York needs to watch a few games in the press box, really playing badly right now. Bring up Ginning for a game or two.
- jd250

No he doesn't. Tortorella needs to try something different instead of acting like a craggy old school nun and let a player play through it and work it out.

Torts mentioned the PP in the second period, and how the lack of PP scoring plus a few other plays changed the momentum of the game. Torts knows how bad the PP is, but the question I have is, does he have the coaching on his staff to fix it. I don't think so. I am not saying the Flyers have the talent to be a top 10 PP in the league, but they should be much better than they are now. When I watch the PP, there just does not seem to be any chemistry and players are just unsure of what to do. Maybe it is the lack of a top scorer that is needed, to align everyone else, but I think coaching is a big part of it also.
- jd250

Tortorella has been an NHL coach for close to twenty years. He doesn't know how to fix the PP. He's not a coach who can? Maybe the Flyers have the wrong coach. How about the GM? Does he have any experience on the PP? How about the head PR guy/pres of hockey ops?

It does not tell me what you think it tells me. Torts addressed this in one of his recent hockey and hounds episodes. He said he has to be mindful with how many young and inexperienced players he puts out there on defense. He already has York and Zamula playing big minutes, he feels adding a 3rd young player will not be a good idea. As Torts put it, he still owes it to the players that are fighting hard in these games to give them the best chance to win. So it has nothing to do with a player like Ginning not playing well enough to be called up.
- jd250

8 minutes before making this post you suggested calling up Ginning. Now you're again parroting Tortorella in how they can't bring up another young defenseman. Did you just listen to the hockey and hounds episode between making these posts?

Then they blew the draft pick.
- mr4tno

Extremely premature.