“Just Can’t Freaking Score”: Frustrated by Suspension Inducting Spear, NHL Coach Gives a Bold Statement

The NHL‘s Tampa Bay Lightning are back in play after a five-game losing streak. The league saw a heated struggle and, in addition, a full-on scrum on the ice in their most recent game against the Philadelphia Flyers. The Flyers learned what it’s like to play against a top-tier club in the league, as they fell by a score of 5-2. Yet after the game, coach John Tortorella addressed his team’s play and the drama that unfolded.

The Philadelphia Flyers’ official YouTube channel included this postgame interview. With so much happening in the game, the media rushed in to ask their coach for a comment. John Tortorella was frustrated by his players’ behavior, yet he still had some constructive advice for his squad.

The coach’s candid comment on the game

The Philadelphia Flyers are having a terrible NHL season thus far, ranking 14th in the Eastern Conference. The game was being played at Amalie Arena, Tampa, the Lightning’s home ground, and the players were well aware of the fury of the fans, should they suffer yet another defeat. The Flyers’ hopes were raised when the Tampa Bay Lightning went on a losing streak, but those expectations were quickly dashed. When Flyers defender Tony DeAngelo tapped Lightning forward Corey Perry on the crotch during a break in play, it sparked a full-blown scrum. Both the players’, and the team’s reputations took a major hit as a result of this incident, and after the game, their coach just had a few things to say to them.

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In the post-game interview, John Tortorella talks about the Flyers’ performance, saying, “I thought our five-on-five play for a lot of the game was good. Um can’t take six penalties, and I can’t take three in the first period. Uh, most of them in the offensive zone, but a lot of our checking five on five in a number of minutes, the game was good, we had some good chances, we just can’t freaking score.” He also talked about DeAngelo’s misconduct, saying, “I haven’t seen it, but I think he may have crossed the line.”

NHL fans divided in the comment section

The comment section of this video was quickly flooded by Philadelphia Flyers supporters, some of whom were empathetic towards the coach and others who were simply angry with the officials or the club. Here are some to prove it.

Apart from other angry Flyers fans, one fan showed empathy towards John Tortorella, saying, “Man. I feel for Torts. great coach, almost at the end of his career and hes given this mess of a team from a GM whose clueless.”

This Flyers fan is in agony after the match saying, “That game was painful to watch. We looked so slow and turned the puck over so often. Besides Tippet, York and Cates, there’s not much positive happening out there.”

It looks like this fan thinks that the officials took sides with the home team, saying, “They didnt need it but tampa got a lot of help from the refs. Another terrible game.”

A straightforward angry comment was left by this fan that reads, “Sell the team.”

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