Tortorella says the Flyers are still building and we can't forget that
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The Philadelphia Flyers are currently on an eight-game losing streak, which dropped them out of a playoff position. Many are stating that coach John Tortorella has lost the locker room, but he just did comment on the Flyers' recent struggles as he stated, "This time of year, all teams are tired. We are not as gifted as some other teams, we have a process that we're going through, we can't forget that,
we are still building here."
John Tortorella:
"This time of year, all teams are tired. We are not as gifted as some other teams, we have a process that we're going through, we can't forget that, we are still building here."
"This time of year, all teams are tired. We are not as gifted as some other teams, we have a process that we're going through, we can't forget that, we are still building here."
Now, the Flyers do look tired, especially Sam Ersson as he played almost every night since Carter Hart went on leave in January. The Flyers are not that talented of a team, which we can see on their power play, which is dead last in the NHL. However, the issue that most fans may have, is not that they are losing, but how they are losing as most did not expect them to make the playoffs prior to the season. The team is continuously losing to bottom of the standing teams and not just losing but getting blown out. The Flyers should be able to beat the Blackhawks, Blue Jackets and Canadiens but instead lost by at least four goals to all three teams. Also, missing the playoffs may be more acceptable to most, if they did not start so well and now, they look like the worst team in the NHL. Lastly, the Flyers are in a rebuild, per general manager Danny Briere, and he is ensuring, that draft picks and young talent is not traded away for rentals which we saw last trade deadline. There is talent to look forward to in the future, including Tyson Foerster, to OHL players like Denver Barkey and Oliver Bonk. However, there is no excuse losing 9-3 to an inferior Canadiens team in a playoff race.
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