- funmaster18

Judging by the hair style…late 80’s?

A cult is quite a phenomenon. Especially the cult of Tortorella. Sean Couturier who has been a warrior for this team for years, playing through various injuries without saying a word, is all the sudden someone that needs to stop complaining and step up his game after the same coach road him like a jockey for the first four months of the season coming off a serious injury?

Complete cognitive dissonance by the Cult members.

And Briere with the quote of the year like Forrest Gump. “Tortorella is as a Tortorella does.” Starting to think Briere is a complete beta cuck.
- StepfordSam

Anyone who actually uses this phrase is a complete (frank)ing loser lol

Oh man... Reddit is wild too. As you say - the CULT is very real.
- Flyfly

Even The Athletic, which is kinda shocking. They love Torts in the comments section.

HB is just about the only place I've seen where people don't have kool aid coming out of their ears.

where have I claimed to be young lamont? can you provide just 1 instance? just one
- hello it's me 2050

Ohhhh, so we’re gonna play this game now? I have to start bookmarking your every word as you conveniently forget the comments you leave?

- funmaster18

"Full House" ! But StamKos isn't looking great here 😉

Coots play had nothing to do with the situation?
- WhiskeyMan

He got 17:16 TOI in the win over Florida. Played damn well in that game and there was no choice but to increase his ice time.

Game in Tampa was a COLLECTIVE dud. Cant' really fairly assess any individual player because it was such a debacle.

Game against San Jose, he OK. Certainly didn't hurt the team. Won 6 of 9 draws, went to the net a few times, won some battles down low. Came close to a goal at one point. Played 14:28.

Loss to Toronto: Team itself got blown out. Couturier, in my opinion, was one of the Flyers' better forwards. It was a rough night for Laughton and for Poehling (who had a rare-of-late rough game and was also under the weather). Couturier was fine in his 16:10 TOI. Not great. Not overwhelming. But far from a liability.

Game in Boston: There was zero justification for Couturier playing the least ice time of any forward other than Deslauriers. Played well, I thought, even apart from the play behind the net that created the rare Deslauriers goal.

If you want to talk about the six-week stretch from Couturier's mid-January injury absence return through early March, yes, he struggled horribly for most of that duration. Lately, though, no. He was starting to trend back upward, slowly but surely,

Ohhhh, so we’re gonna play this game now? I have to start bookmarking your every word as you conveniently forget the comments you leave?
- roenick97

so you have nothing to offer as usual. i have said how old I am many many times you dope

Even The Athletic, which is kinda shocking. They love Torts in the comments section.

HB is just about the only place I've seen where people don't have kool aid coming out of their ears.
- Tomahawk

like ive said before, look how stupid the avg person is, then consider half of the rest are even stupider

so you have nothing to offer as usual. i have said how old I am many many times you dope
- hello it's me 2050

When? Would you like to provide a link?

When? Would you like to provide a link?
- roenick97

2/18 at 3:17

1/5 at 11:48

those are 2 that I remember. what else you have today corky? you are losing your entertainment value.

like ive said before, look how stupid the avg person is, then consider half of the rest are even stupider
- THE BLACK HAND

People here are plenty stupid, we're just older and more jaded than most others.

2/18 at 3:17

1/5 at 11:48

those are 2 that I remember. what else you have today corky? you are losing your entertainment value.
- hello it's me 2050

Who said I was here to entertain?

Everyone wanted accountability. Once they got it, they don’t want it anymore. Torts keeps players accountable within his choosing but he’s the bad guy when it’s a player the fans don’t want him to choose.
- roenick97

"We want accountability" but not that type of accountability. It's hilarious, I love Coots and all but he isn't playing well lately, so have a seat and figure it out.

Even The Athletic, which is kinda shocking. They love Torts in the comments section.

HB is just about the only place I've seen where people don't have kool aid coming out of their ears.
- Tomahawk

Couturier's play in the first half of the season is a major reason this team is in a playoff spot now. It's not because Torts changed one iota as a coach between last year's 26th placed finish and being ranked 15th as of today.

like ive said before, look how stupid the avg person is, then consider half of the rest are even stupider
- THE BLACK HAND

And then consider that those same people vote….

People here are plenty stupid, we're just older and more jaded than most others.
- Tomahawk

I’m just happy they’re in a playoff position. I couldn’t care less who sits because there is always a reason to be mad about it. I couldn’t care less if a well trained monkey was behind the bench.

"We want accountability" but not that type of accountability. It's hilarious, I love Coots and all but he isn't playing well lately, so have a seat and figure it out.
- Flyerz74

The fatal flaw in this argument is that he's sitting for Deslauriers and Lycksell. It's punishment for not being able to score while being stapled to the league's worst regular forward, not actual accountability.

And then consider that those same people vote….
- ClaudeFather

they will smarten up in november....go donald

Who said I was here to entertain?
- roenick97

you really have nothing else to offer.

Even The Athletic, which is kinda shocking. They love Torts in the comments section.

HB is just about the only place I've seen where people don't have kool aid coming out of their ears.
- Tomahawk

LOL, was literally just looking at the Athletic.

you really have nothing else to offer.
- hello it's me 2050

But this site is here to entertain me…

Do you know how this site works?

The fatal flaw in this argument is that he's sitting for Deslauriers and Lycksell. It's punishment for not being able to score while being stapled to the league's worst regular forward, not actual accountability.
- Feanor

Different players and different positions on the team. Apples to oranges. How many games was he actually on the the line with them, 1-2 maybe? Coots needs to be better, and the health scratch hopefully was a kick in the rear.

So who are the players on the roster who under no circumstance can never sit? Let’s throw those names out right now.

And then consider that those same people vote….
- ClaudeFather

for both sides

Different players and different positions on the team. Apples to oranges. How many games was he actually on the the line with them, 1-2 maybe? Coots needs to be better, and the health scratch hopefully was a kick in the rear.
- Flyerz74

Personally, I dont think he need a kick in the rear. I think he is gassed from playing 20 mins a night out of the gate after 2 years away from the ice. The smart thing would have been monitoring minutes so he has the legs during crunch time.

His faceoff acumen should be another reason he starts.

It is not apples and oranges - Would you rather have Couts or ND in the lineup?