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    John Tortorella took accountability on Friday, but he certainly doesn't regret all of his moves

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    Charlie O'Connor
    April 20, 2024
    Jan 21, 2024; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Flyers head coach John Tortorella against the Ottawa Senators during the third period at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports

    On exit interview day, the general manager's final press conference is mostly about looking forward, to the looming offseason.

    For the head coach, it's about looking backwards, on the season that just concluded. So it was little surprise that John Tortorella spent the bulk of his final interview of 2023-24 focused on the idea of regrets, in the wake of his Philadelphia Flyers club just barely missing out on the playoffs.

    "I guess the biggest thing is that I'm a little frustrated that I couldn't get the team to close the deal. Right? That's what we wanted to do," he said. "It was a concern of mine (with) 25 games left or so in the season -- can we stay with it? I think it's my job to g...

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