The thing people (and players) have always loved about Torts is that he never plays favorites & all players are treated equally by him. If you’re a superstar on the team or a 4th line player &. he feels you’re not pulling your weight he won’t hold nothing back & he’ll let you know it. Players actually respect this & later they usually admit that he’s made them better for it. It ain’t childish mindgames like Mike Babcock or Mike Keenan are notorious of using.Torts intentions are always good, and I believe he’s still a good coach. That being said, he often ends up publicly pointing fingers at some players and that, rarely ends up well. Although if the Flyers manage to keep their head above the.500 mark, his boss will probably be more patient. And, to tell the truth, I still find his cockiness with the media very entertaining!
Yeah, for now, Brière loves him, until he doesn’t anymore! How many times have we heard some GM stating they have full trust in their coaches only to see the coach getting fired the next week?
And that’s the problem with MSL. He plays favorites & there is rarely any accounts or punishment for star players who aren’t not putting in the effort they’re expected to.