Danny [Brière] is listening, he has to listen because we’re in that stage,” Tortorella said. "We have to improve our team. Scottie is loved here, but you can’t fall in love."

Matvei Michkov had two goals and an assist on Thursday night, playing just 13 minutes and 54 seconds. It was his third-straight multi-point game and he now has 10 points in his last five. Figuring that he might be moving up the Calder board and closer to the top two spots,

The Avalanche won big on Wednesday. Like, really big. How did the Devils’ goalie handle the loss? Also, John Tortorella opens up about the trade deadline. All that and more on this edition of Deen’s Daily —.

Looking to build a four-game winning streak, John Tortorella's Philadelphia Flyers (26-26-7) are in western Pennsylvania on Thursday to conclude a home-and-home set with Mike Sullivan's Pittsburgh Penguins (23-28-9).

You won’t like John Tortorella when he’s angry. The Flyers head coach was thrust into the forefront on Thursday night after forward Garnet Hathaway was the victim of a blindside hit from the Penguins’ Bokondji Imama that left Hathaway shaken up on the ice before getting assistance and exiting the game.

The Philadelphia Flyers lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-4 in overtime on Thursday night. Despite both teams sitting well outside of the playoff picture, the Keystone State Rivalry still delivered. Evgeni Malkin’s four points led Pittsburgh to victory but was not the headline of the game.

"We have to get better," Tortorella said. "And when you try to get better, there are going to be some casualties." As the general manager of the Flyers' rebuild, Danny Briere has always been "open for business.

Team USA lost a heartbreaker in overtime to Team Canada in the 4 Nations Face-Off final last Thursday and apparently, Philadelphia Flyers head coach John Tortorella is taking the defeat pretty hard. Torts (as he's more famously known) served as an assistant coach alongside Mike Sullivan on Team USA's staff throughout the tournment.

That would be the league trading deadline looming at 3 p.m. this Thursday. For Flyers coach John Tortorella, that means it’s time for an annual coach to player (s) talk. He says the pending trade deadline is something to address with his team.

Playing the second game of a five-game homestand, John Tortorella's Philadelphia Flyers (27-27-8) will host Scott Arniel's Winnipeg Jets (42-16-4) on Thursday evening.

"I'm gonna flush it down the toilet," John Tortorella said of the Flyers' loss to Calgary. With the trade deadline looming and narrow postseason hopes still in play, there's no time to dwell.

Looking to build upon a five-game point streak, John Tortorella's Philadelphia Flyers (27-26-8) return home on Tuesday to take on Ryan Huska's Calgary Flames (28-23-9).