Flyers' GM Chuck Fletcher is REALLY skeptical with the probable hiring of Tortorella
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Wilson SalaunJune 15, 2022 (1:48 PM)
That's a very weird situation.
As you now know, the Flyers hired an outside agency to provide help for the head coaching search. However, they were heavily involved in the process, which didn't sit well with Chuck Fletcher and other people in the Hockey Operations staff.
Thus, Anthony SanFilippo wrote that Fletcher wasn't as high on John Tortorella as some other people. Why? Tortorella is pretty tough on his GM's when it comes to the kinds of players he want and doesn't want to coach.
However, Fletcher will do everything in front of the cameras to show that he's ecstatic with the hiring of Tortorella. But is seems like it's not really the case.
"One source told me Fletcher wasn't as high on Tortorella as others were and would have preferred a different kind of coach, however, the search committee identified his leadership and accountability skills as being so off the charts that he would be an ideal fit for the Flyers situation.
Additionally, a former NHL player who is close to both Tortorella and the Flyers said that Fletcher likely doesn't want Torts as a coach because Torts is notoriously tough on general managers when it comes to the kinds of players he wants and doesn't want to coach.
A third source said Fletcher will put on the right public face and say all the wonderful things about Tortorella and how much he's going to enjoy working with him, but the reality is that Fletcher is very skeptical of the situation," wrote San Filippo.
Additionally, a former NHL player who is close to both Tortorella and the Flyers said that Fletcher likely doesn't want Torts as a coach because Torts is notoriously tough on general managers when it comes to the kinds of players he wants and doesn't want to coach.
A third source said Fletcher will put on the right public face and say all the wonderful things about Tortorella and how much he's going to enjoy working with him, but the reality is that Fletcher is very skeptical of the situation," wrote San Filippo.
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