To make matters worse, coach John Tortorella and rookie winger Matvei Michkov had a major falling out on the bench during Thursday's loss to the Islanders. Midway through the second period, just after New York opened the scoring, Tortorella could be seen chewing out Michkov for leaving the defensive zone early, which enabled the Islanders to score.

Under John Tortorella's watch, the Philadelphia Flyers have now said goodbye to three players who were selected in the first round of the draft. Michael Traikos reacts.

Philadelphia Flyers firebrand head coach John Tortorella has countless examples throughout his coaching career of him blowing his top at players, media members and the officials. Simply put – when he’s unhappy,

In what ended up as a 3-0 loss to the New York Islanders, the major talking point was a heated exchange between the pair midway through the second period.

Tortorella opens up about why he's' so adamant about Matvei Michkov improving his defensive details and whether he'll continue coaching after his current contract expires.

Despite benching the budding star, Philadelphia Flyers head coach John Tortorella says he has Matvei Michkov’s best interests at heart. Facing the Metropolitan

Philadelphia Flyers head coach John Tortorella continues to be in the headlines for his direct coaching approach. On Thursday, he got into it with star rookie Matvei Michkov on the bench.