Frost's ongoing saga with John Tortorella is no closer to its end, while the captain was benched and saw his ice time and role cut significantly down the stretch.
Frost's ongoing saga with John Tortorella is no closer to its end, while the captain was benched and saw his ice time and role cut significantly down the stretch.’ playoff hopes finally dwindled away late in their final game of the season Tuesday, several Flyers were stapled to the bench to watch it happen., who finished fifth on the Flyers in goals this season, was one of them. He played just over eight minutes of ice time in the do-or-die game against the Washington Capitals.
He said Wednesday that he doesn’t think that limited minutes in one game is a sign that his relationship with Tortorella is back on the rocks. “I’ve been a go-to guy to contribute offensively and been put in situations to have success,” Atkinson said. “So when you go from that to in and out of the lineup, or when I’m in the lineup, on the fourth line, with limited minutes, there’s only so much you can do. So I think when I was out there, I tried my hardest to just make some sort of impact. I’ve never experienced that.”
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