John Tortorella not looking to make any friends after gruelling first practice

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Joshua Deeds
September 23, 2022 (7:45 PM)

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John Tortorella opened day 1 of the Philadelphia Flyers training camp with his notorious bag skate.

Tortorella began his grueling camp with 27 minutes of nonstop skating, which would be followed up with more...nonstop skating.

Included in these sessions would be the lengthening of the crease, as the laps would increase over 17 minutes.

"There's going to be harder skates than today as we go through camp. It's not to pound our chest and just bury them. We want to test them and it develops a camaraderie. They kind of look at you like, 'You're not going to get to me.' I think that's the attitude we're trying to develop is a will."

Many players from Tony DeAngelo and prospect Mason Millman, were worn out by the demanding skates, by Tortorella.

After their 17 minutes were finished skating circle to the crease, Torts followed it up with 10 minutes of back-and-forth goal-line skates.

It sounds like Torts will never live down the hard-nosed, coaching style that has earned him a polarizing stance across the league.

Will the Flyers be successful as a result?

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