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John Tortorella says players have hit rock bottom after recent loss
The Philadelphia Flyers have just suffered one of their worst losses of the season at the most crucial time, losing 9-3 against the Montreal Canadiens. John Tortorella opened up about the loss as they continue to chase a playoff spot.
The Philadelphia Flyers were at one point a team that looked like they hit their stride at the right time in order to find their way into the NHL post-season. However, that all changed recently, and the Flyers have gone on a heartbreaking losing streak of 8 straight games.John Tortorella, who is known for his stern coaching style and no-nonsense approach to the game, recently opened up about the terrible loss the Flyers suffered to the Canadiens.
«They need to answer the questions,» Tortorella said of his team after the blowout loss.
«I don't question their effort because it's been a strong group all year long,» he added. «I'm frustrated for them because this was rock bottom tonight for us and I hate to see us at this time of year be playing this way after all the good minutes we've put in throughout the year.»
«We made a lot of mistakes. Turnovers, coverages, any part of the game there were mistakes,» Tortorella said. «You've got to eat it and we've got to stay together and try to solve things.
«Whether it's enough time to do what we want to do to try to get in, I'm not concerned about that. I'm concerned about just being pros trying to get some of our dignity back.»
«I don't question their effort because it's been a strong group all year long,» he added. «I'm frustrated for them because this was rock bottom tonight for us and I hate to see us at this time of year be playing this way after all the good minutes we've put in throughout the year.»
«We made a lot of mistakes. Turnovers, coverages, any part of the game there were mistakes,» Tortorella said. «You've got to eat it and we've got to stay together and try to solve things.
«Whether it's enough time to do what we want to do to try to get in, I'm not concerned about that. I'm concerned about just being pros trying to get some of our dignity back.»
The Flyers are not officially eliminated from the playoffs just yet, however, with every loss they become more unlikely to be playing much longer. We will see if they can pull out a miracle and turn the ship around at the last possible second.
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