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7 Comments (4 conversations)
MarioD
Another example of how the poor developmental work of the Vigneault and Tortorella coaching staffs has stagnated a generation of prospect development. It took Sanheim’s private skill coach to tell him to play on his right side?
Sanheim’s breakout season with the Flyers came from him playing the right side. Then, the best I can piece together googling, Vigneault looked at the blade of Travis’ stick and dubbed him a left-side dman.
MarioD
Another example of how the poor developmental work of the Vigneault and Tortorella coaching staffs has stagnated a generation of prospect development. It took Sanheim’s private skill coach to tell him to play on his right side?
Sanheim’s breakout season with the Flyers came from him playing the right side. Then, the best I can piece together googling, Vigneault looked at the blade of Travis’ stick and dubbed him a left-side dman.
Brian Mackie
I don’t know what games you’re watching, but sure seems like everyone is progressing, not stagnating. Under Vigneault yes they stagnated, Tortorella no. At the end of the season coaches probably tell the players what went wrong and what they need to focus on in the off season, then those players either stay around and work with team staff or their own skills coaches. Don’t discount the impact of Tortorella’s coaching, if it was that easy to fix why didn’t Sanheim’s skills coach just fix him in the last 8 years?
MarioD
Of that generation of prospects that remains with the organization, Konecny is the only one who had a good season last year and I’m not sure his gam improved, he just got more playing time.
Sanheim, Farabee, Provorov, Frost, none of them particularly improved under Tortorella.
Charlie O'Connor
AuthorI think Frost definitely had his best pro season last year. Big step up from 2021-22.
Now, one could argue that was in spite of Torts and not because of him, but the step up was undeniable. The guy has 16 points in 55 games in his only other “full” NHL campaign.
MarioD
I can agree with that. But I’m not sure he developed versus simply getting more ice time. He seemed he was just succeeding at his game and actually being given a chance to play it.
Which, of course, is all rendered moot in the “Did the Tortorella coaching staff also do a poor job developing Morgan Frost?” issue by the fact that they have now scratched him more games than they’ve played him this year, and certainly stunted his development.
Tim Williamson
Hope he can keep this up, it’s a long physical season.