John Tortorella Tells His Defensemen He's Not Playing Despite His Friends and Family Showing up to Watch

Some fans feel this is the proper way to go, and others are in the camp of tough love isn't the way to improve a player's game.

In his latest choice, he decided to scratch defenseman Travis Sanheim when the Flyers meet up against the Calgary Flames.

In the last five games, Sanheim has had one assist no penalty minutes no power-play goals and holds a 0 plus minus, he's been averaging well over 18 minutes a game during that stretch. With Sanheim being scratched some fans have expressed their anger, especially with the fact he's from Calgary most of his family was present to watch the game.

In my opinion, love or hate the decision and the roster falls on the coach's shoulders and if he feels that a certain player is not performing to where he needs him to be then measures need to be done to get the players' attention, especially a player who has been pegged as one of their top points getting defensemen and just signed an 8-year contract worth $50 million.

It remains to be seen whether Sanheim gets the message and he can return to the lineup.