The headlines have been swirling in Philadelphia as of late, to kick things off they were made in regards to John Tortorella scratching defensemen Travis Sanheim against the Calgary Flames, choosing to put Justin Braun in the lineup instead.
To make matters worse, Travis Sanheim is a known Manitoba Native from Elkhorn, and several family members made the trip to watch him play in Calgary, all for him to be healthy scratched for the first time this season.
It was also revealed that Travis Sanheim was informed with zero explanation at to why he was scratched, and to put the icing on the cake, the message was delivered to him by a text from John Tortorella.
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«Woke up to a text Monday morning saying I wasn't playing. And that was that,»
Travis Sanheim said of being scratched in Calgary, a place he admitted was special with family and memories. Said while he didn't get an explanation from the coaches, the locker room banded around him.
Tortorella was also asked on the scratching of Travis Sanheim and stated he wasn't aware his family was attending, either way Torts stated it wouldn't have changed his decision.