

Y'all have that "Bad Movie Taste" and/or are crazy masochists. It's literally going the way most of the homies have predicted but I guess sometimes watching a car crash happen is just too entertaining. Godspeed to all of you putting yourselves through this mental torture.

 

[renberg]

This Tortorella stint is starting to resemble his experience in Vancouver more every day. There's no way any player can feel secure with the way that he handles them. Too many guys getting kicked around by him regardless if they are rookies or vets. It's a new age. Today's athletes don't react well to being treated the way that they were fifty years ago. The coach as a bully doesn't work.

 

[sregdoor]

With Frost playing somebody had to keep the dog house warm. Come on in Joel.

 

[BernieParent]

 

[PDX Flyer]

What did Farabee do? Or is it just a Torts thing? Had the game on in the background but was shooting pool

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

What did Farabee do? Or is it just a Torts thing? Had the game on in the background but was shooting pool

He "didn't listen."

 

[PDX Flyer]

He "didn't listen."

Aha sounds about right. Torts is such a dbag

 

[Flyerfan4life]

He "didn't listen."

prolly refused to fight him

hahaa

 

[dragonoffrost]

Oh Farabee probably listened and knew that it was just Torts bloviating and decided let him sit me I'll call my agent and be out of here soon enough.

 

[VladDrag]

FWIW - Re Farabee - Bill M's take form Hockeybuzz:

I think it was the failed pinch. Tortorella said after the game last night, before being asked specifically about Farabee, that it wasn't backchecking per se he didn't like last night in the first period.

Then you have to go back to the Rangers game on Black Friday and what had Torts so ticked off that afternoon: over-aggressive plays when they didn't have puck possession up ice turning into odd-man rushes and goals against. A combination of poor support up high and a too-casual backcheck served to get Tippett benched most of the second period that game.

Defensive responsibilities and risk/reward up ice were a main focus and adjustment made the next night against the Islanders. Last night, Farabee saw that Sanheim had pinched in and, rather than supporting the vacant point, came halfway down to the boards and got walked. Then was way behind the counterattack in backchecking.


So Torts escalated it: Tippett sat a period last Friday. Farabee sat the rest of the game last night.

 

[Beef Invictus]

FWIW - Re Farabee - Bill M's take form Hockeybuzz:

"I want guys to be aggressive"

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

The Master Communicator!