Daily News | ‘Man, they play hard’: John Tortorella’s Flyers showcase work ethic not perfection in season-opening win
Flyers winger Scott Laughton checks Devils defenseman Dougie Hamilton during the first period on Thursday night. The Flyers outhit the Devils 28-18 on the night.Midway through the second period of Thursday’s season opener against the New Jersey Devils at the Wells Fargo Center, with the score tied 1-1, Flyers winger Joel Farabee attempted to chip the puck from the neutral zone down into the Devils end.
It’s hard to lose yourself when you haven’t quite found yourself. The Flyers, just one game into an 82-game schedule with a new head coach and a roster teeming with players ages 25 and under, don’t yet. That, Tortorella said, typically reveals itself by December. But the Flyers started to forge one on Thursday night, rooted in the work ethic that Tortorella demanded in training camp in an effort to make the Flyers a harder team to play against.
“Everybody blocked shots,” Provorov said. “Everybody took the hit when they needed to take the hit, or pinned somebody against the boards when they needed to. So I think overall, it was a great team effort.”
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