The Philadelphia Flyers underachieved last season, which could be argued was mainly due to injuries, but nonetheless management felt it needed a change. After finishing near last in the eastern conference, instead of going into a rebuild, the team is going to do a quick retool, and from the sounds of Kevin Weekes, Torts will be at the helm during this!
**Breaking News** 🚨📰
I'm told the @NHLFlyers have offered their HC position to John Tortorella. More negotiations required for deal to be completed. @GrittyNHL over to you ! @NHL @StanleyCup #HockeyTwitter pic.twitter.com/ibAi51BoFf� Kevin Weekes (@KevinWeekes) June 15, 2022
Tortorella is a Stanley Cup winning coach, has the most wins all time by an American-born coach and handles the media extremely well, it will be great to see him back in the league.
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15 JUIN | 361 ANSWERS INSIDER: John Tortorella has found his new coaching job Will Torts succeed on this team? | ||
yes | 170 | 47.1 % |
no | 191 | 52.9 % |
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