Flyers coach John Tortorella defended Ivan Provorov’s decision to sit out of the team’s warm-ups on Tuesday night as the players celebrated Pride night
of the team’s warmups Tuesday as the players celebrated Pride night.
Tortorella was asked further whether he had considered benching Provorov for his lack of participation in the pregame celebration.
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