Flyers captain Sean Couturier made a shocking revelation today, telling reporters that he felt pushed aside by head coach John Tortorella.
The Flyers had what many fans would describe as a disaster of a season this year.
The team finished 29th overall in the league after nearly making the playoffs last year.
Truth be told, the outcome could have been worse as they at least have the 4th-best odds to win the draft lottery this year and will almost certainly be adding a top-five prospect to their pool regardless of how the lottery plays out.
That being said, how the team got to this position is questionable at best as there was a lot of unnecessary drama surrounding the club.
Much of that drama stemmed from head coach John Tortorella, which explains why the team fired him last month.
Now it seems as though Tortorella was even less popular in the locker room than we might have thought.
Flyers captain Sean Couturier clearly felt disconnected from the coach based on the way he was treated, which he revealed in his interview today.
He specifically said that he felt 'pushed aside' by Tortorella, and was not always given a good explanation as to why.
However, like any good leader, he emphasized his belief in the team, saying they just need to play together.
'I felt at times I was getting pushed aside. I didn't know the reason or I didn't agree with the explanations that were given to me, but whoever the coach is doesn't matter. We just need to be all in together.'
Hopefully Couturier and his teammates can pull out of the rebuild next season. We will just have to wait to find out.
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