John Tortorella defends DeAngelo's free agency signing
Philadelphia Flyers head coach John Tortorella is very unhappy with the media bashing the Flyers offseason moves, especially the signing of Tony DeAngelo.
"The thing that bothers me and some of the things I've read is people are upset about Tony DeAngelo," Tortorella said. "'Tony DeAngelo's a hell of a player, Tony DeAngelo has personality. Is he going to say and do some stupid stuff? You're damn right he is. But I'd rather have a guy doing stupid stuff than having a choir boy here just going about your business. You don't win that way, you don't win championships, you don't build a team without any personality. Tony's going to bring that and, plus, he's a hell of a player."
Acquiring DeAngelo has been the biggest move the Flyers have made this offseason thus far, trading for him from the Carolina Hurricanes for three picks. The offensive defenseman then signed a two-year, $10 million contract shortly after.
The Flyers will be looking to bounce back after a lackluster season last year that included some horrendous losing streaks.
"I'd rather have a guy doing stupid stuff than having a choir boy here just going about your business. You don't win that way, you don't win championships."
-John Tortorella defending Tony DeAngelo.
And we wonder why hockey culture is badly broken.https://t.co/a2cWekUTVJ� Mike McIntyre (@mikemcintyrewpg) July 22, 2022
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