This should open up the comments


Tortorella on Rasmus Ristolainen today, who is now back in the Flyers' top-4 alongside Travis Sanheim: "As hard as I was on Risto early in the year, he's our most improved player. I think he deserves to be put in other situations. So he takes minutes from other people."
- wcorvette

They should play him heavy minutes against McDavid and Draisaitl.

Yea, the letter ✉️ had the same effect as a white flag.
- THE EVIL WITHIN

It's funny, because the letter is the reason I came back to read about these bums.

Prices are high at the deadline, if a contending team really thinks he can help them they will pay. JVR on a 3rd line for a good team is a nice depth piece for a playoff run. Good teammate, experienced and can play the PP.
- jd250

Should be able to get a late 2nd or 3rd rd pick for him. Nothing earth shattering

Yea, the letter ✉️ had the same effect as a white flag.
- THE EVIL WITHIN

The white flag was raised in September....nothing the Comcadt letter said changed anything

Torts on DeAngelo

They didn't watch him at all huh?

I will get things rolling. Hexy was the best Flyers GM ever.

See you all in 15 pages.
- mickel25

Bedard went scoreless for the 1st time in 35 games. He had 44 goals and 90 points in that span.

Looks like a bust.

Torts on DeAngelo

They didn't watch him at all huh?


- BINGO!

sounds a lot like Ghost

sounds a lot like Ghost
- corduroy

weird how that works huh

Torts on DeAngelo

They didn't watch him at all huh?


- BINGO!

Exactly. I remember when the Flyers first traded for him. I posted he's pretty good offensively but pretty bad defensively. Of course I was told that he has drastically improved his defensive game. I guess it was the same standard of approval used for how Ristolainen has improved.

sounds a lot like Ghost
- corduroy

Gostisbehere is better defensively than Angelo. That's not saying much but.......

Bedard went scoreless for the 1st time in 35 games. He had 44 goals and 90 points in that span.

Looks like a bust.
- Minnyhock

He's peaked. All downhill from here.

Bedard went scoreless for the 1st time in 35 games. He had 44 goals and 90 points in that span.

Looks like a bust.
- Minnyhock

Yeah, but how is his 200 foot game?

I hope Hughes for the Devils is not out too long. Kid was having a phenomenal season.

They should play him heavy minutes against McDavid and Draisaitl.
- MJL

That would be fun

That would be fun
- corduroy

Could help with the tank! Keep giving him those heavy minutes baby

This should open up the comments


Tortorella on Rasmus Ristolainen today, who is now back in the Flyers' top-4 alongside Travis Sanheim: "As hard as I was on Risto early in the year, he's our most improved player. I think he deserves to be put in other situations. So he takes minutes from other people."
-wcorvette

Just remember where you heard this first!

This should open up the comments

Tortorella on Rasmus Ristolainen today, who is now back in the Flyers' top-4 alongside Travis Sanheim: "As hard as I was on Risto early in the year, he's our most improved player. I think he deserves to be put in other situations. So he takes minutes from other people."
- wcorvette

Just remember where you heard this first!
- jd250

Yeah. From Tortorella.

Just remember where you heard this first!
- jd250

You get full credit for that. I'd be proud to put it on my ledger.


Tortorella is not hard to understand. How he attempts to use the media to manipulate, criticize and or prop a player up. Depending on what he feels he needs. He knows he can't play Angelo in the top 4. He knows he can't play Ristolainen in the top 4. So he's trying to boost the player up mentally. Good luck John!

I have to laugh at the Rangers. They pulled a Fletcher. Last year they trade Buchnevich for Sammy Blais and a 2nd. I said that was a bad trade at the time and it was. Now they turn around and trade Blais back to the Blues along with a first for Tarasenko. Chuck Fletcher is proud.