“Is the guy here that caused Kevin Hayes a problem? Are you kidding me? Do you think Kevin Hayes is gonna do something like that? It’s bull—-”
John Tortorella defends Kevin Hayes after report claimed he influenced former 1st round pick Cutter Gauthier to refuse to play for Flyers and force a trade to Anaheim Ducks
Hayes said he texted Philadelphia general manager Danny Briere and said he never said anything bad about Flyers coach John Tortorella.
“It’s completely false. One hundred percent false. I don’t know where he got that information from. I took that kid golfing once. The coach at (Boston College, where both Hayes and Gauthier played college hockey) asked me to take him golfing just to chat with him. He played nine holes, and he went home. I sent him a text after he won World Juniors saying, ‘Congrats.’ I told him if he ever had any issues or problems, when I was with Philly, I felt like I was doing Philly a good service by helping out their fifth overall pick. Never once said a negative thing about Torts. Never once said a negative thing about the organization. I reached out to Danny B last night, told him exactly what I’m telling you.” -via Post-Dispatch
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4 Comments
Torts is the man!
Just gained a lot of respect for him
Who was the d-bag that started that bull?
Torts. Awesome, Torts is a very good man. Awesome coach. One of the best.