John Tortorella Benched Flyers Rookie Matvei Michkov

John Tortorella Benched Flyers Rookie Matvei Michkov After Heated Shouting Match
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.
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